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Posted by Joy Beeson on July 28, 2009, 2:22 am
On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:24:17 +0200, "Ursula Schrader"
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> . . . It's a kitchen apron made from a sort of traditional farmer's
> fabric, woven stripes. It's got a nasty large rectangular tear where I got
> caught in the fence ages ago. I wanted to insert a piece of that same
> fabric, the way you can see in old bedsheets or such stuff, with a felled
> seam.
More of a lapped seam.
Some old books suggest putting the patch on the inside, so that as
much of what shows as possible is original; I usually put a patch on
the outside, since it's easier to make the new fabric look neat. In
either case, matching the stripes is Very Important.
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>I need step by step how-to-do with pics, I'm afraid. I could look at
> your site, Joy, too. but you don't have pics for your 'plain sewing'. I bet
> otherwise you have the info there.
I've got access to a scanner now -- what I don't have is any trace of
graphic talent. The photographs of the structure of broadfall pants,
for example, aren't very illuminating.
A few days ago I filleted the discussion of broadfalls out from the
discussion of pants in general; someday I'll combine it with the
photographs.
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>I could just machine-stitch a piece of
> fabric under it, but for me it's kind of a project to re-enact, so to say,
> the old technique. I think the item is worth the trouble.
Pretty much the same technique, except that you hem by hand instead of
machine stitching. I mostly machine-stitch patches, but sometimes a
patch is so fiddley that it's easier to sew by hand. And I patched my
black wool-flannel pants by hand because I wanted to use wool thread.
Between being black and the hand stitches sinking into the fuzz, they
looked pretty good until they wore through again.
I often make the corners of patches not quite square -- there is a
tiny bit of bias linking the two sides, so that you don't have a sharp
point to start another tear. I also, when cutting away the worn
fabric, leave a hole with rounded corners so that you don't have that
weak spot where stresses come on a point where nothing is turned
under. I believe that both considerations were less important when
the patch was sewn on by hand -- you can, for example, overcast at the
point where the allowance isn't, and hand stitching is more elastic
than machine stitching. At any rate, the old books were very big on
straight edges and sharp corners.
Joy Beeson
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The above message is a Usenet post.
I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site.
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Posted by Bobbie Sews More on July 25, 2009, 1:02 am
Yes, I dearly love both of my remaining aunts. They both have done so much
for me, all of my life. The one who is blind has 2 sons who live about an
hour away and they see her on the week end. Her sister takes her to doctor
appointments (I fill in) and I take her out shopping with me. My dachshund,
Reeses, is one of the dogs who visits the residents at two of the retirement
homes in town. He loves the attention. And yes, my dear friend is one who
I can visit at any time (we each have keys) , and who can just walk into my
house without calling first, and we can each ask any favor that we need from
the other. I always make time for precious family and friends.
Barbara
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on July 25, 2009, 2:49 am
Olwyn.Mary wrote:
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> Bobbie Sews More wrote:
>> It happened again! Another interruption so that I didn't get to work
>> on the mending! I have a blind aunt who lives in a retirement home
>> and I most dearly love. This morning I went by to get her to go to
>> Hardee's for breakfast. She usually just gets a soft drink and an
>> apple pie. And she asked if I would mind taking her talking wrist
>> watch to the store and get a battery for it. I would do anything for
>> her! The store watch battery lady had problems getting the battery in
>> the watch, and then the watch would not work and she worked with it
>> about 20 minutes before I brought it back home.
>> The phone rang and another friend came over to visit awhile, and all
>> my "extra" time was gone. So maybe I can work on the mending in the
>> morning after I take the watch back to my aunt..
>> Barbara in SC
> But, but, but.......... You have at least one aunt whom you dearly love
> and who lives close enough for you to visit. You have at least one
> friend who likes to come visit you. Rejoice. Be thankful. The raggedy
> towels will wait. You can keep on using the same two over and over, or
> you can use them raggedy and see them grow smaller by the day.
>
> First things first.
>
> BTW, I am improving, and today I was able to redo a shoulder seam in a
> tee shirt, stitch up a rip in a nightgown, and put the lace edging on a
> pair of new pillowcases. I had to rest half way, but at least I
> accomplished that much. Hooray.
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
It all helps. My list grows as the time in which to do it shrinks.
Need to do several things today, but not this morning. This morning I
swim FIRST! Time to kick the pain into touch and do stuff!
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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Bobbie Sews More on July 26, 2009, 7:20 pm
When I am getting some of the mending done, more is added to the pile!
Barbara
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> fabric, woven stripes. It's got a nasty large rectangular tear where I got
> caught in the fence ages ago. I wanted to insert a piece of that same
> fabric, the way you can see in old bedsheets or such stuff, with a felled
> seam.