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Stitched Octopus Plushie
Stitched Octopus Plushie
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0.20 pounds

What was repaired?

The seam where the head and the arms meet began to undo, and stuffing began to pour out

How was it repaired?

I used a hot-pink thread to stitch back up the seam and doubled that over, so that it wouldn’t undo again and to help it look as good as new

Why was it repaired?

My friend recently won this plush in an arcade crane machine whilst on holiday, so when I notices there was a small tear in the seam I offered to sew it back up for her

Why is repair important?

I think it is important to repair things because I feel that often times, we feel some small attachment to objects, whether that’s created on where we obtained the object or what the object is. Repairing possessions withholds the attachment/memory and benefits the environment