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Shooting Jacket

I have a new “strong” jacket for my collection (don’t ask why I have a thing for tailored jackets of violence). My friend Claire hooked me up with a vintage wool jacket in need of repair.  The moths had gone at it. I knew I needed to patch the shoulder but the question was how.

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My first (and maybe last) wedding dress alteration

This project is going down as the most difficult sewing project I have embarked on this year.  A friend said she needed some minor alterations done on her dress.  I“  had her try it on and marked it for alterations.  I took it home, looked in the inside and wanted to run screaming.  Unfinished seams!“ …

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