Drat and Darn

While doing laundry today I noticed that one of my dish towels was getting a bit threadbare in spots.

And it was also coming loose at the hem a little bit.

This of course won't do, so naturally to the sewing machine I went. First up, securing the hem.

And with that done, it's on to darning. Now unfortunately these holes are in a multi-coloured area of the weave, and doubly unfortunately the blue shade is one I don't have a matching thread for. Somewhat frustratingly, thread is most often sold in highly saturated colours, so a faded blue like this is much harder to come by.

Still, I did my best.

Now white, on the other hand, is pretty easy to find in threads, so filling in the stripes was a good deal easier.

Though unfortunately these stripes being a twill means that there's quite a bit less white on the back side, so the patch stands out a touch more there.

But such is life.