u/HummingRefridgerator

I've got like 5 pairs of jeans that need patching/reinforcement in the butt (big juicy dumptruck + sitting on the ground a lot).

I also have some NON-FUSIBLE, SEW-IN INTERFACING (I'll get some fusible too, but I want to use what I have).

I'm not really clear on how/whether I should use interfacing for this project. I'll be machine sewing and darning scrap denim onto the inside, and it sounds like the normal way to use interfacing would be to add a layer behind the patch, so the layers from the outside go jean>patch>interfacing.

I don't really need extra stiffness from interfacing, though, and the scrap denim provides a medium for the darning. What would the interfacing give me? Conversely, could I use just interfacing, no fabric patch for this kind of repair?

My guess is it would just be extra strength for a high-wear area, but I would really appreciate anybody's input. Thank you!

I've been unhappy about my career for a long time, and my problem is that I have no idea what I should be pursuing, and trying to think about that just leads to unproductive stewing over my regrets and situation. I want to try advice from a bunch of strangers, if you can volunteer your time to give it.

First, bullet points I've put together about the work environment I want, then some background.

Part-time/low hours (I have low expenses and cheap taste, I value the hours maintaining a home and life more than pay)
Flexible schedule
Non-Luxury (It's important for me to feel like I'm filling an acute need)
Object-Primary (Working to affect a material situation, not change people's minds or make them happy)
Not creative or expressive
Structurally supported (I want to be an employee and part of a larger system, the opposite of "be your own boss")
Clear instructions, minimal improvisation.

I have a bachelor's, but it qualifies me for work environments I don't want. It's primarily in music (then "arts administration" and "professional writing"), and that's what led me to elder care, visiting nursing homes to play. I've been trying to move into other positions in the field, and the first place that got me was running activities other than music. That's an atrocious fit, though, most of those bullet points boil down to "the opposite of running activities".

I have recently shifted to doing primarily housekeeping. The daily tasks are much better, gross stuff is fine, and it's extremely object-primary. My biggest dissatisfaction with the work is that I feel like I'm mostly keeping stuff extra-clean for marketing purposes rather than cleaning things that are dirty enough to cause actual problems.

I also did the training necessary to be the concierge, the front-desk person. Definitely people-facing, but managing all the systems and schedule felt good and doable. I'm pretty spreadsheet-brained.

I have wanted to try actual care, nursing assistant type stuff, for years now, but my workplace is not eager to train me, people know me as a music guy, and I have a wildly different background than anybody else in that role at my workplace. I do think I could do it, though, gross stuff is fine and I have a lot of patience and training specifically for working with dementia.

So if I was going to make a radical change, what do you think it should be?

Using interfacing AND denim scraps to patch jeans?