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This tired old vintage nightgown had very worn-out, thin fabric on the back, so I decided for this Monday Mending to test my hand sewing skills and do some visible mending/darning to fix it!
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@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

I hope you enjoyed taking this peek into my attempt of decorative mending on this one! What do you think? Would you try something like this? Also, are you joining in on Monday Mending? If so, tell me below what you have/are going to mend?

@billiebluesheepie2907 5 лет назад

Evelyn Wood - it reminds me of kantha quilting or boro. I really like your old mends being there as it shows the love/history of your garment. (I’m a ‘mend it before it goes in the wash’ kind of person! - this week holes in knees, again!)

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

😅 yes never a short supply of holes in knees!!

@JehanineMelmoth 5 лет назад

Mending underwear this week! I won’t post photos - no one needs to see that!

@Chantilly871 5 лет назад

I love this mend! Turned out so pretty ❤

@kscheuerman5378 5 лет назад

Evelyn, I originally started altering thrift clothes and mending became a part of that. I am 57 now, & this last February I mended a stack of clothes everyday for a solid month. Due to all this hand sewing I developed something called Trigger finger, where affected finger very painfully locks. It is a chronic injury which makes doing everything now very difficult. I can not afford therapy or surgery right now. Hand sewing is the only way to accomplish the mending task!!

@MisterFiddle 4 года назад

Mending is fun. My grandkids bring me their plush toys for mending, and I do a performance concerned with performing an “operation”, always requiring an assistant. It’s very serious business and the kids take care of patient recovery afterwards. Last week my 3YO granddaughter had me mend a green dinosaur with an open seam.

@kath5201 Год назад

The Old Ways are making a comeback! Repair, Reuse, or do without. 😁 Thanks for passing on your knowledge!

@blakesby 5 лет назад

Repair work as a decorative element is basically what Japanese boro and sashiko is all about. 👌

@djhbdancer 3 года назад

I have favorite ceramic pieces I intend to fix with kintsugi!

@refinerycbr4457 5 лет назад

With embroidery floss it's best to use shortish lengths (30cm). Waxing also works but shorter lengths is key

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Thankyou! Yes I did find this in my detangling/ destanding of threads!

@annahackman2539 5 лет назад

I am glad I read the comments. Wax on the thread was also my suggestion.

@larabryan1112 5 лет назад

Same! I like using bees wax. What kind of wax do you lady’s like?

@Marialla. 5 лет назад

@@larabryan1112 I prefer silicone to wax. There's a liquid silicone product called "Sewer's Ease" which I adore because one drop goes a very long way. On the go I prefer to use silicone putty, as in swimmer's ear plugs. It's very inexpensive and easily available everywhere, and does a great job conditioning and detangling thread for hand sewing.

@practicallymedieval2027 5 лет назад

I love waxing my thread for hand sewing, I never want to hand sew with out wax!!

@Chantilly871 5 лет назад

I've had an old pair of my husbands work pants in my mending pile forever and he's no longer that size so I'm turning them into a gardening/farm work tool belt!

@raraavis7782 5 лет назад

CJ's Olde Thyme Farm That is a cool idea. I always wanted one, but the ones you can buy in the hardware are so clunky and ugly. Using the top part of an old pair of jeans as a base for a diy sounds like a great idea.

@mftmaine 5 лет назад

Lovely job, you could add a few daisies over the areas that are missing material. If done properly you could add them all the way around the neckline. I would use daisy stitch and embroidery floss.

@dianacurtis5872 5 лет назад

Decorative mending is such fun for me, and the key is making it look like it was always meant to be *like that*, that somehow the embellishments improve the garment's looks as well as its functionality. As to what I will mend.... ALL the Things! Hugs and many thanks!

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Yes!!! I think you described it so well! Mend all the things!! ❤

@angelasandoval1236 3 года назад

I love mending, I learn sewing by mending all clothes but never finished my learning, now,im 50 and now I can continue, live your channel, I'm now a new subscriber, thank you 😊 please continue posting new videos, im a grandma 👵, I'm doing some mending, quilting, and a little but in between.

