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Mend, alter, refashion 10 Casual Dresses for Town. This is #10.
- Made from Pre-retirement garments that do not fit Retirement lifestyle.
- Good for lunch with friends, errands, shopping.
- Unfitted, Cool, Comfortable. Texas September is still hot.
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| After: Scarf panel added to torn lining. Lace ties new/old together. |
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| After: Lining mended on old Refashion |
Before:
*Lining was very worn and torn on this dress that was Refashioned several years ago using a Grass Rags t-shirt and linen skirt.
*Older scarf from the stash.
*There were a few pin-holes in the t-shirt.
*Lace from the stash.
After: This is #10 for my Goal of 10 Going to Town Dresses.
Steps:
*Lining: Re-stitch and serge lining, adding the scarf as a lining panel. Add lace to the lining hem to tie it together.
After: This is #10 for my Goal of 10 Going to Town Dresses.
Steps:
*Lining: Re-stitch and serge lining, adding the scarf as a lining panel. Add lace to the lining hem to tie it together.
*T-shirt: Hand stitch the pin-holes.
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| Scarf added to lining. |
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| Lace from the stash. |
4 comments:
Congratulations on reaching your goal!
Do you have any tips for hand-stitching those pinholes so the stitches don't show?
Thanks, on the goal. The goals help me stay focused on the UFOs in the stash.
Pinholes are tricky. I used a single thread and worked from the back. I caught stitches in the knit a few stitches over and barely pulled the hole together. I did not do any stitches that covered the right side of the t- just some gentle weaving on the back.
This one did pretty well, but another like it not so well.
I have been looking at Visible Mending and Sashiko blogs. I hope to do some soon.
I'll try the single thread approach. I just discovered Sashiko as well. Thanks for the tips!
I love the addition of the scarf and lace! So cute!
-Carissa
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