Monday, 22 March 2021
Hold me back!
My Lockdown fringe isn't so much getting in my eyes as my nose and mouth as well. It's been extremely irritating, so I got a cheap plastic hairband from the Co-op and covered in in a 5 stitch I-cord tube. Such a simple thing, but necessary.
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Make Do and Mend
There is a movement in museums to mend textiles in a very visible way, and one that can be reversed. The idea is that in future years, more techniques may be found. One can imagine a future curator asking "now why the devil did they do it liek that?" Well, here's what I did with mine! Keith has very pointed elbows and cardis made of 100% wool do not last long with him. If I can them in time, I can do a bit of Swiss Darning/duplicate stitch to match the original. This cardi has been mended twice before, and is now pretty hopeless. I was given some 75 % wool/25% nylon in browns that I decided to use as very visible, machine knit, elbow patches. He will not be let out of the house wearing it.
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