100 Days of Mending
A small basket of unfinished repairs turning into a 100-day commitment.
It started with one small basket. Now there are three small ones and a large one. They all hold items that need mending or unraveling. It’s time to tackle them — and why not in the form of a 100-day project*?
Do I have enough to keep me busy for 100 days? Oh yes. And it was not hard to add more: bags with broken straps, a shoe with the sole coming off, and pyjamas with a hem coming loose and small holes. The more I think about it, the more I can add. Conclusion: I’ll have plenty.
Up until now, I’ve only completely finished one 100-day project: 100 Days of Mushrooms in 2022. I started two others — the poetry project that is still running and one with pastels that I abandoned. It seems I can keep going for about 30 to 60 days, but one hundred is more challenging.
Most important is that the project should be manageable, yet challenging enough for me to commit to it. For me, that mainly means a time restriction and variety in techniques.
My plan:
I’ll work on the project for a minimum of 10 minutes and a maximum of 60 minutes a day.
I’ll log the process through drawing and some writing.
I’ll divide the 100 days of mending into four sections:
Hand-knit items
Woven fabrics
Bags and shoes
Unfinished sewing and alteration projects
I’m excited about it, and I shared it here to help with accountability. I will post monthly updates.
Today is day 1: gathering items to mend.
Are you committing to a creative x-day project this year?
*#The100DayProject is a free global art project that takes place online. Read more about it here:
https://www.the100dayproject.org/about
