I had a mishap when I was Ironing this lovely peach satin slip – the iron was too hot and I burnt a hole in it. I thought of a way to repair it -this is what I did.
I trimmed the melted edge of the hole off so the fabric wasn’t puckered.
I cut out a piece of lace a little larger than the hole, cutting around some of the flowers in the design.
I put the damaged part of the slip in an embroidery hoop….
…then pinned the lace motif in place and, using tiny stitches I sewed the lace into place, both round the hole and the edge of the lace. This is what it looks like on the wrong side.
…and on the right side. Job done!
Stitches by the Sea 
Brilliant mending!
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Thank you!
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What an excellent idea! I must find or buy an embroidery hoop.
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Thank you. It was to stop the fabric pulling out of shape and making the stitching pucker but satin is such a slippery fabric I had to keep putting it back on the hoop. Next time I’ll pin it in place when I stretch it over the hoop. I’ve also heard that you can put a strip of tissue paper inside the hoop to help it grip but not tried this myself.
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In Pakistan, the tailors use newspaper to sow badges, motifs etc onto a garment, so yes I can see tissue paper working.
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That’s pretty darn cool!
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Thank you!
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Reblogged this on sketchuniverse and commented:
🧵 HELLO SUGARS! YESTERDAY WE REMEMBERED THE CHARMING OF LACE. TODAY JACKIE CONTRIBUTES HER TIPS. THIS SISTER ALSO SINGS IN A CHOIR LIKE ME. THANKS TO HER !
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