@vickierickson3402 4 года назад

I love mending! My favourite mind was on a hole in my husbands blue jeans. I used free motion quilting and zen doodled a bright red rooster to secure the patch on the front of the leg. 😂. He wore them too!

@Evelyn__Wood 4 года назад

Ooh I love this!!! Great job!

@WhimsicalBlades 5 лет назад

To confirm what someone else said, shorter lengths will really help to stop the floss tangling. To separate the strands, the best way I've found is to cut the length you need from the full six strand thread, then hold the thread in one hand. Roll it a little to separate the strands and grab one or two (or however many you're working with) with your other hand and pull gently. The remaining strands will bunch up behind your fingers, but don't worry, it should just be loose loops not knots, and it will relax once you've pulled your working strand(s) out anyway. Like a lot of things, it's easier to show than explain, and I'm not sure how well I explained it anyway. Either way, I hope this helped just a little bit!

@fibienn250 3 года назад

That was very easy to follow

@ziggiezag938 4 года назад

I just love your pin/broach!

@LindaStitches 2 года назад

You sewed this detailed work so beautifully! As someone who prefers very worn T-shirts to sleep in, I’m plenty impressed!

@patronusstag 5 лет назад

What a gorgeous brooch!

@johannakerns2107 5 лет назад

Loved this! This is often the kind of mending I am facing when caring for school costumes. Your embroidery was beautiful reinforcement and inspiring! I'm currently trying to reinforce all the seams on a red velvet evening gown costume that are shredding. It's slow going! Thanks for sharing!

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Thankyou for watching! Shredding red velvet sounds like it will mustering all your patience! 😅😚

@kathleenrohring5362 3 года назад

I have decided to advertise in my local newspaper to advertise that I will help potential customers that I am available to help them with their mending plus minor alterations. You, gave me the idea and I feel very enthused thanks to you! Wish me luck.

@dawnbiddle3157 5 лет назад

I think I need to find some very fine cotton! Embroidery floss is mostly used for a decorative effect, so it is a bit softer/looser spun to make the stiches more effective on the surface. People suggest shorter lengths, but I've found I can use it in longer lengths if I seperate the floss ahead of time and give it time to relax, then run the thread over a softish bar of soap before using - this works better than beeswax as it is easier to wash out after yet clings to the softer thread more easily for use, without it becoming thick and gummy (especially if the weather/your hands are hot). I also sometimes do this when I'm stitching on a fabric that is likely to damage the floss as I pull it through (like denim).

@noranoman5415 2 года назад

Hi Evelyn, you're so brave and courageous to mend your nightgown in such detail and to invest so much time and effort. I mend stuff all the time but don't have your patience. Excellent work! The result is beautiful! 😍 😃👍

@bunnybgood411 Год назад

That headscarf is fabulous!

@mandyhague3052 5 лет назад

Really interesting to see your mending of this delicate nightdress. I have taken up the idea of mending too. It is nice to have this inspiration to just go ahead and get it done. Last week I repaired the seams of my husband's cardigan. This week I worked on a knitted top where the buttons had pulled the button bands making the front gape in a way I found unattractive. I hand stitched the button borders together and now have a top I am happy to wear again. My husband was really happy to get his cardigan back too. Thanks

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Oh great job on your mending!! 😃 It is inspiring to see others mending I think too!

@wendyhutchins945 5 лет назад

I did exactly the same thing about a year ago on a favorite house dress that was disintegrating. I was between sewing machines, so I did it by hand. Very satisfying and greatly prolonged the life of my dress. Just a few days ago, I finally put an elastic band into a skirt that I had cut from the bottom of another dress. It has been sitting there for probably 6 months. I felt so good when I got it done. It took practically no time at all. I wondered why I had not done it before. Thanks for showing your process. It makes me feel better about my own skills, as you did exactly what I had done. Love your channel, Evelyn!

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

I'm so glad to hear it!! 😃

@anubis33 5 лет назад

What a wonderful makeover too. The running stitches made me think of how good some sashiko would look. By default I’m repairing straps from a community centre’s rowing machine with saddle stitches rather than buying new. Thinking of the embroidery floss would running it through beeswax help.

