Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🌃 Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sounds gorgeous! A jumper of that vintage will NOT be shrinkproofed, so machine washing and drying is out of the question. Hand wash only in lux flakes or a very gentle wool wash (half strength) in lukewarm water. Rinse well twice in lukewarm water. Roll in a towel and press out excess moisture, and dry flat in the shade. Patting it into shape on a dry towel helps it keep its shape while drying. If it warps a bit, pin into place on the towel just like blocking a handknitted piece before assembly.

  A teaspoonful of miscible eucalyptus or lavender oil in the second rinse water will help to keep moths away. Fortunately it may only need washing occasionally - wearing a shirt underneath will do a lot to keep it clean.

  Mending is best done with darning wool if you can find any and if you can’t then embroidery/tapestry wool is probably the next best choice. You might like to reinforce cuffs and collar on the reverse side with a split strand of matching wool a few millimetres in from the edge to help stop fraying. Wool lasts very well when cared for, but can get a bit fragile at the edges when those edges are stretched. If there’s a ribbed edge, then both top and bottom of the ribbed section benefit from that extra strand of wool - does a lot to help it keep its shape while still allowing it to stretch appropriately.

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  • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My machine has a special handwash cycle. It’s quite convenient.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes. Thank you. 😘, some embroidery crewel wool sounds like a good idea.

    The wool and fabric itself is beautiful quality but the garment isn’t fully fashioned, it’s sewn. Still worth mending I think.

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  • Ntcc661@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This takes me back to my high school years and maintaining my wool jumpers.

    Every tip here is spot on.

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I wonder if you can put a touch of clear nail polish on the inside of the hole to stop it getting bigger like you can with panty hose.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Won’t work on wool I think. Too many little fibres breaking off.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sounds lovely.

  I have a favourite jumper with a damaged spot, still trying to find a matching yarn but this video looks good www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U3IEUdddUY

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• dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Consider a speed weave to darn the holes, possibly with some fun thread ala r/visiblemending

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    great idea!! maybe I can do some mending and then do wool bullion roses on top of the mend, I’m good at those 🌸🌼 🪡🧶👚

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