On the mend: 8 tips on how to repair your clothes

<p>The garment industry has a giant carbon footprint, labor issues, and a massive waste problem. We have the power to change how and where we shop, but there’s another way to shift our consumption: the practice of repairing our clothes. After all, the most sustainable garment is always the one already hanging in your closet. </p><p>But mending is more than a household chore: it can also infuse new joy in our habits, skills, perspective, and community.</p><p><i>Outside/In</i> producer Justine Paradis talked to a few repair pros and came up with 8 tips on embracing a repair mindset, lengthening the life of our clothes, and getting the practice of mending into the rhythm of our lives.   </p><p><i>Featuring Emilia Petrarca, Dante Zagros Gonzalez, Steve Foss, Arounna Khounnoraj, Sonali Diddi, Vrylena Olney, Ely Spencer, and Ali Mann.</i></p><p>This episode was produced by Justine Paradis. For full credits and transcript, visit <a href="outsideinradio.org" target="_blank">outsideinradio.org<...