tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post4761241319336888119..comments2024-03-28T09:14:59.192-04:00Comments on La Sewista!: One of My FavoritesBunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-12519497387526834972022-01-16T16:49:43.171-05:002022-01-16T16:49:43.171-05:00What a great idea! I have some cashmere sweaters ...What a great idea! I have some cashmere sweaters that either have a worn elbow or just don't fit anymore, unfortunately, that I intend to cut up into squares and sew back together to make a wearable sweater. It's nice to same a love sweater.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-22874874147014950622022-01-04T15:27:00.108-05:002022-01-04T15:27:00.108-05:00Beautiful, balanced, original…much better than the...Beautiful, balanced, original…much better than the plain gray sweater it once was. IMHO.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966759436392900790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-62799249716717202712021-12-31T21:12:55.028-05:002021-12-31T21:12:55.028-05:00Super cute! Love the additions. Super cute! Love the additions. KS_Sews (Dressmakingbacles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04687503853838975877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-5180451061517584882021-12-31T19:04:59.784-05:002021-12-31T19:04:59.784-05:00Visible mending gives a whole new meaning to the c...Visible mending gives a whole new meaning to the concept of the mending basket! Thank you for your lovely comment. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-4437293424672832112021-12-31T19:01:13.457-05:002021-12-31T19:01:13.457-05:00Wow! That sweater sounds wonderful and thanks for ...Wow! That sweater sounds wonderful and thanks for your comments. <br /><br />I have hoped that our younger generation would come around to realizing that spending on a quality garment is so worth saving for and that goes for good fabric as well. It lasts longer, really gives more joy, and is worth keeping looking good and extending its wearing life. When I visit these mending and upcycling groups on FB I see that taking hold. A realization of the value of quality clothing and that less is sometimes more is starting settle in with the motivator being the impact all of this fast fashion is having on the planet. I read something startling the other day because it rang so true with my own experience. When I was small both my Mom and my grandmother were very well dressed women. There closets were pretty much empty but when I think of a couple of the dresses I remember them wearing for church or such, they were beautiful fabrics, beautifully made and worn over and over. They made most of them. There were not a lot in the closet. We can really impact the environmental issues we are facing ahead with that sort of mind set. Thank you for your comments, Yvonne.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-78590803238795157272021-12-31T17:03:15.572-05:002021-12-31T17:03:15.572-05:00I love jeans that have the boro style. You have su...I love jeans that have the boro style. You have surely extended their life a great deal. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-2695460406450690302021-12-31T17:02:14.280-05:002021-12-31T17:02:14.280-05:00Also want to add that I saw on etsy, transfers for...Also want to add that I saw on etsy, transfers for moth eaten holes that you then embroider over. Wish I could remember the brilliant person marketing those!<br />Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-74678488915050642432021-12-31T16:58:44.426-05:002021-12-31T16:58:44.426-05:00Thank you. Thank you. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-83859334520104910382021-12-31T16:58:27.200-05:002021-12-31T16:58:27.200-05:00Thank you. Thank you. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-47167713215630480462021-12-31T16:58:13.818-05:002021-12-31T16:58:13.818-05:00Thanks. For some serious inspiration look up Flora...Thanks. For some serious inspiration look up Flora Collingwood-Norris. She will definitely inspire.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-83961017267243906522021-12-31T16:57:22.957-05:002021-12-31T16:57:22.957-05:00thank you. thank you. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-54917748566689911572021-12-31T16:56:58.811-05:002021-12-31T16:56:58.811-05:00I look forward to making a boro style jacket soon....I look forward to making a boro style jacket soon. I need to dye the fabric first. I think the pits of February will be just the time to start.