reweave my heart...

sweet tea

anybody know a place around here (or not) that does a good job reweaving moth-damaged clothing?

usually i just do my own half-assed repairs, but i really like this sweater and my teaching wardrobe will become even more limited and dull without it, so quality is more important than convenience this time.

also, if you've gotten something repaired, about how much did it cost? the hole isn't terribly large -- maybe the diameter of a pencil.

thanks.

lucille

I have no advice for you--wish I did as I often find sweaters of mine in this condition and relegate them to either the "only wear under a jacket" pile or the "weekend shlub" pile. Try any decent drycleaner in the area. There's one on Fulton between Thompkins and Throop (Kingstion) that I like. Just wanted to say how much I like the title of your post. You might not like this, but I heard Toni Braxton immediately upon reading it singing "Unbreak my heart..." What is that wordplay thing where you re-make a verb? a poetry teacher told me once but I can't remember the name of the device at the moment. i guess "rethread" isn't exactly the same as "unbreak" but it must be close...tired post

sweet tea

unbreak my heart is exactly what i was thinking of. the gf and i have a running gag with that song, singing new lyrics for it like "unstain my rug" or "unstub my toe". it's a very fun song to play with.

i'm very into mending my clothes because i'm very cheap, so i'd really like to get this sweater wearable on its own again before the weather turns.

tajmb

Love the unstub my toe line.

As for the sweater, you need to reknit rather than reweave. Maybe one of the knitters that post about knitting groups here could help or you could ask at a yarn store.

sweet tea

this is a very fine knit, so i don't know how possible it is to reknit. (certainly i can't knit evenly that small, but that's not saying much.) i'd settle for as subtle a mend as possible. it's the arm of a striped sweater, so i think as long as the colors match the stripe and the fabric doesn't pucker, it won't look that bad.

thanks for the vocab tip, though. i'll ask around.

vanilla

sweet tea wrote: this is a very fine knit, so i don't know how possible it is to reknit. (certainly i can't knit evenly that small, but that's not saying much.) i'd settle for as subtle a mend as possible. it's the arm of a striped sweater, so i think as long as the colors match the stripe and the fabric doesn't pucker, it won't look that bad.

you'll find someone. you can mend it by "knitting" it back together even by using matching thread & a needle - but by looping("knitting") instead of sewing. if it's stripped, that's even better because the eye will be distracted and the mending less obvious.

how big is the hole?

i wonder if emily could fix it? i've only seen photos of her sewing projects but her eye to detail seems to be amazing - and she knits, too, if i remember correctly...

lucille

The dry cleaners on Fulton is on the south side of the street, just east of foodtown a bit. They've done amazing mending and hemming for me in the past, although I've never sought a reweave. I'm sure the sweater will be mended somehow.
Good luck with the fall wardrobe...

sweet tea

thanks!

i'm up late watching the olympics, the gf is asleep, and the cat isn't that impressed, so i have to share this with y'all:

unpimp my ride.

jeffrey

lucille

Where on earth did you find that, Jeffrey? So great. Unpimp my ride. Must find way to sing aloud somewhere on some occasion. Thanks, Sweet Tea.

nomad

Subject: Re: reweave my heart...

sweet tea wrote: anybody know a place around here (or not) that does a good job reweaving moth-damaged clothing?

Whilst rummaging around looking for something else on nymag.com I came across this re-weaver recommendation.

...if you're still looking of course...