A month of mending: Day 4
I really only singled out these dresses for the mending pile because of the way the facings always stick out. I hate that. I made the black dress, and I should have known better than to leave the facing free. Upon closer inspection, I discovered that each dress was in need of a “real” repair, too.
To tack down the facing, first knot the thread in the underside of the facing. Then make careful slip stitches so they won’t show on the outside of the dress.
The embroidery was conveniently placed, so I stitched through the bobbin thread instead.
Here’s the little hole I discovered, which is just barely big enough for a tiny finger to poke through. Another rule of mending: Always fix it before your children discover it. Or you’ll be sorry.
This is such a tiny little hole, that I’m trying a technique I’ve never used before called a weaving darn. To work this darn, first stitch across the hole in one direction (i.e. vertically), remembering to securely anchor your stitches in the “good” fabric a ways in from the hole. Then “weave” your stitches across in the other direction (horizontally) until you’ve literally woven a patch in place.
I filled in a little more after this photo.
And there it is. You can still see the spot a little, but it’s in a fairly inconspicuous spot.