My regular coat has a rip. As you know, it is tough for me to get rid of coats, and I wanted to fix it.
I love watching those videos where someone repairs a hole by turning it into a flower or a leaf or whatever, or doing sashiko, a Japanese technique that is pretty and translates to ‘little stabs’. I want to, but I can’t. My brain can’t process it and my fine motor skills are nonexistent.
Here was what I wanted:
I watched the video and had to make a numbered diagram so I could copy it. I even drew an outline.
…… then I started. SO MANY THINGS WENT WRONG. The coat fabric is really thick, the needle was too big, I was driving that speeding bus and the crash? It was bad.
After my grueling half-hour, I ripped the thread out and did my standard Frankenstein stitches. (That also took a half-hour.)
“Fixed!”
Deborah says
That’s my kind of sewing. Frankenstein sewing.
Kristi says
You’ve got the thread color matched perfectly!
And, really, who’s paying attention to the seams and stitches?
Brad says
I’ve seen those videos too. It looks so easy. I’m sure it’s not. You were brave for trying.