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Invisible mending Mary Fisher 03-25-2008
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Posted by Mary Fisher on March 26, 2008, 6:19 am

> Candide wrote:
>> Another trick of the aforementioned linen maids is when
>> there is a hole or tear near embroidery, they embroider
>> over the hole as a mend, then make a mirror image
>> embroider on the opposite side of the "mend" so to match.
>> Those must be some very precious table linens.
>
> Sounds a little like my recent repair to a favorite T-shirt.
> http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=jwqxlbn.iknonvb&x=0&y=6nuodq
>
> ;-)
>
> Beverly
I did something similar with an embroidered linen tablecloth I made more
than fifty years ago. It developed holes and rust marks so I added more
flowers and a butterfly :-)

Mary



Posted by Mary Fisher on March 26, 2008, 6:17 am

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>> We're going on a cruise in the summer and Spouse will need his dinner
> suit.
>>
>> The moths have also felt the need for it and have left several small
> holes
>> in the jacket and the white lining shows through.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a way of dealing with these holes? I've tried
> colouring
>> the lining with black felt tip but it's inadequate :-)
>>
>> Invisible mending was once advertised widely but I haven't seen it for
>> years.
>>
>> Mary
>
> What you want is French "Re"-Weaving, which is also known as invisible
> mending/darning.
>
> The craft is an over 200 year old art of taking threads from another
> part of a garment or item, or any other matching thread, and with (much)
> effort repairing holes and tears.

I know how to do it, it was one of the skills we learned at school But my
eyes and fingers aren't good enough these days :-(

>
> Have several vintage books on mending and darning, and French re-weaving
> is a whole other craft from routine darning.

It would have to be for the weave of this fabric, it's not tabby woven.
>
> Though the art, like darning is slowly dying out, there still are a few
> French re-weavers out there:

It would be cheaper to buy a new suit!

:-)

Mary



Posted by Candide on March 26, 2008, 9:12 pm




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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> We're going on a cruise in the summer and Spouse will need his
dinner
> > suit.
> >>
> >> The moths have also felt the need for it and have left several
small
> > holes
> >> in the jacket and the white lining shows through.
> >>
> >> Can anyone suggest a way of dealing with these holes? I've tried
> > colouring
> >> the lining with black felt tip but it's inadequate :-)
> >>
> >> Invisible mending was once advertised widely but I haven't seen it
for
> >> years.
> >>
> >> Mary
> >
> > What you want is French "Re"-Weaving, which is also known as
invisible
> > mending/darning.
> >
> > The craft is an over 200 year old art of taking threads from another
> > part of a garment or item, or any other matching thread, and with
(much)
> > effort repairing holes and tears.
>
> I know how to do it, it was one of the skills we learned at school But
my
> eyes and fingers aren't good enough these days :-(

Home Economics didn't cover mending and darning for us, and asking any
of us to do any sewing besides buttons by hand probably would have had
the class bursting out in laughter.


> >
> > Have several vintage books on mending and darning, and French
re-weaving
> > is a whole other craft from routine darning.
>
> It would have to be for the weave of this fabric, it's not tabby
woven.
> >
> > Though the art, like darning is slowly dying out, there still are a
few
> > French re-weavers out there:
>
> It would be cheaper to buy a new suit!
>
> :-)
>
> Mary
>

Yes, and that is part of the reason such places, along with things like
good French hand laundries are going by the boards. It takes tremendous
effort and talent to produce good results, and people have to make a
living so the era of finding seduced and abandoned girls, or widows
willing to take in mending or such work to make ends met are long over.

Besides that, hardly anyone mends or darns anything today, even cashmere
sweaters costing hundreds of dollars. People seem to just wear something
to death, then chuck it into the rubbish.






Posted by Mary Fisher on March 27, 2008, 6:17 am

>
>> >
>> > What you want is French "Re"-Weaving, which is also known as
> invisible
>> > mending/darning.
>> >
>> > The craft is an over 200 year old art of taking threads from another
>> > part of a garment or item, or any other matching thread, and with
> (much)
>> > effort repairing holes and tears.
>>
>> I know how to do it, it was one of the skills we learned at school But
> my
>> eyes and fingers aren't good enough these days :-(
>
> Home Economics didn't cover mending and darning for us, and asking any
> of us to do any sewing besides buttons by hand probably would have had
> the class bursting out in laughter.

Even in primary school we made an apron and a dirndl skirt. At High school
we made 'panties'm a blouse, a skirt and many of us made our own uniform
summer dresses. We learned about many stitches in primary school, I still
have my test piece.

It was during and after the war, it was done as a matter of course - not for
style but for economical reasons. That'w why we were also taught how to
cook. Both skills have stood me in very good stead.
>
>
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>
> Besides that, hardly anyone mends or darns anything today, even cashmere
> sweaters costing hundreds of dollars. People seem to just wear something
> to death, then chuck it into the rubbish.

Or even not wear it to death - just until they tire of it.

Spouse goes a little bit too far, the other night he darned my oven cloth
for the nth time :-) And he did it by hand - couldn't be bothered to get out
his machine.

Hand sewing - whether creative or repairing - is such a gentle, undemanding
and quiet occupation that it's a lovely way of preventing idle hands while
listening to the radio. I love it.

Sorry - I've drifted. And it's not 100% true anyway - invisible mending of
black suiting is NOT undemanding!

Mary


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