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-61538136155262182822021-12-31T16:55:41.527-05:002021-12-31T16:55:41.527-05:00Thank you. That gadget is probably a "Speedwe...Thank you. That gadget is probably a "Speedweave" which I just used and wrote about in a post. Click on "older posts" and you will see it come up and my experience. You will see my first patch, which is pretty obviously inexperienced but I have learned a lot since then. There are many many videos on youtube but this is the one that got me on the right path, clearly. https://youtu.be/DOmm8HL5fwYBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-73796219727221309812021-12-31T16:28:07.935-05:002021-12-31T16:28:07.935-05:00A fellow blogger, who stopped blogging over ten ye...A fellow blogger, who stopped blogging over ten years ago or more, lives not far away here in New Hampshire. If I remember properly, someone she knew who owned a yarn or embroidery shop was closing her business and gave her a lot of the contents. She kept all the yarns as she is an avid knitter and was at that time an avid sewist as well, alas no more. She contacted me and asked me if I'd be interested in the Paternayan woolen yarn collection. These are used in crewel work and needlepoint for the most part. I was overjoyed to say yes and she sent her amazing gift along its way. I have used them often over the years and think of her generous gift every time I do. They are perfect for mending on sweaters and using in my speedweave. Once in a while she reads the blog so Hi, S., if you are out there and thank you once again if you are reading. You touched many with your sewing, blogging and generosity. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-43150806955764311242021-12-31T14:47:45.770-05:002021-12-31T14:47:45.770-05:00Bunny, what a wonderful extended life to your swea...Bunny, what a wonderful extended life to your sweater! I am envisioning some projects when I return home. Something with my favorite skinny cut jeans! <br /><br />Rosieqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075243422463790847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-73002130958323474642021-12-30T17:01:23.692-05:002021-12-30T17:01:23.692-05:00I agree that "visible mending" can look ...I agree that "visible mending" can look beautiful. A great job as usual, Bunny. I have done similar mending in my jeans using a Japanese Boro style and I like the outcome as well. D.D LeBrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096074545857581401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-4517916640257894482021-12-30T14:05:05.355-05:002021-12-30T14:05:05.355-05:00I have a number of cashmere sweaters that the moth...I have a number of cashmere sweaters that the moths have gotten to and I am needle felting designs over them. I have also seen a gadget that helps you weave a patch right into the sweater. Will look for that and advise you but your patches are very lovely.Tobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804104067288875475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-57569671374176460642021-12-30T13:49:17.826-05:002021-12-30T13:49:17.826-05:00Great Save! It is beautiful and reminds me of my ...Great Save! It is beautiful and reminds me of my $1200 appliquéd Valentino sweater that I recently rescued from the thrift store for $13. That was a good save also..ha! I am really impressed with the efforts to re-cycle items I am seeing among sewists. But then our moms always did say quality beats out quantity. Beautiful work Bunny and thanks for the inspiration!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013276542617015101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-8339064549968362872021-12-30T12:20:17.196-05:002021-12-30T12:20:17.196-05:00A beautiful save. Where do you get your mending ya...A beautiful save. Where do you get your mending yarns?<br />Vancouver Barbara Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706451935106472359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-33271763808180787222021-12-30T10:00:56.512-05:002021-12-30T10:00:56.512-05:00Awesome save! I see nothing sorry about your wor...Awesome save! I see nothing sorry about your work. And I like how those lines of backstitch(?) tie the patches into the rest of the sweater.JustGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08948391538309176039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-81620530133964929432021-12-30T09:14:07.687-05:002021-12-30T09:14:07.687-05:00What a wonderful 'save'. A definite up-cyc...What a wonderful 'save'. A definite up-cycle.Pat Gottshalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174213708368609252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-62046421427378640542021-12-30T08:56:12.517-05:002021-12-30T08:56:12.517-05:00This is lovely! I am just beginning to dip into th...This is lovely! I am just beginning to dip into the visible mending waters. This inspires me!Mary OKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00978400620427405259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-74818561857937863492021-12-30T08:55:07.394-05:002021-12-30T08:55:07.394-05:00I love your repair. it looks original!I love your repair. it looks original!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735752656340256323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-68200491835729062812021-12-29T19:25:55.501-05:002021-12-29T19:25:55.501-05:00Thanks and a Happy New Year to you as well!Thanks and a Happy New Year to you as well!Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-2983147023356310822021-12-29T18:27:49.820-05:002021-12-29T18:27:49.820-05:00How perfectly charming!
I hesitate to repair a lo...How perfectly charming! <br />I hesitate to repair a loved and hole-y sweater because it will alter the look . . . of a sweater with holes in it.<br />Doh! Any repair will look better. <br />Happy new year!<br />Barbara Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com