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I started mending my clothes a while back. I'm not great at it but for the most part it's passable enough to wear out in public and the process of sewing it is actually really relaxing. It's nice to be able to save something that would otherwise be tossed out. Also I was able to turn an old t-shirt into dust covers for some of my PC peripherals I don't use all the time which I was pretty proud of.
Yeah, I have a pair of jeans where the crotch wore out recently. Took me ten minutes to add a double-seam to it. Saved me at least $50. (All by hand, no machine.)
It's such a useful skill!
I've got a hoodie that looks like Frankenstein at this point but it's my comfort clothes. I think all the stitches give it character.
I love not having to throw old things I love away. I have a Star Wars shirt I've worn hundreds of times over the last ten years and the pits are wearing away. I just keep stitching them up, but probably should just patch them.