@peggydid 5 лет назад

Oh, I *love* giving new life to the favorite nighty! It is gorgeous! When separating embroidery floss, I hold one end between my lips, and sort of untwist. I do this with a length about 14-18" , depending on the amount of thread I will be using. Keep it from twisting and knotting that way. I repurpose my garments by mending, as well! This mending Monday, I will unpick 2 rows of machine stitching that is sewn through an elastic in the back of a skirt. I recently replaced the totally worn out one, but it was too long, and then I lost weight. (Yay for me!) So, now, need to take out about 3 inches of elastic. Previously, I shortened the skirt (cut and rehemed) , and used fabric from it to make a flower, and wear it on a crocheted sweater with the skirt.

@vintagehomemaker9338 4 года назад

It usually takes longer to remove the factory sewing than to do the actual repair!

@tammytenaro-pressley5713 2 года назад

I love your vintage look! You look so classic!

@vintagehomemaker9338 4 года назад

Turning collars on my husband's flannel work shirts.Darning socks too!

@frostfire827 4 года назад

Love the starburst stitching!

@victoriah.2083 3 года назад

Evelyn, like Blake's post below this reminded me of "Boro" stiching. It would've been HEAVIER!! Yes. It's amazing how a bit of thread can add weight. YES. Like quilting you start from the center and the stitching pushes the fabric out to the perimeter.🧵🐦

@vijaytiwari4024 2 года назад

Thank you, Ma'am for today's class

@sharonfowler9971 Год назад

I fixed a saddle back onto Woody's 🐎 🐴 horse! And sewed husband pj's side leg. Been putting off sewing a stuffed dog for grandson so I will do that today before he comes home from school. But did all of this on Wednesday; lol. Enjoyed your video and ty! Have a great week! 👍

@margaretrose8105 5 лет назад

That was amazing. I am currently added about 4 inches to a shirt for my daughter. Taking a tank top and cutting it to use. She is tall and doesn't like tops that are short. Take care.

@ladywoodelf 3 года назад

This is so useful. I have lots of mending to do and I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out how to stabilize and ensure better durability. So now after 4 months, I can finally start! Thanks!

@JehanineMelmoth 5 лет назад

Oh that looks amazing! Beautiful stitching and in such a lovely design! Congrats, Evelyn! Brilliant as always!

@cassieoz1702 4 года назад

Ive been saving defunct denim jeans for 25 years and cutting 20cm squares which ive FINALLY flatlocked into a QS coverlet. It has pockets, patches holes and even a couple of paint splashes from my husband's work pants. The mending has become part of the story

@lindaladner5880 5 лет назад

I found a precious pink seersucker dress for a little girl while thrifting. I didn’t recognize the brand but could tell it was expensive originally. The problem is that the single buttonhole on the back has been torn completely out. I decided to try my hand at it but all I have done so far is to iron mending patch fabric to each side where the buttonhole should be. I was going to try to make a new buttonhole but I think I will just put some snaps under the button and call it done. There is a sash that ties at the button so it will never show. Thank you for your Monday Mending inspiration. I am enjoying watching your repairs.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Thankyou for watching! Great job on your mending! It doesn't need to be perfect! You could have used this technique rather than the iron on patches too, at least some ideas for next mend I mean! ❤

@aliiljah8224 5 лет назад

Yes Evelyn, I agree with you about leaving the bottom loose until it was mended first. It is like quilting, it takes up a lot of the fabric with all the stitching. Also, I was thinking, it would be pretty if it could have been sewn with tiny french knots. But, it would have taken a lot longer and you were mending not decorating, sorry. It looks beautiful anyway, It is more than what I would have done. You do beautiful work, I wish that I had the patience to do all that you do.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Oh french knots woukd have been nice! It would have been like polka dots! 😃

@biobombshell8004 3 года назад

I just found #mondaymending and this week I mended some jeans for my husband. Fixed a torn pocket and reapplied a belt loop.

