Consignment shopping is one of my new favorite ways to add to my sustainable wardrobe. Last week, I shared a post about consignment shopping and mending after visiting Dannie Duluth. This post is a bit of an add-on to show two other tops I bought and mended today.
Linen Fabric
I found a couple beautiful white linen shirts in my size. The tank was half off, only $2.50. Once home, I washed the shirts and the pen mark and underarm stains washed away. I enjoy wearing linen clothes. The fabric is lightweight and fast drying in the summer. It does tend to wrinkle, but I think it adds to the casual look of this natural fabric.
Mending: Sloppy Neckline and Seams
This tank top needed the underarm seams repaired on both sides, as well as adding a couple stitches to the front opening. The side seams were a quick fix and are unlikely to be an issue in the future as this is loose fitting on me.
When the tank is on the flaps tend to fall open. This exposed the unfinished seams. To remedy this I added a few stitches about an inch up from the bottom of the V. This makes the V a little shorter and gives the shirt a tiny bit more structure to help keep those unfinished seams tucked inside.
Mending: Belt Loops
This beautiful shirt had two issues when I found it in the consignment shop. The first was a small blue pen mark on the front, the second were belt loops without a matching belt. I took the risk not being able to wash out the pen because of the quality of the design and sewing on this shirt. Linen takes dye pretty well, so I figured at worst I could dye this a darker color later if needed.
The belt loops were easy to remove. Using my seam ripper I carefully broke the stitching on the top and bottom of each loop and they came right off. The visible holes quickly disappeared when I used an iron to quickly press the shirt.
Now, I only have to wait for warm weather to wear my mended consignment finds!
