WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY - WAYDT (PICS)

[Oaktavia]

@Twistlock oof been there a couple of times man, nothing fun about that. Except the ice cream.

[Twistlock]

@Denman-John , thanks, a lot better today.

[Twistlock]

@Oaktavia , no fun AND no ice cream.

[Oaktavia]

@Twistlock bummer dude

[TeflonDon]

I’m spending a day off either my 13 year old, and we had all sorts of plans, but then she sprained her ankle yesterday, so now she’s baking while I’m doing stuff around the house.

The weather is fine, so some of the heavy clothes are getting some air.

[Tobi]

Day off, and beautiful spring weather! Some cycling in the morning, and trying out the new backpack with a hike in the afternoon..

[jdwaid]

At the cages with the kiddo

[Indigo Alchemist]

First attempts with Sashiko repair

[RoxRocks86]

Damn that’s cool! Great work on that repair @Indigo-Alchemist

[RobeOfTheMagi]

@Indigo-Alchemist Glorious!

[Indigo Alchemist]

@RoxRocks86 many thanks! Kids pants are a great way to get into sashiko repair - there is a lot to be fixed ️

[Indigo Alchemist]

@RobeOfTheMagi thanks mate appreciate it ️

[goosehd]

@Indigo-Alchemist Outstanding!! Is this something you ordered online?

Edit: Would you mind showing us the reverse (inside) of your repair? Always curious how the other side looks.

[Indigo Alchemist]

@goosehd haha… you got me there, the inside looks like a mess Still need to practice and it’s challenging for me as I‘m very impatient. It took me roughly 5h to get it done and it was my second sashiko repair that I ever did.

I got this cards and a book from Amazon and watched a couple of videos.

I also figured out that kids pants are though because there is not much space for your hand and needle when going inside

Still learning the ropes….

[goosehd]

@Indigo-Alchemist I’m still impressed that your first try looks so good! Always wondered how the back side looked as that’s how I imagine mine would look.

[GraemeE]

@Indigo-Alchemist

Anytime I end up with a sashiko repair that im satisfied with it usually means I pulled everything out (after getting it 90% complete) and started over at least 1-2 time before I finally finished it

Yours looks great

If you sew a temporary (basting) stitch around the outside of the patch next time you can avoid that patch fold ( I've done the dreaded fold SO MANY TIMES)
you just pull that outer stitch out once you are all done

[Indigo Alchemist]

@goosehd I think with some more patience and experience someone get´s the back side also look much cleaner. I also think as long as the inside is not hindering when getting into the pants and does not feel weird it's okay as long as the outside looks fine.

I'm really happy that that my son likes it, the only problem is he grows faster than I get his pants fixed

[Indigo Alchemist]

@GraemeE oh yes, I have seen that in one of the YouTube videos. I fixed it with needles when I did the hole first but then removed the needles as they were hindering me when I did the pattern part.

It was to much effort for me to fix the patch first but you're right this way would be much better. I also should not have stitched to far within the pattern but I was too lazy to make each star pattern and then cut and knot and move on to the next.

I will for sure try some more patterns and also maybe mix more colors in the future. There are so many cool tings you can do and make clothing even more unique. Also the thought to give those clothes a much longer live is really nice in my opinion.

Maybe it´s also just me trying to get my son into denim who knows

[GraemeE]

@Indigo-Alchemist fixing clothes is almost byproduct for me at this point

Its one of the few things I find that actually helps me completely clear my mind - as soon as your brain starts to wander and think about work, bills etc... you get a needle right in the finger

[Indigo Alchemist]

@GraemeE fully agree!
It‘s kind of meditative, similar to cleaning boots. You just focus on the task and all the rest disappears…