@carleneparker9709 4 года назад

I enjoy mending for my daughters and grandaughters. Im 80 years so what else more exciting am I going to do LOL. Enjoy all your videos

@mostly_minerals 4 года назад

I'm really glad you went by hand, because a machine would damage the sheer old fabric for sure. Doing it by hand will make sure that you don't pull at the fabric harder than neccesary.

@jenniferchristiansen2040 4 года назад

Amazing work!

@mauimedows 5 лет назад

As usual remarkable work!! Thank you Evelyn for sharing your knowledge and helpful tips 🎈😊

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Thankyou for watching!!

@joannecarroll5504 5 лет назад

Great idea Evelyn. I have to spend a lot of time resting in bed, due to illness. Perhaps I can keep a little basket nearby with small items that require hand-sewing only, so that I can still participate when it feels my day is otherwise wasted. I've just learned to darn socks as I have many to repair & bought a Darning Mushroom to make it easier. On a larger scale, I need to resize & repair my ripped jeans - they're loose, so the rips catch on everything & rip further. I might use decorative embroidery on these too :)

@adamm.p.299 5 лет назад

This has probably been said before, but a tiny bit of beeswax, shorter threads and using only a few threads at a time really helps make the embroidery thread easier to manage. Great work on this mend, it looks good!

@juliemeanor6531 5 лет назад

Hello Evelyn, so lovely to see someone mend,it is not a lost art. I work with kids sewing by machine and especially Hand sewing. You tube is the place to find the old ways. Keep up the good work.👍❤️

@refashionrose9499 5 лет назад

I love this mend! I understand how you got excited about it. I don’t know what it is but I to love taking something that is worn out then taking the challenge of bringing it back. It gives me so much satisfaction. I wonder how old that nightie is. I also wonder how long you can keep it going. It’s so Wonderful. Keep up the fantastic work and motivations. Xxx

@eleanorbarsic8065 4 года назад

It's Monday! I had a sew day today (I've been rushing to get new steps in the garden before fall/winter hits!). I took in the sides of a black slip I thrifted. Fixed the hem and ciff lining in a coat I thrifted. Put new velcro on my husband's cap (he probably gave me a year ago, but I happened upon it looking for lining fabric for the leather pants (sz 12) I thrifted for $5 and leather jacket I thrifted as fabric (my panr size is actually 18!) I only got one leg done today but it confirmed where the pcs need to go and what sz and shape they need to be. :) tmw I'll probably finish it! Then I can wear my new leather pants!

@Evelyn__Wood 4 года назад

Wow!! You are on a roll!!! 😀😀 Great job!

@bonniecolleenpappin8807 5 лет назад

Re: stranded embroidery floss. It really needs to be separated in line with its grain. Take the six strands before separating and rub them across your lip (no makeup, please). You can use your fingers too, but I find my lip is more sensitive. Pull the thread from right to left and then from left to right. One way will feel smoother. Ensure you start pulling from the direction that feels smoother. So if it is smoother from right to left, pull your strands from the left end of the length. Then thread your needle with the left end of the thread so you are always pulling the strand along the grain, not against. I rarely knot if I do this and if I only use about a 30 cm strand. I sewed the buttons on a doona cover that had been stained and I had given up on. But it was too good to chuck so I cleaned it up. I found that the buttons had torn the single layer of fabric that they were sewn on. I folded the edge over and sewed through two layers, by machine. Now a usable item again.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

thankyou!! I did not know embroidery floss had a grain! It makes so much sence! 😚😚😚

@renee72 5 лет назад

Finally, put a button on a shirt that has been sitting for over a year. :)

@GrainneDhu 5 лет назад

The yoke was a great idea and I loved the radial stitch lines. One trick to avoid snarls is to find a beeswax based lip balm, apply the tiniest dab to your index finger and/or thumb, then run the strand of floss through it. Lip balm will wash out and it is softer and smoother than straight up beeswax; when I use beeswax, I usually iron it between two scraps of fabric to both melt it into the thread and remove the excess bits. For a heavier weight fabric, I'd definitely do the beeswax w/ press process but for something as light as the nightgown that will end up being laundered, I'd use lip balm.

@nvaranavage 5 лет назад

Thread wax!!!! Amazing stuff.

