Hannah has a really cute blue dress that we got as a hand me down from one of my cousin's friends. But the little string that tied in the front was getting really frayed and tangled.
So I wanted to fix it in a way that it would still look nice, but that I wouldn't have to deal with fraying strings over and over again. I opted to just twist and sew the strings to a meeting point. That was quite the process, and I wish I had a few more hands to hold things in place! But I made it.
And then I had these big frayed ends hanging off still and no idea what to do with them. After pausing and trying to calculate the odds of my destroying the FAVORITE dress, I went ahead and cut a small slit and pulled them through to the back, where I tied them off and trimmed them. I stitched over, around, and through to close the slit, and I'm really hoping it holds.
It looks much more controlled now, and I don't have to worry about Hannah constantly untying the strings, which is what she did before. Maybe this seems like a simple fix, or maybe you're really impressed (don't be). My dad showed me how to sew on a button at one point, but the rest of my sewing skills are pretty much self-taught. I can mend things, but taking on much more than that is a big deal to me.
What about you? Do you know how to sew, or would a project like this send you running?
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