Fall in the Ozarks

Our woods are full of colors.

Sugar maple

2nd year mums.

 

24 hour repair

So a friend of a friend contacted me based on restorations I had made to church vestments.

Her husband was going to a synod and needed to look his best. The stole he was gifted was too long and dragged the ground. I was the only person they knew who has experience with vestments. Also they needed this done overnight as he was flying out the next day. I had a full week at church and had a guest over. My plate was full but I did have my evening free. It was Halloween night. I love to eat candy and watch scary movies but not this year. I got busy right after dinner and it took 4 hours to finish.

I took one panel apart to see how it was made. 

Shortened and cut and repositioned. The back lining was the most difficult. This one was built a bit more complicated. The bag of pearls we a cool find on ebay. A mix of glass and real pearls pulled from vintage jewelry. I use to embellish and restorations. 

The metal work was easy to restore and stabilize into the embroidered fabric. 

I was able to get it taken apart and put back together before midnight. I turned back into a pumpkin and went to bed. A full day well done.