Sewing, Repairing and Reducing Waste

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A place to share ideas, knowledge and creations with textiles. The focus is on reducing waste, whether that be sewing from the scraps left from other projects, using the end of rolls and remnants, or repairing and remaking finished pieces.

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BrightFadedDog@sh.itjust.works

Hello, I'm new here! I thought I would share my moc toe repair I did recently. (imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Classy@sh.itjust.works to c/sewingrepairing@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, the leather was actually in great condition — other than at the very edge where some of the holes were pulled through, wherein I just punched new holes for the thread. I oiled and conditioned the leather with a stain lotion + mink oil. I didn't replace any leather, and just unthreaded the old, dry rotted hemp cord and replaced it with fresh material.

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

It worked really well then, it looks like a new piece!