President Trump is back in Washington pursuing major policy changes on his own terms.
We know from the past that means challenging precedent, busting norms, and pushing against the status quo.
NPR is covering it all with Trump's Terms, a podcast where we curate stories about the 47th president,
with a focus on how he is upending the way Washington works.
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Hey everybody, it's Marielle.
I got a sewing machine for Christmas.
I haven't learned how to use it yet,
but I am very excited about it because I have all these items of clothing that could use a little tweak.
They don't fit quite right, or I just want to make them look a little different.
You know, take some creative license with them.
Of course a sewing machine is a helpful tool, but you don't actually need one to make adjustments to your clothes.
One of my colleagues here at npr, Ravenna Koenig, has gotten really into something called visible mending.
It's a technique you can use when you're not worried about concealing your stitching
or having things look perfectly even.
The whole point is to see the hand sewing that can go into fixing a garment.
When Ravenna originally reported this episode in 2023, she'd been doing visible mending for about a year.
I've patched my jeans with ornate embroidery.
I've woven light green and lavender patches over holes the size of golf balls and a chunky evergreen sweater.