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Stitching & Crafting Room:  How to Save a Sweater  |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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 Posted - May 21 2022 : 4:38:04 PM
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Ok, how do you save a sweater?
For me,,, I machine embroider over a stain..
I bought this lovely soft Pullover/sweater not long ago, and go figure I was wearing it, and was in a bit of a hurry to through dinner together... Didn't put my apron on (lesson learned)... and yep! got some grease splatter on my sweater... Even Dawn dish soap and Fels-naptha couldn't get it out!..
What's a farm girl to do?... Yeppers! Machine embroidery over the splatter..
Ya Da!
Now it's still wearable!
The dark rectangle shadow is from my camera...
For some reason the green looks washed out in the close up.
Anyway, I am glad I don't have to relegate my sweater to the rag bin.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2022 : 4:40:09 PM
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I forgot to mention, the sweater is still damp,, letting it air dry.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - May 21 2022 : 4:43:44 PM
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Looks good Grace. You did good.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4313 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - May 21 2022 : 5:18:23 PM
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great way to save a sweater!! Will have to remember that idea.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3957 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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Posted - May 21 2022 : 7:02:26 PM
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Hand embroidery with crewel yarn also works.
Marie
Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - May 21 2022 : 7:18:11 PM
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Great idea to save your sweater, Grace.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
Terrell, TX
Farm girl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015 and April 2017
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm
784 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
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Posted - May 21 2022 : 7:40:41 PM
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Very pretty, Grace!!
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl of the Year
"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1627 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
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Posted - May 21 2022 : 8:27:55 PM
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Great fix, Grace!! I love it!!
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2694 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
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Posted - May 22 2022 : 09:29:20 AM
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Fantastic idea! Beautiful embroidery!
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JeanP
True Blue Farmgirl
1284 Posts
Jean
Deary
ID
USA
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Posted - May 22 2022 : 11:32:47 AM
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You're sew creative Katmom. Great fix. What kind of stabilizing did you do? I've never tried to work on anything knitted. I love that sweater and would have been devastated too had I grease spattered it. I am so lax about wearing an apron but run around in sweats most of the time, so it really doesn't matter.
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7237 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - May 23 2022 : 12:40:34 PM
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That’s a great idea. And it turned out so cute. Way to go Grace!
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3140 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3140 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2022 : 6:15:06 PM
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What a great way to save a sweater! Much better than what I would do - make it a barn shirt LOL!
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2022 : 10:28:42 PM
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Jean,, I used 2 layers of water soluble stabilizer on the underside and 1 layer of the water soluble stabilizer on the top side.
Then I soaked the sweater in water for a couple on minutes. the design area will feel a bit stiff until you wash it in soapy water....
Now I need to wash it with laundry soap.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6663 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - May 24 2022 : 05:52:18 AM
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Grace, it looks like you made a great rescue for your pretty green sweater with the embroidery. That was a good idea ! I totally understand about the apron wearing. The minute I forget to put mine on , I always get a spatter of something and then it is iffy whether I can get it out. I have the most luck with the laundry product Shout it Out that comes in a spray bottle. I spray it on rub it in real good, let it sit about half an hour and then wash as usual. It works quite well on many common stains and it is much easier that Fels Naptha.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
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