Made and Mendable

The original thread had rotted away at the heel of these hiking boots (to be fair I was not very gentle taking them off) and I considered just slathering some shoe goo on these, but I'm glad I took the time to do a saddle stitch instead! The red thread is the subtle but visible fix, if you know where to look.

I've worn them out a few times already and it's been nicely watertight so far!

To make sure I was going through the original holes, I poked the wrong end of the needle through and rethreaded it inside the boot -- time consuming, but hopefully not something I'll need to do often!

#mending