The great laundry re-pair.

It's been a while since I've posted, things have been SO busy lately. I thought I'd share a quick post about a holiday craft project that I've had ticking around in my head for a while. Well, in Christchurch at the moment all the talk is still about repairing, post-earthquake. But today, I have a bit of light-hearted frivolity for you.

Have you ever had a re-pair problem like this?

You get what I mean right? The odd sock pile.

No matter how you try to make sure that matching socks go in the same wash, they rarely come out again together. Drives me nuts! I also hate the random socks that then just float around and never get re-paired again. I could go on..but you get the picture. I know some people have an 'odd sock pile' or a drawer, that's not a bad idea, but I wanted something that was going to help me with the re-pair process. Not just leave it as 'out of sight, out of mind'. Also, our laundry is VERY small with not much room for another basket, box or drawer.

So, one night, I started to stitch. When I'd finished I showed this to Geoff. He was a bit concerned at first...

I think he thought I was advertising for his replacement! (hehehe) But he just really needed to see my creation in its intended context...:)

Context is everything!
This week there are twice as  many socks hanging on the lines. Sigh. But I have managed to successfully co-ordinate 4 re-pairings lately. Yes!! And my laundry wall is now both decorative and functional.
Gotta love that!