I did manage to resist the temptation to screw it up and put it in the bin - it is a favourite shirt, and has been around for a long time - the pattern first appeared in a Burda magazine at about the same time as the film "Braveheart" came out, and we have always referred to it as the Wromantic Shirt. It has dropped sleeve heads with lots of released tucks at the tops of the sleeves, and again at centre back. The fabric is Tana Lawn, pattern Toria.
So I found some linen gauze, and tacked a piece on the back
I darned it as well as I could - had to use my magniying glasses for this bit.
Trimmed and turned the backing fabric raw edges under, and hemmed them down.
A press, and that is as good as I can get it. Now I have a job to find it when looking with my regular glasses! Back in circulation.
3 comments:
I admire your skill in mending your shirt. If that shirt lived at my house it would have sadly had to go in the bin. :-)
Well done Jean, I would have done the same thing as I can't bear to throw things out.
Like that shirt. Will Google the designer to see if the pattern is still available. My dogs would like it also. Nice job on the mend.
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