…but I think I’m winning.
Two and a half hours of very careful unpicking, thread removal, fraycheck application, and re-basting and piping, and it all looks a lot better. Nowhere near finished, but I’m tired from all that close work.
I also tidied up all the fabric scraps from recent sewing, cut out the couple of bits of my equestrian skirt that don’t have pattern pieces, and organised a huge pile of fabric matched to patterns ready for my next cutting extravaganza. I think there are about ten or eleven garments ready for cutting…five of them aren’t for me, so not totally selfish!
The sewing box is much reduced, and I even used some scraps to make a couple of dust covers for the sewing machines [a job I’ve been putting off for AGES.] Nothing special, just rectangles hastily overlocked together.
Woohoo! Let’s see if my mojo continues tomorrow though.
thedementedfairy 
Ah, yes…dust covers. I keep thinking I should, but haven’t yet. Maybe soon? Fingers crossed your sewing mojo is there today as well.
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Not yet- I’m going to have a bath and see if the sew-jo returns once I don’t whiff… I was getting very annoyed with the horrible static-y dusty messes, and thought I should do something. Also, not so many scraps to store!
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Fairly impressive I feel. Rehashing duff piping is no mean feat, and yes, I too should make some of those dust covers.
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When do your machines rest long enough to need those admittedly flashy covers?
Hope the mojo is still in full force.
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I’ve done a bit today- the piping/ribbon trim is far from perfect, but acceptable to my eye now. I’m reeling a bit though, time for another ruddy nap! [No idea how I stayed awake all day on Thursday!]
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You did a great job salvaging the piping! Although I am not pleased that you are hiding you sewing machines from me! I love looking at everyone’s sewing/serging machines! 😠
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Lol you’re not looking hard enough, they’ve been in several posts! Search for ‘Singer’ and you should find some pics…
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I definitely will. I remember one of them, perhaps not a traditional Singer because I don’t remember it being black? But I am getting old, so my mind is slipping nowadays. 🙂 But I will search them up again as I do enjoy looking and reading about them! Thanks!
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Ah found your Singer now. I remember she’s the black one with all the lovely decals I have never seen anywhere else. And she sews so well! I want a pin tucker. Although I am still trying to figure out what the attachments I got with my Aunt’s VSM do, so maybe I do have a pin tucker. One can only hope!
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They’re so cool…simple, beautiful engineering. Sigh. Find your pintucker!
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That is a fab idea about making dust covers. My poor machines are out all the time and I have a bit of a Quentin Crisp approach to dust – “There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn’t get any worse”. 🙂
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QC is my hero, and |I’ve been touting that line for years! [It also works for cutting grass- the ruddy stuff dies back after a while, it’s fine!]
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