White-and-red striped long sleeve and shades of white | study logbook darning
At the beginning of this year, I showed you my patterned blouse and the almost-chameleon . It was one of three items of clothing that was picked up from the repair pile shortly before a trip in 2023. I hoped that the flaw would be gone in time for departure.
After the first item was shown, there was silence around this trio. I was motivated by a comment in which someone was very happy that I was darning, leading to my decision that the other two items should also be shown this year. By doing so, I'll conclude this series. Today's piece wasn't actually darned but that doesn't matter.
Our star: Striped long sleeve and the question regarding the right white tone
Today it's all about the second item of clothing that was repaired: a white-and-red (or red-and-white?) striped long-sleeved shirt. The first time you look at it, you might be searching a little for the flaw because the stain is quite light-coloured and well hidden. But there it is! There's a brownish stain on one of the white stripes.
I wanted to cover this stain, doing invisible mendingso to speak, by embroidering over it with a white thread. The method I chose was my favourite darning method: the duplicate stitch. The knit stitches were perfect for this.
While the method was found quickly, it was not so much the case with the colour selection of the yarn: Which white fits better? In the end, the shade of white didn't match anyway, so there was no way I could choose the correct one. But it wasn't that bad and most of the time I haven't and still don't notice that the colour doesn't match 100%. I decided for the cooler white tone, then I started and enjoyed my time working on the stitches. Needle in here, out there, then up, in again and out there. It went on like this and just like that, the repair was done, 2/3.
In my post Darning - Some technical aspects I explain the terms "invisible mending" and "duplicate stitch" a bit. Get to the last item of clothing that was repaired: The white polka dot shirt and the dot no one wanted.
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