https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5nxy7ewldo
'Mary Morton goes out into the parks and streets of Edinburgh to repair the
clothes of passers-by for free.
The 67-year-old fixes, mends and shows people how to breathe new life into
their tired garments – and has built an army of volunteer street stitchers who
work across the city.
The former pharmacist, who has not bought clothes for five years, says she
decided to change her lifestyle after becoming concerned about the impact of
textiles on the environment.
She sits outside with a banner over the back of her chair that says "stitch it,
don't ditch it" while sewing - and she waits for people to ask her what she is
doing.
Mary says she recently helped sew a button onto a woman's shirt while she was
standing chatting, while another couple sat down on a path in Princes Street
Gardens and started mending what they were wearing.
"They were from Sweden and they said they were going to go back home and start
up in a group - and they did."'
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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