Well, not really. You see we have a couple of folding chairs we use in the garden, and the seat on one of them is beginning to come apart...I was afraid if Bob a larger person sat on it, it would rip and they would be stuck in the frame.
I had some strong cotton in the Great Stash. It was a small amount leftover from some caravan cushions I'd made in Dorset. Recently I'd cut a narrow strip from each edge in order to make striped straps for Kezzie's cosplay dungarees.
A very satisfactory refurbishment of our £10 bargain seats. All ticking used up now!
You are even more ingenious than I thought! I thought you had ready-made stripe straps! That's such a brilliant idea to refurbish them! I did laugh at the Bob crossed out!😂 Kx
ReplyDeleteI really didn't want to risk anyone being hurt if the seat ripped. And these folding chairs are so useful.
DeleteThey look great! Love Isabel
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DeleteIngenious!
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DeleteBrilliant, I cant imagine how you managed to get it all round the machine! Now....what about the back fabric?
ReplyDeleteKeeping the Studiospares logo. Bob often uses these chairs when we are doing PA for outdoor events, and we use some SS equipment.
DeleteAnother repair which has made the chairs safe but also brightened them up. Well do you! I cut 18” off the side of a duvet so that it could be used in the moho and it was a performance even with the quilting foot on. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI do t possess a quilting foot 🦶🦶
DeleteThere is no end to how very clever you are. The chairs are not only more functional, but I think quite attractive too. I'm willing to bet anyone would be game for sitting in your garden for a visit with you on those delightful chairs. Good for you, Clever Ang.
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DeleteWhat a clever way to do the repair. You were obviously having a 'genius at work' day. :-)
ReplyDeleteSo resourceful - I can sew a little but lack confidence, the chairs look great!
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
I'm sure you are more skilled than you give yourself credit for. Keep practising, and remember, even the most experienced needleworkers make basic errors sometimes. (But we don't always blog about them!!)
DeleteThis was so well done! It must have been quite the juggling act! JanF
ReplyDeleteIt was!!
DeleteWow! That was a very clever solution to the fraying chair seats! Well done using what you had in the stash!
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DeleteThat is very creative repair work. Well done giving the chair more time to he useful.
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DeleteTotally love the chairs. I have done stuff like that. I just shut the door so no witnesses and saves their ears from the occasional word or three.
ReplyDeleteI admit to talking to myself whilst at the machine. Particularly to telling myself off when I make basic errors. I did a task last week involving joining a rectangle to a curved shape. It took FOUR attempts to get it right - I kept getting the fabric upside down or inside out! Much muttering of 'stupid woman! " and"you idiot" before it was unpicked and sewn correctly
DeleteYou did an excellent job repairing those chairs and it certainly made sense to do both. We have a need for repairing garden chairs but it is a different situation. Our patio set has bands of plastic on the seats to support cushions which we keep in a deck box when not in use. The sun probably worked on the plastic as two chairs have a strip that completely failed and one has 2 strips about to go. I need to order the plastic and then cut pieces and soak them in hot water before fixing them in place. The internet can teach you anything with Youtube!
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