Repairing floral afghan
aunt had made. So this morning I went to her house to discus the item in question. It has large number of holes in it. Most are in the green thread which is not uncommon colored threads sometimes have more issues than whites. Also that part of the pattern has a lot of chains which tend to be the weak link in afghans. It has a lovely fringe on the edge it would have been nice if it had had another set of knots tied in it or maybe even two sets just a little more formal for something that has so much work it was like the ball was dropped there.
I went through my thread stash looks like I have some pretty good vintage matches for this afghan there are actually two shades of green in the afghan and one shade of white and one of pink. The bad thing about white is that I can not make the thread have the same patina as the original as it has never had the same wear and tear even though it is about the same age. So it will be a little bit different but that can't be helped that is how it is most times with repairs.
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you are amazing ... impossible to notice the difference ... what yarn do you used... ;)
MARAVILLOSA COLCHA ES PRECIOSA, TE FELICITO, OJALA SE ME DIERA BIEN EL CROCHET PERO ME MANEJO MUY MAL UN ABRAZO ELENA
I use what ever thread I can find that matches. I collect all kinds of thread from thrift stores, garage sales and any where else I can find antique and vintage thread. I store them by size and color so when I need to match something I look there first. I like to use old thread with old afghans to keep them as close to original as possible. Some do not have labels any more so it is impossible to say with some.
Wow...I am so impressed.
You have done an amazing job! I visit your site daily from South Africa and i am just blown away at your productivity. You are amazing Girl!!! I try to crochet every day but i work full time so I move along slowly.
Your blog is an inspiration so keep it up!
Al
It's great that you can mend such beautiful items. It is a gorgeous Afghan. I love the colours.
Cal x
I am so happy to have found your tutorial!! I have an lovely antique Irish Lace Tablecloth, from Ireland, that is a very similar rose pattern. I came to own this beautiful piece of art because the woman who inherited it from her grandmother thought it was too old-fashioned and was going to throw it out!! Can you imagine? Anyhow, it has a wee hole right near the edge that needs to be repaired (it looks like the thread pulled loose.) So, I have safety-pinned the loop to keep it from unraveling and am reading and re-reading your tutorial. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain how you do what you do. :-)
Oh my, I was so amazed to see this afghan! My mother did this very same pattern, colours and all for my wedding gift nearly 50 years ago! It is such a treasure for that reason, but also the amount of work it represents. I'm delighted to see that you were able to repair this one - now I'll have to take another good look at mine to see if there are any repairs required. Vicki
HI, im xie from malaysia...what a interesting blog...i also love to crochet and sew a thing..now, im asking ur permission to save all your thread as my reference..thank you for ur kindness...
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