Free Mending Library
Oh, how cool is this? On the 15th of every month, Michael Swaine sets up shop with his treadle sewing machine, and mends stuff for people, right there on the street, in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. If he keeps one person from buying one piece of commercially manufactured ready-to-wear clothing, or helps someone continue to use something they'd otherwise not be able to afford to replace, I think he's done something awesome. :-)
