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the_dala at 02:18pm on 08/01/2009
the_dala at 02:18pm on 08/01/2009My favorite Christmas present was a green wool peacoat. Y'all know my obsession with outerwear, and might remember my fruitless search for a green jacket a couple of months ago. Now I have one and it's damaged already. Somehow a seam on the back popped, and I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I'm not a sewing maven or anything, but I can generally repair tears and lost buttons and whatnot with minimal fuss.
But this - it's between two panels on the back, right, below the waist where it hits the ass, about two inches from the hem. And there's no - overlap, I guess? Where I could just make a few stitches to join the pieces together? It looks like the stitches were made along the edges...the pieces were joined edge-to-edge rather than clinker-built, if I might make a boat analogy. And I have no idea how to replicate that without machinery. At the top of the rip there's a little under-piece like a scarph joint, but even sewing that would leave still leave a rip.
::cries:: I don't know how to fix it without creating a big, unsightly blemish on my pretty, brand new coat! Do any of you guys have any sewing expertise to share? I wouldn't even know where to take it to have it repaired professionally, and whether that would cost more than the coat itself.
But this - it's between two panels on the back, right, below the waist where it hits the ass, about two inches from the hem. And there's no - overlap, I guess? Where I could just make a few stitches to join the pieces together? It looks like the stitches were made along the edges...the pieces were joined edge-to-edge rather than clinker-built, if I might make a boat analogy. And I have no idea how to replicate that without machinery. At the top of the rip there's a little under-piece like a scarph joint, but even sewing that would leave still leave a rip.
::cries:: I don't know how to fix it without creating a big, unsightly blemish on my pretty, brand new coat! Do any of you guys have any sewing expertise to share? I wouldn't even know where to take it to have it repaired professionally, and whether that would cost more than the coat itself.
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Best thing to do is take it to the dry cleaners and ask if they have someone who does tailoring and repairs. The price is usually very reasonable and the work will be professional.
You can't repair that seam yourself without getting inside the lining. When the coat was constructed, the two halves of the back were laid flat, one atop the other, and sewn along that center line. Then the piece would have been opened out flat and the seam allowances - the raw edges out past the stitching - pressed open and flat, so that, when the stitching bursts, it looks from the outside like the pieces were joined folded-edge-to-folded-edge. You can, with care and experience, stitch the gap from the outside, but it'll be strictly cosmetic and not at all structurally sturdy, which is what you need at that place.
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Yeah, this coat is Macy's Charter Club brand; they also had a nearly identical one by Tommy Hilfiger that was over three times the price which I doubt would have popped a seam like that. Not that I'm complaining (in case my mother is reading this), because I never would've bought either the cheap or the expensive coat for myself. But I'm just not one of those people who walks around whining about how expensive clothing can get. When it comes to stuff like coats and shoes, you get what you pay for. I mostly shop at Target and Payless and accept the fact that my stuff won't last forever :)
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Would you like to guess what shade of red I blushed?