Comments | indy_go: Accomplished. That's me.

indy_go

Accomplished. That's me.

Oct 19, 2005 15:12

The last day and a half at work has been spent learning how to 'couch' textile rips and tears. Couching is when you stabilize a fragile textile by sewing a fabric on the back of it, and then do a certain type of stitch across the worst of the tears to keep them from shredding further or getting snagged. It's rather difficult, I have to say -- ( Read more... )

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parcae October 19 2005, 13:20:26 UTC

Hey! I did that once.

... only not, because it was paper instead of fabric, and duct tape instead of fabric. So really I haven't.

Er.

indy_go October 19 2005, 14:51:18 UTC

I should have STARTED with paper and duct tape. I got all flaily. "GABY I DON'T UNDERSTAND I DON'T GET-- oh. I get it now."

Sewing meghansmom October 28 2005, 11:19:43 UTC

Sweetie, it's in your genes. Before you came along, I made all my own clothes, drapes, tablecloths and cute little Christmas things up the wazoo.
It comes from the McCann side ---- the Zimmermans can't even find a needle and thread.

Anyway, I'm proud of you, too.

Re: Sewing indy_go November 2 2005, 21:08:25 UTC

I used a sewing MACHINE today, even! Somewhat badly. But I'd improved markedly by the end.