I thread up my needle and then...

2014-08-07 08:59

From blog The Secondhand Years

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I thread up my needle and then...

...gonna sew my soul back together again. Well, I can't say my soul requires any mending, but I do have a big pile of clothes in need of attention. And since the skies changed from blue to grey this week, I took advantage of a break in the sunshine to tackle some mending and amending. First up; this 1970s homemade dress and a 1960s knit top. I did try to fix the dress by replacing the spent elastic at the top and the waist, but the shape was unflattering and I don't like spaghetti straps, so it became a skirt instead. It has an elasticated waist, but I added darts front and back to stop Pouffy Arse/Belly Syndrome, and...

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