Nothing wrong with specialization. It's a waste of my time and potentially a waste of money if I ruin the item. There are many shops in town, some excellent at

Nothing wrong with specialization. It's a waste of my time and potentially a waste of money if I ruin the item. There are many shops in town, some excellent at mending and alterations and at very reasonable cost. For that, I get excellent quality work that will hold up instead of me ruining the garment through inexperience. I'll stick to my soldering iron, they can keep their thread and needle.