if you live in a place that has a local fabric store, go there! They should have needles and thread there. You can also buy a basic cheap sewing kit online, or ask older family members and friends if they know anyone with a sewing machine they don’t use. You’d be surprised how many older women were taught how to sew as a child and just never got rid of the sewing machine. Go thrifting for items to upcycle and YouTube has plenty of upcycling tutorials! Hope this helps!

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i borrowed thread from walmart and got my needles from a small shop, but they'll be at any walmart or craft stores

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any craft store at all. sometimes places like walgreens will have little sets of needles and you can use dental floss but that’s not really recommended unless you’re like diying a pair of patch pants. for most mending tasks just go to any craft/fabric/art supplies store in your area and they will have everything you need

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