tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post7428856783754985580..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Not for the squeamish -- with POLLPeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-60491567450250985992010-04-05T14:24:32.584-04:002010-04-05T14:24:32.584-04:00That pocket looks fantastic! I think I might have ...That pocket looks fantastic! I think I might have been a bit skeeved out by the stains, but I admire you for cutting around them and still getting the shirt out of the fabric.amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-8054455806859565382010-04-01T04:06:39.572-04:002010-04-01T04:06:39.572-04:00My god that dude from the Sartorialist looks good ...My god that dude from the Sartorialist looks good enough to eat! Nice inspirationZoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10893813529679767893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-71030686237499714012010-03-28T08:57:20.981-04:002010-03-28T08:57:20.981-04:00I wouldn't be able to get the sheet's past...I wouldn't be able to get the sheet's past out of my mind and thus wouldn't be able to wear the shirt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-68589070207516409032010-03-27T02:31:45.917-04:002010-03-27T02:31:45.917-04:00I can't believe they put this sheet up for sal...I can't believe they put this sheet up for sale in the first place, but you're doing a good job with an otherwise unusable piece of fabric!! As long as you don't walk into a room which has one of those lights that show up "those" stains as a bright iridescent blue blob of light....! conversation starter!!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59290726849220171192010-03-27T00:01:16.839-04:002010-03-27T00:01:16.839-04:00If there is so much evidence that someone has been...If there is so much evidence that someone has been well-loved (and often) on this sheet, doesn't it mean it has great karma?<br /><br />Perhaps it will become your lucky shirt. ;Dbadmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-8414080649449142522010-03-26T22:05:12.373-04:002010-03-26T22:05:12.373-04:00The shirt looks good but the ick factor is off the...The shirt looks good but the ick factor is off the scale for me.<br /><br />I worked for toxicologists for too long to ever be able to do this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-65913907328110489582010-03-26T20:46:47.527-04:002010-03-26T20:46:47.527-04:00It's cool you let your inspiration get the bes...It's cool you let your inspiration get the best of you. What's in the works looks great!!! Great idea about using sheet fabric from the Salvation army. I'll consider that the next time I have to do muslin for a garment:)Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055410123914346485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-47582065752022357902010-03-26T16:41:42.172-04:002010-03-26T16:41:42.172-04:00Can you imagine the original owner of that sheet s...Can you imagine the original owner of that sheet standing next to you on the subway, recognizing it on you, and being secretly horrified knowing that YOU know what HE knows - and he knows that you know he knows?<br />His eyes meet yours. You smile. His face turns alternately red, then white, as he wishes to GOD that he had burned the blasted thing instead? You look at him questioningly and he nervously says, "Uh, nice topstitching. Oh! This is my stop!"Saint Pudaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985204831843063151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-2769041751193408842010-03-26T14:02:12.837-04:002010-03-26T14:02:12.837-04:00I probably would have quickly washed the sheet wit...I probably would have quickly washed the sheet with some bleach to kill anything that might be lingering, just in case, and then strategically cut out my pattern. However, knowing my luck, there would be a spot that I didn't see that would have ended up on my shirt.<br /><br />Your shirt looks great, btw, and you deserve to be proud of that pocket!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664021710133671257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-15382929674541585192010-03-26T13:59:19.889-04:002010-03-26T13:59:19.889-04:00A shirt with a Past! How intriguing. Very nice p...A shirt with a Past! How intriguing. Very nice pocket. Please let us see the finished shirt too!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124759791502821282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21206685869719988022010-03-26T13:23:55.412-04:002010-03-26T13:23:55.412-04:00I love the pocket detail!I love the pocket detail!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-7505226453315847012010-03-26T12:46:29.505-04:002010-03-26T12:46:29.505-04:00Having kids and a dog has probably desensitized me...Having kids and a dog has probably desensitized me a bit, though the ick factor can certainly be higher when you don't know exactly where the stains have come from! <br /><br />A two-hour soak in vinegar and hot water followed by an overnight soak in oxygen bleach and hot water can remove almost any biological stain. Our mutt, Lola, loves to drool and leave weird stains on our light bedding, so I've used it quite a lot.sparkledonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411751213675306967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-84687494642367709642010-03-26T12:10:43.102-04:002010-03-26T12:10:43.102-04:00Honestly, my poll answer would be: G. All of the a...Honestly, my poll answer would be: G. All of the above.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-30222612909931201132010-03-26T11:52:00.433-04:002010-03-26T11:52:00.433-04:00I use a lot of vintage sheets in my sewing, and th...I use a lot of vintage sheets in my sewing, and these sorts of things haven't stopped me yet! I just cut around and remind myself that I had an incident on my bed with nail polish that looked like something else completely after being washed. That's all it is, yes, nail polish!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204598010453409678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-68817228058448144732010-03-26T11:46:16.191-04:002010-03-26T11:46:16.191-04:00I use vintage fabric for things all the time, nbd....I use vintage fabric for things all the time, nbd. <br /><br />My friend, who ran a charity thrift store, shared her recipe for a stain soak that she used VERY successfully on many of the donated items that came in. I LOVE it!!! <br /><br />It's<br />1c powdered dishwasher detergent (generic works perfectly for this!)<br />1c powdered color safe bleach (I use purex 2 b/c it's the cheapest, but clorox 2 and BIZ work, too)<br />5 gal bucket.<br /><br />Put the powders in the bucket, add the hottest tap water you have, then the stained or discolored items. Soak for up to a week (more than overnight, tho, for badly stained items). I usually add things to the bucket as the week progresses.<br /><br />Dump the entire contents of the bucket into the washer, don't add soap, and wash away! You may need an extra rinse. Voila!! <br />**do not add things with red or navy piping or trim to this bucket or REALLY bad things will happen**<br /><br />good luck!!Jackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667410654518897433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-2602417413795226072010-03-26T11:45:53.915-04:002010-03-26T11:45:53.915-04:00Yikes! I think you're fine so long as you hav...Yikes! I think you're fine so long as you haven't featured a spot on the chest pocket (you obviously didn't - it looks so great!).Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08679998588660500127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-73222614967511473672010-03-26T11:04:05.498-04:002010-03-26T11:04:05.498-04:00Great looking pocket!
