I read a blog this morning that made me think a little differently about how I think about my project queue. In this post Lauren relined an old coat to give it a new lease of life. For a while now I’ve had a jacket in my project queue that desperately needs relining.In all honesty it has been needing relining since I bought it 11 years ago. It was cheap from George and upon its first wear the lining bled purple dye over the top I was wearing and my arms. It stopped transferring but think is mostly because armpits are non-existent.In her post Lauren was pretty honest with how difficult relining a jacket is. I am fairly certain that i could do it, but it seems like i won’t find it easy, might not do the best job and ultimately, do I want to? I’ve recently really started to appreciate how easily i become blocked with crafting. I haven’t sewn anything in 6 months, partly because of time but mostly because I was making some trousers which daunted the hell out of me and have essentially become my roadblock.
I really need to get this jacket relined because it’s a really nice fit and a black jacket is the main missing piece in my work wardrobe. But as I start to plan how i finish my projects it’s interesting to think about what i want to do and when to outsource to the professionals.
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