@johnwhitley2898 5 лет назад

Ivory soap. Rinses clean and clear. No stains. Mom kept a bar in her sewing box, and I just have one handy as well. Beeswax/paraffin wax when I hand stitch canvas, carpet, heavy duty material. I'm just echoing one of our fine peeps who already posted the "soap" trick. Aaaarg! Buttons on my shirts! There is 6 or 7 Waiting for me!!! If "REAL life" just got out of the way.........lol!

@lyndasmith593 4 года назад

Wow....well done indeed. Love your channel!

@ERH-ph5gb 5 лет назад

Wow, what a mending project! Nice how you show the process and in the end reveal what you would have done differently. Learned a lot! I didn't really mend, but I took a pair of trousers from the 90s that fit a jacket. Since I want the trousers with a high waistband, just like they became too tight there, my plan is to cut off the original waistband, continue in the crotch seam and replace the high waistband with a new black fabric. So far I have brought this to my teacher in the sewing course and had already severed parts of the waistband. With the crotch seam she gave me the super tip not to cut it open first and then to reduce the seam allowance, but to apply the new seam first and then to cut the original seam. How simple and clever! I did this. And we have now cut the new parts for the high waistband. Since I don't have any real vintage-style trousers yet, just a test trouser, I had the opportunity to convert an old pair of pants and to be happy that I don't have to give up the good fabric and the otherwise nice fit of the piece. I find your Monday Mendings a very nice addition to your canal and encouraging people to tackle pieces that are almost lost. I really like that you saved your nightgown and that it will last much longer now. For embroidery tips resp. your question maybe ask this youtuber about: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-F_lxmWq8e3s.html She seems to know everything about it. Greetings to Australia from far Germany! ... Oh, I just saw that someone answered you already. But I leave the link here. It's interesting, too.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Thankyou for watching and the link!! I do hope to inspire others to sew and mend! 😃

@martinechicheret3480 5 лет назад

Hey from France .I like your idée. Merci 😀💟

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Merci beaucoup! 😃

@Rachel-yi8yy 4 года назад

Hello Evelyn , l am new to your channel sorry l been watching few weeks now just need to say your a very clever cookie love everything you do with helpful tips thanks 😻

@Evelyn__Wood 4 года назад

thankyou so much for watching!

@smiths6311 3 года назад

Hemmed a new pair of pants at last - I bought them a year ago! Haha. Thanks for the prompting! XXXX

@raraavis7782 5 лет назад

Ah, what a timely reminder. I was just about to put away my laundry and this reminded me, that I had spotted a small tear in an otherwise still perfectly fine duvet cover. So my mending was just some iron on interface this time...but that rip would sure have grown over time otherwise 👍

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Woo!! Get it done!!

@raraavis7782 5 лет назад

Evelyn Wood Just finished. Decided, to put a zigzack stitch over it for good measure, after all!

@bonniekonjevich7574 5 лет назад

It happened on my long cotton nightgown, ten inches from the edge.So feeling lazy, I serged ABOVE IT into a shorter version, with a narrow rolled hem. The item is not quite a rag yet but isn't found in my decorative mendig pile. So glad to see what imaginationative ladies are sharing.

@TodayinJensSewingRoom 5 лет назад

Definitely worth all the trouble because it's just beautiful! I love to sleep in beautiful things. I don't know why, since it's sleeping, but I just do. I always keep a cake of soap nearby when hand stitching. Run your floss/thread through it and it will give it a nice coating so it won't tangle.

@xy-zj1oh 5 лет назад

visible (monday)mendind is a good topic, would be pleased to get more videos about it :)

@lucilledaub5991 Год назад

I love your videos on sewing.I woulda made a new one

@bellepoupee61 5 лет назад

Absolutely gorgeous way to fix your night gound...

@chrissy24-7 4 года назад

I actually got a wonderful fitting pair of denim shorts thrifted, but the "style" was torn on one leg. I appliqued tumbling roses over it and now it's beautiful! 💕

@finickityreader5274 5 лет назад

I said on your last Monday mending video I couldn't do it because of shift work, but then it came to Monday and I got up at noon for a short 7pm - 2am shift, so I ended up fixing two tops! Just did the hem on one but turned the other from puffball to draped sleeves (important for a girl with big biceps).

