Absolutely; 'make do and mend', my gran taught me that, I still have the sewing machine she use all the time I knew her that my dad converted from hand power to electric. I have repaired and made my own clothes and, when I was married, my wifes' too, since I was a teenager when we did home made 'splash patches'. I've made and repaired everything from underwear to hats, drum cases to leather pouches. I even made tipis, yurts and geodesic domes commercially and for my own use. Why buy it when you can make it ? So many people miss much fun and the satisfaction of achievement from a job well done ...
