Today I have STRUGGLED to put a new zipper in an old jacket of Mike's. This is the third day I have worked on it. The first day, I ripped the old zipper out. The second day, I basted the placket and then the new zipper in place. Today I machine stitched only to discover my stitching was too close to the zipper teeth. The zipper wouldn't operate. I am now in the process of ripping it out again.
I tell you this only so you won't question what I have been doing. I did manage to shorten a pair of new Levis for Mike. And that's all I have accomplished today. (There are no pictures to illustrate this blog.) KW
Such ugly jobs!! Three cheers for you for doing them!!
ReplyDeleteIf this is the jacket that Dad boasts is 40 years old, I implore you to buy NEW!
ReplyDeleteThat jacket would be terribly hard to fix without an industrial sewing machine.
No -- it's not the 40-plus-year-old jacket. It's an L. L. Bean jacket. I think it's probably 15 years old. He says Yancey gave it to him. The tag says "made in USA." Today I was successful in re-stitching the zipper and all is well. However, it's a fact that my equipment and my skills are not equal to the original job. It really begs the question, Where is the place of conservatism in our lives? -- another blog coming on.
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