Indication of distraction level
Jun. 8th, 2015 12:09 pmLast week I bought 2 blouses that, I discovered at home, gape at the bust (I know, you're surprised...). They fit well aside from that.
So on the weekend I diligently stitched a snap between buttons on both blouses, carefully lining it up w/ the grain of the fabric and the existing buttons.
I was really smug: small fixes tend to get neglected for ages before actually happening, so here I was ahead of the curve for once.
Today I put on blouse 2 and discover I've meticulously stitched the snap in the wrong place.
I now have a blouse with a very modest neckline, that still gapes.
And if I did it wrong on one, I've done it wrong on both.
Blouse 1 (my means of discovering the gape) was laundered and pressed...and now proves to be about 3/4 " shorter than blouse 2 (not yet washed), because I didn't read the washing instructions.
There are other signs of my complete gormlessness today, but they're not fit for company. Sigh.
So on the weekend I diligently stitched a snap between buttons on both blouses, carefully lining it up w/ the grain of the fabric and the existing buttons.
I was really smug: small fixes tend to get neglected for ages before actually happening, so here I was ahead of the curve for once.
Today I put on blouse 2 and discover I've meticulously stitched the snap in the wrong place.
I now have a blouse with a very modest neckline, that still gapes.
And if I did it wrong on one, I've done it wrong on both.
Blouse 1 (my means of discovering the gape) was laundered and pressed...and now proves to be about 3/4 " shorter than blouse 2 (not yet washed), because I didn't read the washing instructions.
There are other signs of my complete gormlessness today, but they're not fit for company. Sigh.