A Weekend of Repairs

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This first repair took the longest, but that’s because it is quite visible and I wanted it to look good.

A pale pink linen long-sleeved shirt is hanging on a black hanger against a white background. The shirt's back is facing the camera. In about the middle of the back, there is a small square repair job.

Can you see on the back of this shirt? I ripped a little hole in it when it got caught on some wire this week. I patched it from the back with some similar-coloured linen from my stash, and stitched some practical/decorative running stitches over top.

Close-up of the repair job on the pale pink shirt. A patch has been sewn onto the back of the fabric, with a small square tear in the middle. Over this, vertical lines of running stitches have been stitched.

I’m quite happy with it, though we’ll see how it holds in the wash!

My second repair this weekend is my umbrella.

A rolled-up umbrella in shades of white, yellow, and green sits on a wood background. The Velcro strap to close it is unfastened, and one end is flat on the surface beneath.

I’ve had this brolly for years, and the soft Velcro side has worn almost completely away.

Close-up of the end of the umbrella's closure tab, on which is a square of the soft side of Velcro. The fibres have almost worn away from their backing, and the edge of the backing is fraying.

Unpicking it and replacing it with some sew-on Velcro took about 15 minutes. I’ve been meaning to do this for months now, so I’m very happy I have!

Another close-up of the umbrella closure tab. A new piece of soft Velcro has been sewn on where the old piece was, with white thread.

While I’ve got the sew-on Velcro out, let’s replace this piece of stick-on Velcro on my wrist pincushion that keeps peeling away.

Close-up of the author's wrist, wearing a handmade wrist pincushion. The cushion's sticky Velcro closure at the bottom is peeling away from the fabric.

Close-up of the wrist pincushion's strap, laid flat on a wood surface. The piece of sticky Velcro has been replaced with a rectangle of sew-on Velcro in the same place.

Another fix that took about 10 minutes! Next time, I’d use white top thread so my stitching isn’t so obvious.

Another close-up of the author's wrist wearing the wrist pincushion. The Velcro strap is fastened at the bottom, and is no longer peeling away.

Much more secure.

This is your sign to repair your stuff before you throw it away – it could only take 10 minutes!

Anyways, see ya!

Yves

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