tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3370970170301288861.post1292339609816494468..comments2024-03-02T20:43:21.208-08:00Comments on NewVintageLady: Lining to myself.Shelleyjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05223944949880318245noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3370970170301288861.post-2817908641097663142013-01-30T17:05:13.323-08:002013-01-30T17:05:13.323-08:00hmm, that red one almost looks like shattered silk...hmm, that red one almost looks like shattered silk-- from the lake Victorian through the 1970s, metallic salts used to stabilize dyes in silks (as well as add weight to material traditionally sold by the pound!) will, over time, wear on the cells of the silk and disintegrate it.<br /><br />and I frequently mend or repurpose busted clothes (especially the darning of the chub rub hole in my jeans!!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3370970170301288861.post-419227438413231492013-01-30T05:48:42.788-08:002013-01-30T05:48:42.788-08:00I sure do mend my garments! I'm a college stu...I sure do mend my garments! I'm a college student, so I'm not about to throw out a perfectly good piece of clothing simply because it has a small tear! I also do repair work for the other girls on my hall, because they feel the same way!Emileigh https://www.blogger.com/profile/13683866769745929646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3370970170301288861.post-30703555075502064562013-01-30T05:12:52.035-08:002013-01-30T05:12:52.035-08:00I had a policemen's coat in a show where the l...I had a policemen's coat in a show where the lining was pretty much disintegrating. I had to do repairs like this almost every day :(Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204598010453409678noreply@blogger.com