TamarThis pair of jeans I patched a few months ago using #sashiko has ripped again just above the previous patch. I guess that was the next weakest part of the fabric! I fancy using the machine to patch it this time.
Slightly awkward to sew inside the leg, but much faster than hand-stitching, and I always enjoy using this machine
I forgot to post the finished machine-sewn patch at the time, so here it is! It's held up to several more months of wear.
These jeans are wearing very thin and starting to disintegrate in a few areas, which is to be expected since they were basic jeans bought from Asda and have seen years of hard use. It makes absolutely no economic sense to continue repairing them (of course I'm going to patch them anyway)
Repairing a tear at the front and replacing a disintegrated belt loop this time
Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱@gammapeak Very nicely done!
Brody Berg@gammapeak awesome
Aurani Casts Fireball@gammapeak people pay good money for that look.
Rainbow (plural system) 🏳️⚧️@gammapeak (Fern:) Yesssss <3
Sue Archer@gammapeak Those are great.
I have a pair of jeans in a similar state that I keep mending, for practice as much as anything. But yours are much neater!
@gammapeak Economic sense shmeconomic shmence! Besides, 1. Ecological sense is also a thing and 2. Sashiko'd garments are just way more interesting than plain stuff!
Sarah@gammapeak They are not basic jeans anymore. They have a very unique character of their own and look fabulous.
Emile Snyder@gammapeak I love the look of the combined patches; it's giving me weird robot face vibes :)
I also love your old singer machine!
@esnyder Thanks! It's a joy to sew on, incredibly reliable and it was used so much by my grandmother that the japanning has worn off the bedplate. It requires almost no maintenance aside from adding some oil now and then. I find myself wishing more consumer items were made out of cast iron!
@gammapeak that’s an amazing octagon