There was a lady in the Wallingford district in Seattle who did French reweaving and did it marvelously. She had a little shop on N. 45th for decades. I took a teal cashmere sweater with a hole in it to her and she repaired it so beautifully that you could not tell at all where the hole had been. Sadly she passed away a few years ago.

@JennySimon206

2 жыл бұрын

My stomping grounds. Born and raised in Seattle. I don't know of the lady but know the area. Lived in North Seattle in Lake City. Also lived in Queen Anne. Mostly grew up in the South End though. Burien mostly. Lived all over Seattle. That is too bad about the woman. We really screwed the world up. In the old days she would have had an apprentice or pass the skills down to her children to carry it on.

@catsinhouse

Жыл бұрын

@@JennySimon206 My stomping grounds as well, via Mukilteo. (Born at Providence, Dad worked out of Ballard, aunt lived in Shoreline, I'm a UW grad, lived on Queen Anne for a few years until I moved to TTown.) The magnificent lady who did French reweaving (with a microscope) was near the Wallingford A & W on 45th. She was ancient when I finally met her in the late 90's, early 2000's. She could be gruff as all get out - unless you spoke of cats (which were the culprits for all the holes in my sweaters!). Then she turned to adorable mush. Such talent and such a fine eye. People stood in line forever to be served by her. It is a lost art, truly.

@caliwies1389

Жыл бұрын

I just moved to seattle 7 months ago and I was so excited to go until I got to the part where she died :(

@leisawolf7509

7 ай бұрын

I remember her little shop! Legend

Never thought a tutorial video would be so relaxing 🤣

@nearlynewcashmere

5 ай бұрын

Pleased you enjoyed it 😆

Years ago, in the mid 1980’s, when I was doing a lot of remote Alaska float fishing trips for salmon I outfitted myself with all the modern synthetic clothing. I owned and operated a mountaineering store in Colorado and had access to pretty much whatever I wanted at wholesale prices, so I tried everything. But what I discovered after just a few trips was that wool insulated me more comfortably over a broader temperature range than any other material. I also discovered, by comparing notes with my mates, that everyone is different on this score and you have to experiment. Once I got into wool it didn’t take very long to get into cashmere. So I bought several expensive (even then) cashmere sweaters and they are just now showing the effects of hard use, especially in the armpit area. The holes are from the pulling the sweaters off and on, not from insects. Coming across this video has inspired me to repair my cashmere myself and the results are stellar. Thanks much for putting this, and your other postings, up.

@nearlynewcashmere

4 ай бұрын

How fascinating! So pleased to hear that. If you are ever in the market for more cashmere sweaters we have a website where we sell reconditioned second hand cashmere at really affordable prices!

I’ve just repaired my new (only worn once) cashmere sweater today with the help of this video. Thank you

@nearlynewcashmere

4 ай бұрын

Great to hear! Hope you get lots of wear out of it now ☺️

Thank you so much! Just a suggestion - if you have scrap or a jumper that is completely hopeless, it would be very helpful to see you do the repair in a contrasting color. I had a bit of trouble seeing exactly what you were doing,

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help! Absolutely that's a good idea, we realise it's not so easy to see the repair as it's such an intricate process, we'll keep that in mind next time we film!

I just repaired two sweaters tonight and am so thrilled with the results. Thank you for this great video!

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

That's brilliant! So glad to hear you've had a go yourself, well done!

There are a lot of videos on how to do this, but this is definitely the most effective and straightforward one I’ve watched. Thanks!

@nearlynewcashmere

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you found it useful ☺️

I repair all of my cashmere and through trial and error, this is how i do it, too! I must have a couple hundred cashmere pieces! I love bringing them back to life!

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

That's lovely to hear, it's so great that you are able to extend the life of your cashmere and carry on wearing and loving, we wish everyone did this!

thank you so much! You just taught me how to rescue a favorite cardigan! It looks great!

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

So pleased to hear that! Hope you get lots more wear out of it now :)

INCREDIBLE

@nearlynewcashmere

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

thank you sooo much! this is the best video I have seen to patch a hole in cashmere! short and sweet, too! 💖

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

So glad it is helpful!

This video literally saved me!! I'm going to a nice dinner tomorrow and now I can wear my cashmere turtleneck

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

That is fantastic news! Glad to help you get more wear out of your cashmere 😊

Thank you! You made it seem easy.

@nearlynewcashmere

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help!

Thank you so much for your video. You are an excellent teacher, and I was able to mend two cashmere sweaters amazingly. I can't even tell where the holes were. Thank you again, and I am looking forward to watching your other videos.

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

So pleased you have enjoyed our videos and been able to revive some of our own cashmere!

thank you very much. I have mended 2 holes in my Kashmir jumper and 2 holes in my Kashmir dress. they look perfect.

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

That's excellent to hear! Well done you!

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@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help!

Are going to do a video on putting a patch on cashmere? Loved this video.

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We have a video on elbow patches here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c45t0LBtfrjanps.html

Thank you

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :)

There is a guy in Bellevue dry cleaners next to QFC in dtwn shop ctr. Does beautiful work

@nearlynewcashmere

7 ай бұрын

it's a skill we need to keep alive!

