Category: Portfolio

Shortening a Sweater Dress: Hemming and Hawing Part 3

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I FINALLY dove into the pile of items in my “mend and alter” bin. Three items were in need of some basic hemming; that I thought others might be interested in my approach or be looking to follow a tutorial on. I am working on three part post, one for each hem. Segments are 1) […]

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Mend a Broken Purse – Lessons Learned from Korn (really)

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One of the pieces put in the “Repair” pile during the big spring closet clean, was this great leather “shopper” bag from BR. Sadly it decided to come undone down one of the seams and rather than stitch it back up and certainly not get rid of, I decided to super glue it. Yes, Super […]

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