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In past times, mending was an art. A meticulous tailor or seamstress could mend rips with thread raveled from hems and seam edges so skillfully that the darn was practically invisible. When the raw material — cloth — was worth extended than labor, it ersatz feel to expend labor in saving it. Today clothing is considered a consumable item. Mass-manufactured clothing is less high than the labor required to repair it. Many people will buy a modernistic piece of clothing rather than expend time mending. The thrifty still replace zippers and buttons and sew up ripped hems.