Steve is one of those people who will wear the same pair of his favorite jeans or shoes or his favorite sweater until they are literally falling apart. Once he finds something he likes, there is no stopping him. For example, the slippers I got him for Christmas a few years ago got thrown away only after 2″ holes had been worn through the bottom of both soles. Or the cargo shorts he had for years that I used to fantasize about cutting up and burning – they had paint on them, holes, discoloration and <sigh> he just didn’t care. I mean to each his own and whatnot, but…eek. He let me take pictures of them right before he finally agreed to throw them out. I am horrified to be putting them on the Internets, but I think it really drives my point home. VISUAL:

Steve has this pair of Levi’s. They’re not even that old, but I suppose when one wears them 6 days a week, they’re bound to break down a bit. I decided to do some minor repairs so that Steve can continue wearing them to his heart’s content. (The difference between me helping him out with these and not with the cargo shorts is because I actually really like these jeans.)

Before:

(That little hole on the pocket that has some hand stitching on it is a repair I did a couple of months ago).

During: (I adhered interfacing to stabilize the hole, and then pinned some fabric to the inside of the jeans. That way when I sewed the hole shut there would be something for the jeans to be sewn to.)

This is a photo of the inside of the jeans.

After:

I had to hand sew the holes on the pockets because the machine couldn’t get in to such a small space.