I love mending. So when Don popped a button off the cuff of this 20+ year old shirt, I happily reinforced the hole that resulted, and then reinforced the other cuff button to prevent future breakthroughs …
While I was at it, I also tackled what I had long wanted to do: removing the collar of the shirt and turning it so the ragged, yellowed side would be hidden and the like-new side would be visible …
I also did a bit of design mending on a new-ish pajama top with plackets that had an annoying tendency to not sit well …
It doesn’t take much to make me happy.
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Removed the collar ??? Gee, I would not know how to do that. Great work !
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I don’t know how either … so I took it slow with a seam ripper and learned it’s really not that hard!
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I have a shirt here that is in dire need. Never seem to get to it though.
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These days I look for excuses to mend … go figure
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I would never think to turn the collar .. great idea. I had a robe once that I mended until I couldn’t .. the flannel became so thin it literally fell apart. I loved that robe.
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I know what you mean … I had several shirts of my mom’s that I finally gave up on … there are still pieces of them in my cloth stash
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Our friendship makes me very happy ❤️❤️- great results on mending ⭐️
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According to my Sandra Boynton calendar, yesterday was Goof Off Day … mending feels like goofing off to me, so it was perfect timing
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I love working with quality clothing. I learned collar turning from my grandmother. Stealing a little cloth from a hidden placket to remake the top edge of a breast pocket and tightening button holes with a stitch or two. Keeping a good thing going is very satisfying.
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I remember my mom darning socks (and actually knitting argyles), but I don’t have any recollection of her mending my dad’s shirts … that said, I can definitely see her scrubbing blue Wisk into his collars with a fingernail brush to get out the sweat stains
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Raining today…I think I’ll join you in some mending!
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a lovely staycation passtime … have fun!
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I have learnt so much here Liz! I might try fixing my husbands yellowing collars one day…..love that row of tiny red dots on the pajama
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Jude’s glue stitch comes in handy for so many applications and I love how they look and feel … as for shirt mending, the whole thing took under three hours, although patting myself on the back has taken considerably longer (wink)
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One stitch at a time
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I’m sad to say I never saw my mom doing any mending even though she did a ton of other handworks. So the idea of turning a collar is daunting but inspirational as well. Thank you for sharing.
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I wish I had taken process shots while I turned the collar … so now I’m thinking I should check Don’s closet to see if there are anymore candidates for mending
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Yes, I’d love to see how you did that!
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Suuuucccchhhh satisfaction in mending! I am now imagining you hunting through cupboards and drawers looking for items to mend! Enjoy.
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I did head to the closet, but got distracted by the need to discard some of the lesser-used clothing that’s taking up space
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Great saves! I’m learned to adjust lots of my clothing as I’m never the right shape the designers think we should be. Not so much mending as adapting.
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I have a problem with buying extra large linen shirts from the thrift store (more cloth for the money), then falling in love with the colors and wanting to make them wearable … ha!
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Hi LA – so good when one can give things a new lease of life and add a bit of art along the way. B
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I stalked Don’s side of the closet the other day hoping to find another shirt to mend … drat, they were all in great condition (wink)
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