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Great job!!! 😃😃

@shelbyhinz6584 3 года назад

That is beautiful! Be proud of your work. Helped me figure out how to fix the night gown I made for my daughter that had a tear. Thank you for your help!

@shellythimmer461 5 лет назад

Love the idea of #MondayMending. I have a couple of "vintage" like dresses made from scratch that tends to pop the waist seam every now and then. Hmmm, one of them has this problem. Not sure I remember why the second dress is in the pile. Oh! There it is. A side seam popped open. So, for this #MondayMending - I'll be fixing those problems.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

😅 Fabulous!! I forget why items made it to the pile too! 😂

@shellythimmer461 5 лет назад

@@Evelyn__Wood Ok, so #MondayMending became #TryitagainTuesday - both dresses are now mended. Again, thanks for the idea.

@pagansunite4005 3 года назад

I was taught in middle school that if you hold the unsplit end of embroidery thread in your mouth and you keep tension as you split each of the threads that it will prevent the threads from bunching. Before using yarn in knitting and crochet, you're supposed to hand wash the skein, let it dry and then roll the yarn into a ball. It's like prewashing fabric. I've done it with yarn that was knitted for years in a half-done project. Before the wash, half the yarn was wavy and the other half normal. After I washed the yarn, all the waviness disappeared. So hand washing the embroidery thread might help make any waviness and potential bunching be a thing of the past. I haven't done this myself, but it makes sense in my head since they are pretty much made of the same thing.

@allisonhubble8118 5 лет назад

DMC embroidery floss has a nap, it runs smooth in opposite direction that it pulls out of the skein. Pull one or more threads in the same forward direction, and a tip I learned was to make a slip knot at one end to remind yourself of the nap direction.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Oh I see!!! Ok, I'm definitely going to use thst tip! Thankyou!

@christineramsay1897 5 лет назад

A lovely find! Your look is fabulous.

@Cyrilmc222004 4 года назад

Thank you so much Evelyn, that was a task and a half. But, you’ve made a very good job of it. I agree you really should have taken out the older mending, but it really really was a super job when finished. xxx Mags

@cristinastefan3283 5 лет назад

👍👍👍Great ideas! I've a Biiiiig pile of staff to be mended! Thanks! 🤗😘

@victoriah.2083 3 года назад

I picked up an old skirt to redo the waistband. (That hateful stitched in elastic band.) I got out a DVD of Fred & Ginger & started to work on it. Will take a month of Monday's and 1000 scenes of "Let's k-nock k-nees" with Betty Grable. Gwoin' to knock my head. My skirt has been in pile for 8yrs. Talk about vintage. Lol. 🤓🧵🌷

@vibekefreitag562 5 лет назад

Evelyn! That’s an amazing mend you did. You are so inspiring and such a great seamstress. So great to show us and inspire us to mend all our lovely old and new clothes👍🏻Also really great you tell us what you would have done different next time❤️

@ladyxanthar8747 5 лет назад

Love that you tried something new!

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Thankyou! I love to try new things, expand my experience in all things! ❤

@StitchesbySharonH 5 лет назад

Beautifully done!! When you’re separating strands of embroidery floss, separate the one strand (after you’ve cut a short length) and pinch your thumb and first finger of one hand around the other five strands while you pull the single strand out with fingers from your other hand. It will make the five strands kind of ball up, but as long as you’re holding the one end tight, it will fix itself as you pull out the one strand. I hope I explained it okay! 💜

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Thankyou for the tip! 😘

@marieclaireJouanneau 5 лет назад

Merci pour ce partage. Très belle réalisation. Je ne comprends pas tout, mais l'idée de pousser la réparation jusqu'à la décoration est bien pensée.

@nanastevens4094 5 лет назад

Nicely done!

