Half a decade ago, I have managed to sew a replacement pocket unto one of D’s pants, and was very proud of that accomplishment.

This afternoon, I repaired a very worn out pocket using a much more complicated technique. A whole new pocket was created from a cut out from a piece of old textile. Even though it took me a while to figure out how to affix this to the pants, I did it. I managed to secure the new part by first loosening some threads and then rebuilding from that.

The lesson here is: to be able to build something, sometimes you first need to take it apart.