Ok double thread. What about the knot? I can’t see how you began. If I follow this you have the sweater ( excuse me-jumper) inside out. So the knot, which I think I now see, is not visible and you begin going around the hole then pick up broken stitches in the knit. You have emboldened me to try! I will give it a go. Thanks. 😊

@nearlynewcashmere

2 ай бұрын

Yes that’s right! We have another tutorial which might be clearer and worth a watch - take a look at our page as it’s quite recent

What KIND of cotton thread are you using? I can only find blended cottons. What are your resources for threads and etc? Very informative video. Thank you. 😊

@nearlynewcashmere

3 ай бұрын

We like the Gutermann thread!

Was the jumper inside out when you did the repair? Or were you working on the exterior? I was a bit confused as I thought you said turn it inside out, but the v neck part in the video looked like the exterior of jumper…? Thks.

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

We would recommend repairing on the jumper from the underneath, so that the repair is less visible. It does look like the jumper is not inside out here, this may have been because the hole was having a patch over it after this, so the repair didn't need to look particularly neat.

This is exactly what i needed and my cashmere pullover is exactly the same except in baby light blue color. I don't understand why you didn't do a knot at the end to secure the stitch, i only saw you cutting the thread with scissors.

@nearlynewcashmere

3 ай бұрын

You can do a knot to secure if you’d like but it’s not necessary! All the previous stitches will hold it secure ☺️

@ericastier1646

3 ай бұрын

@newcashmere I see thank you for the answer. After watching your video i watched another on this topic. It involved using crochet, and looked it required much skills and had no sound instructions but millions of views.

What type of patches do you use?

@nearlynewcashmere

4 ай бұрын

Cashmere patches! We sell our own on our website made from old cashmere jumpers ☺️

I wish I could see it in closed up.

@nearlynewcashmere

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that! Do you mean a closer view in on the repair?

I am so confused, you didn't secure the end of the thread at all at the beginning or the end?

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

No, not necessary! With the stitching we have done it is already very stable, but if you'd prefer to tie the thread that's fine too!

So no knot at the end?

@nearlynewcashmere

2 жыл бұрын

We don't find it necessary!

@JennySimon206

2 жыл бұрын

@@nearlynewcashmere oh wow. Okay. Cool. I crochet and avoid knots also when I can.

My dog just put a nice bite hole/tear above the cuff of my navy cashmere hoodie.. Want to fix mine ?:( Appreciate this video though !

@nearlynewcashmere

2 жыл бұрын

We do take in customer repairs! If you send an email to info@nearlynewcashmere.co.uk we can look into it for you.

I wish the camera was closer!

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that! It's hard to get too close when doing the repair as your hands move a lot. We're working on another hole repairing video so we will try and get as close as possible next time.

I've had great success using wooly nylon for these repairs. Color range may not be as large, but when it matches, it's an excellent choice.

I realize you were doing work for a customer. However, it was not really possible to see what you were doing when using the matching thread. To teach what to do, you should use a vividly contrasting thread so the viewer can follow along.

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

Yes we agree, this wasn't one of our best repairs either, we tried to pick a large hole to demonstrate as best we could. We've noted your suggestion and plan on doing an updated version of this video to try and make it clearer!

Not well done. You must reconsruct the meshes. And the original thread can be obtained from the seam.

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

We use cotton thread as it provides a more discrete repair than cashmere thread!

@gelseicinta1477

Жыл бұрын

Condivido! Questo è un rammendo non un rammaglio, come una riparazione approssimativa e visibile. Occorre invece ricreare ad un ad una tutte le maglie con lo stesso filato, io lo faccio e non vedi più niente.

Not invisible.

@nearlynewcashmere

3 ай бұрын

We did the repair on a large hole to make it easier to learn with! Normally we wouldn’t repair a hole that big and expect it to be invisible, it went on to have a patch placed over it. If you use this technique on a smaller hole it would be invisible!

I'm not following this method mostly because I can't see what you're doing...need to zoom in more.

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that - it's really tricky to get up close whilst you're sewing as movement is needed!

Do you think you could have gotten the camera a little bit further away from the actual work you're doing? Kind of useless when no one can see what you're doing. But thanks for the effort.

@nearlynewcashmere

3 ай бұрын

Sorry to have upset you, lots of the feedback for this video has been very positive and helped people with mending cashmere. This was our first KZread video so it’s definitely not our finest work, but we’ve since redone it ☺️

@mikethomure4155

3 ай бұрын

@@nearlynewcashmere I did see your other video and it really helped. The sweater looks phenomenal and you can't even tell that I repaired it. Thanks for the other video. I was just disappointed and frustrated cuz I couldn't see what you were doing

Non so vede bene!!!

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

Sorry! We are planning to film another closer up

“You can see why it’s so important to have ………..”. What? I’m hanging ….. not very clear to me. Sorry.

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that! What time is this said in the video and I can try and answer for you?

@zeitsandy

Жыл бұрын

@@nearlynewcashmere thank you for responding to this …. It’s at 3.30. However I got the jist and used your method to repair two jumpers. they look ok so … all done 👍🏻.

Questo non è un buon lavoro, occorre ricreare le maglie ad una ad una e con lo stesso filato. Rammaglio maglioni da oltre mezzo secolo, a lavoro finito non vedi mai niente, qui si vede un rammendo.

@nearlynewcashmere

Жыл бұрын

We'll agree with you there, this definitely isn't the best repair we've done - we chose a huge hole in order to demonstrate the repair easily to the viewers. We wouldn't actually repair a hole this big in reality, it was used to demonstrate the action of repairing a hole in cashmere!