@Krissshereee 5 лет назад

I just love everything about this channel ❤️

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Aww thankyou so much for your support! Xx

@CrowShadow 5 лет назад

This coming Monday I am going to mend a bra that the dog chewed ... fortunately it is not large damage but it is in a bad spot; right at the back hook and eye which probably takes the most strain. Hah, your dress form is wearing a necklace, cute. I am also projecting that the following Monday I will start mending a spot on my comforter where the dog (freakin' dog again) chewed a hole. I plan a stabilizing patch of medium weight cotton and then over that an adequately matching final patch. Both of these projects will be hand stitching.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Ha ha ha your dog is going to keep you in Monday Mending for a while! But we love them anyway right! ❤

@tammyluich7303 2 года назад

I often mend favorite fitting jeans. I use interfacing on the inside and decorative stitches on the front. Many modern jeans have this look at the store.

@tanyawersinger2693 2 года назад

Thread heaven is a wonderful product to keep thread from tangling.

@damnbro_idc 5 лет назад

Such a creative way to fix something! I want to do the same for some satin shirt now. Maybe next week. What I will do this week are second hand cashmere pullovers that have been through a lot at the elbows. I will patch them, one sleeve has a lot of damage though, I will use some matching embroidery floss and steal some fabric from the back neck facing/yolk part. I had it on my pile since spring.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

I hope you try it!! I love elbow patches!! 😃

@yougotmeinstitches1847 5 лет назад

Haya.how are you? Regular mending is great but decorative mending is seew much fun. You stitched beautifully & now your nightgown will live on for many more years. thanku sew much for sharing. Anna. x

@marymendoza3351 5 лет назад

I’m ecstatic with your mending your gown! It came out really nice with your hand stitch. I will duplicate same for one I have in dire need of mending. Thank you for your Monday mending inspiration! 🙏🏼

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Oh how great! I hope it turns out well!

@BratBustersParenting 4 года назад

I’d throw it in the machine for some freestyle embroidery as am far too lazy for all of that hand stitching. Love what you’ve done.

@eyesofthegoddess2967 5 лет назад

Pull your embrodery floss through bees' wax, it really helps and is natural so will not damage your fragile fabric. Great ideas. Love from Canada.

@bettywatson8828 4 года назад

I have embroidery floss on little cards to keep in a floss storage container. When I need only one or two strands, I unwind to desired length, put it back into the little cut in the card to hold it secure. Stand up and let it hang down. Select you desired number of strands. You can either pull the strands straight out slowly or pull them apart from the main strand letting the hanging card spin. Just cut the strands you need and wrap the rest back on the card. Wax your thread to help keep it from knotting.

@alisonl9731 5 лет назад

It's beautiful.

@michelledee9304 5 лет назад

Last Monday I planned to sew the buttons on a skirt that I bought with safety pins holding them on. I didn't get that done so that's my plan for this week.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Excellent!! You'll have to report back when the safety pins are gone! 😃

@salmonte7849 5 лет назад

Enjoyed your video. Reminds me of Sashiko embroidery.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Yes it is quite similar I think!

@Sue.5776 2 года назад

Looks great!

@PibbleMom297 5 лет назад

Love your website! I just found it recently and enjoy seeing your ideas and tips. I'm not much of a vintage clothing fan but you're gorgeous and it looks stunning on you! I don't have formal training, but I had two great teachers: Mom and Granny. These days I make clothes, quilts, sewn craft items for our church bazaar and dresses for my great-granddaughter, plus the occasional alteration for a friend. Oops! Almost forgot - repairs & alterations for Hubby too. I was fascinated by your nightgown repair. I can do any kind of hand sewing necessary for making nice clothing, but I don't really like doing it; it tests my patience. I probably would have used the lighter more transparent cotton, put a fine needle in my machine and sewn a simple ornamental stitch with fine thread. It would require some precise tension adjustments, but I think would have turned out well. Then again, perhaps your way is better (or I’m just lazy!) ; - } Please keep your blog going; it’s FABULOUS!

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

That's one of the grand things about sewing and creating, there's no one right way to do anything! Both are great ways! ❤ I might try yours next time!

