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Should You Learn To Sew?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I got 160,000,000 results today using Google Chrome. Time saved alone is worth the small effort you expend in learning how to make these repairs. I made a set of short drapes for my son’s room by simply putting a hem all around the fabric and attaching a tape at the top that let me insert hooks that made the pleats form.

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Window Shopping

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Last time I painted the exterior trim, the sills and trim pieces on many had to be repaired with wood filler due to rot. The cranks on the inside that are used to open these casement windows come out of their pockets, and the levers no longer pull the windows tightly shut. What we looked for in windows and doors. Fiberglass.

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