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[rwbenjey]

A quick shot of the briefcase I finished last night. English tan w/burgundy straps. ?

 

[zissou]

Maybe a long shot, but is anyone interested in 1.5m of red Ventile L24? I ordered the wrong color

 

[Alexidb]

Maybe a long shot, but is anyone interested in 1.5m of red Ventile L24? I ordered the wrong color

What were you planning on making with it?

 

[zissou]

I have some deadstock red Pendleton wool twill that I was going to turn into an overshirt with Ventile panels (yoke, elbows, etc.). I realized that I should have bought the Ventile in "weathered red", which is a much better match.

 

[zissou]

OMG why is it so hard to x-post something here and have the images appear? If you'd like to see a pair of jeans I made, check this post and this post on WAYWT.

 

[ghdvfddzgzdzg]

I usually end up dragging/uploading photos from my computer again if I want to crosspost. Anyway great job on the jeans. And I want that ventile but really I'll just end up patching jeans with it or something. You could make a bag?

 

[zissou]

Thanks! I actually wound up returning the Ventile. It was literally Santa Claus red- way outside my color palette. I do have it in weathered red on the way.

 

[Alexidb]

Mmmmm sweater soup!

 

[malcb33]

Mmmmm sweater soup! View attachment 1518913

Avocado?

 

[Alexidb]

Avocado?

wattle

 

[Timbaland]

Noob question, I need to let out the hem on pants and was wondering if it was as simple as:

1) use a seam ripper to undo the stitching
2) steam it to help close the holes
3) iron to get rid of the fold

I looked at some resources online and a lot of them mention stitching fabric on the inside hem for what I assume is added weight for it to fall properly. Is this necessary? I'm letting out all the fabric from the hem. Thanks.

 

[ghdvfddzgzdzg]

@Timbaland maybe i'm not understanding, but when you seam rip the hem stitching, the folded fabric you'll be revealing will be unfinished and will thus fray. if that's what you want, then you're all set, yes.

also, does steaming close stitch holes? if that works, cool.

 

[Timbaland]

@Timbaland maybe i'm not understanding, but when you seam rip the hem stitching, the folded fabric you'll be revealing will be unfinished and will thus fray. if that's what you want, then you're all set, yes.

also, does steaming close stitch holes? if that works, cool.

Thanks! I didn't think about the fabric being unfinished. That's probably the reason why they stitch fabric on the inside.

Yea steaming and ironing will help close or minimize stitch holes.

 

[kenucklehead]

I had purchased this chair a few years ago. Love it but the vinyl was cheap and started disintegrating over time. I inquired with several local companies about reupholstering it but everyone said it couldn't be done and to just buy a new one. Seemed like such a waste. Managed to figure out how to remove the pad, which involved detaching the seat from the base. Purchased some high quality vinyl, took note as I undid all the stitching on the old pad (wanted to use the original foam and lining), cut and restitched new vinyl and reassembled the pad (not that simple), and got the seat reattached (it was a ***** of a process). Now, it's back to new again (albeit, slightly imperfect). No waste!!!

 

[dieworkwear]

Cool DIY channel that some people here might like