@judyjennings-gunther4022 5 лет назад

I like how you realized at some point to change tactics and not do those tiny stitches and switch to a more vertical design. It turned out lovely and gives it a lot of character. I already did my MondayMending a couple of days ago. I have a three tiered skirt that I made many years ago. I put rows and rows of ric-rac on the tiers to give it that patio skirt feel. Well the first tier(waist down)was too long so the seam hit me around my butt, so it looked and felt weird. I had to roll down the waist twice to get it to hit the right spot. So I cut off the elastic and the casing, then made another one. The elastic was shot so I had to replace it. Now it looks so much better.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

😃😃 Sounds like you did a great job on this one!

@darnelleechols8556 5 лет назад

Hi Evelyn, This was interesting. Reminds me of that Japanese mending technique - shashiko? It's easy, yet very effective and decorative. Great idea.

@ShatteredRippleBooks 2 года назад

My embroidery floss tip is to separate the threads one at a time. It takes a bit longer but I find it easier than getting in a tangle trying to do two at a time.

@worldlyporcini8646 5 лет назад

Magic thread is awesome! It's tiny and expensive but it find it keeps my embroidery thread a little stiff and tamed so it doesn't get as knotted up as much.

@danitzasews 5 лет назад

I enjoy watching you mend things that gown is so see threw! I wonder if that's what happens when garments break down in the trash or is it because it's that old? or because it's like Silk? I wonder. My Monday mending I spoke to you about last time wasn't actually mending. It was putting together a fur backpack from a bunch of fur that was given to me because she was going to throw it away! I am making a backpack for my daughter and making it eyeballs out of felt scraps I sewed in that zipper into the fur fabric and it wasn't as hard as I made it out to be. Thank you for being an inspiration and I just started listening to love to sew podcast and I seen your entry and listened to it great job with everything you're doing wonderful.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Yes the fur backpack!! And yes, it is the fabric just deteriorating over time. It has alot of wear at that point, 8 hours of pressure and rubbing on the bed while you sleep, sweat and oils from skin... all this over time just deteriorates the fabric!

@danitzasews 5 лет назад

@@Evelyn__Wood that's so terrible at least you're giving it a new life

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

It will last me a little longer now!

@user-ol8wo1cl1o 5 лет назад

I love your videos, Evelyn. I’m planning on starting to learn how to sew, maybe this autumn, or after Christmas tops. Even though I still have no idea how to do any sewing at all, I enjoy your content very much and I hope it’ll be helpful in the future :)

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

That's fantastic news! Join me at vintagesewingschool.com and you can learn! 😃

@odettemichel3563 5 лет назад

Such a gorgeous gown 😍

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Thankyou! And will last a lot longer now!

@elizabethfrederick2434 4 года назад

I did a sheet with a hole with a piece of fabric contrasting. Turned out cute. I referenced the Japanese mending technique. was interesting.e

@maureencullen1008 5 лет назад

With embroidery thread I was taught to measure the length from you holding the needle to your elbow.Then hold the thread tightly between your teeth and then take off how many strands you need.It will still seem to twist but holding it in your teeth straightens it out. I think the mending would have looked better with a flesh tone fabric to strengthen it.Instead of all the running stitch why not do self coloured embroidery flowers. This way you'll cover the larger broken areas easier and by putting random placed flowers it will hold it in shape easier.You could then embroider some of the front. I once bought a vintage dress I loved but the outside had faded but the wrong side hadn't.I,painstakingly unpicked,cut a pattern out of the pieces then turned it so the inside was now the right side fabric.It was worth the time taken as I loved it. I really wish we had thrift shops like yours in the uk ours tend to be normal clothes and pricey .

@reginajensen1293 5 лет назад

oh gosh. i dont have a sewing machine anymore. been trying to find one.. i was trying to make a tote bag.. but i have been hand sewing it.. oh gosh.. i know what u mean by .. it taking forever. i haven't finished it.. ugh. it's just in that pile of stuff I haven't finished when i did have a sewing machine. love your channel.. and make me want to get a few stitches in thay tote bag. haha.

@Evelyn__Wood 5 лет назад

Yay!! A few stitches here and there, you'll get it finished!