Mend and make do

Living across the road from the supermarket, I don't have to do a big shop on a Saturday morning - and this sunny morning, while a load of washing was churning away, seemed like a good time to get around to mending this favourite bracelet, bought at the Africa Remix show at the Hayward Gallery in 2005. That elastic thread does wear out after a while!

So, an hour later, the job is done. I'd bought some "elasticised" beading thread - transparent but not stretchy enough - and there was a long search among the sewing things for some black elastic, but only turquoise was available. It was now or never for the mending, though - what do you think of the subtle touch of colour?