I would probably have done...Great looking pocket! <br />I would probably have done what you did, cut around the crud, but not before I screamed out a big, fat, "WTF".<br /><br />Your shirt is going to be gorgeous.<br />KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-91630056859899373992010-03-26T10:48:01.957-04:002010-03-26T10:48:01.957-04:00I have to admit, it's kind of creepy. What'...I have to admit, it's kind of creepy. What's even weirder is that I'm fine with making something out of something like that and just cutting around those parts, like you've done here. But to actually put that sheet on my bed and sleep in it, NO WAY! To me, if you give it a little bleach love, which will disinfect, there's no problem recycling it for something like a shirt. <br /><br />I imagine a CSI guy coming and spraying you down and then putting you under blue light and there's all these spots of the things you didn't see. Ha ha ha.Sunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380215145775412897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-37486701474143434152010-03-26T10:42:46.158-04:002010-03-26T10:42:46.158-04:00I would have done just as you did, Peter. But I lo...I would have done just as you did, Peter. But I love the oxyclean tips - glad for this topic and its advice.fourkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396302386295985290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-26843295780115634222010-03-26T10:14:11.222-04:002010-03-26T10:14:11.222-04:00I love, love, love my thrift stores, but you have ...I love, love, love my thrift stores, but you have just outlined the reason why I don't buy bedsheets there. <br /><br />However, yours and Briansews' shirt projects have inspired me to do some sheet-shopping at the local outlet store which sells luxury linens at bargain prices. :)Bettyhttp://futurewardrobe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-33268441409347166112010-03-26T09:59:54.347-04:002010-03-26T09:59:54.347-04:00Second the vote for Oxiclean - I just use the hott...Second the vote for Oxiclean - I just use the hottest tap water, the utility sink in my laundry room, a heaping scoop of Oxi, and a 24-hr soak. It removed "storage stains" (yellowing of white shirts around the collar) and baby spit-up stains incredibly well. I collect weirdly stained clothing now and do an Oxi wash 1x a month or thereabouts. Fantastic stuff.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807743649365159492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-23573837923041076162010-03-26T08:56:45.683-04:002010-03-26T08:56:45.683-04:00Nice work on the pocket! I should start practicin...Nice work on the pocket! I should start practicing my mens' shirtmaking as it's the thing my boyfriend is most anxious for me to tackle. Do you have a favorite pattern?<br /><br />I locked the Slapdash Sewist out of her home within 15 minutes of meeting her. I suspect she would be equally gracious with regards to your shirt. Have a great time.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12505391327453945453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-25306166508496415082010-03-26T08:30:00.386-04:002010-03-26T08:30:00.386-04:00I have learned many things about stain removal sin...I have learned many things about stain removal since I started researching how to clean antique linens. (We have a 98 year old christening dress that I wanted to get the age spots, etc out of. It's now bright white and perfect. I've used this to get out stuff like five-year-old bloodstains from bloody noses and such , too) <br /><br />And this one I'll share with you. Get a large stainless steel or ceramic-lined pot. Canning pots work best, and under no circumstances use aluminum, because the chemical reaction will badly stain what you're trying to clean. Fill it about halfway up and set it on the stove to boil. You'll also need to have your vent fan on, rubber gloves to be on the safe side, a wooden spoon to stir with, and Oxyclean. <br /><br />Wait until the water comes to a boil and pour in two scoops of oxyclean. It should foam beautifully. Now dump in the stained items, stir, and boil them for fifteen-twenty minutes. After your time is up, remove the pot from heat and allow it to soak (and cool down) for a few more minutes before taking it out of the pot and dumping it in the sink to drain. After it's not drippy, just wash it as usual. It should make your shirt bright white, Peter. And remove any stains you have in it. The only stains I've been unable to get out this way are glitter glue and badly-stained motor oil.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-5015617821820563422010-03-26T08:13:36.980-04:002010-03-26T08:13:36.980-04:00I saw that shirt collar on the Sart yesterday and ...I saw that shirt collar on the Sart yesterday and loved it! Why don't we see more of those around? I'm so glad you are making one.<br /><br />I would NOT donate a stained sheet to the thrift store, there are plenty of uses at home for linens whose time is up. However, the stains are nothing but a chemical constituent of the original compound so any thought of grossness is but a figment of the imagination.<br /><br />Can't wait to see the new shirt on you!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315189728534076380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-24255868591194008052010-03-26T08:02:57.310-04:002010-03-26T08:02:57.310-04:00Impressive pocket — I can't wait to see the wh...Impressive pocket — I can't wait to see the whole shirt finished, even with the fabric's shady and (perhaps) lurid past ;) I say, wear it with pride!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028414273977350224noreply@blogger.com