Mending.

I embroidered these pillowcases for my mother about 40 years ago!

The embroidery has held up nicely, but the pillowcases themselves were stained

and threadbare. I've managed to get the stains out and I'm working on 

patching the torn bits. I'll see how it looks/feels. My next idea is to cut the 

embroidered ends off and sew them onto new pillowcases.