Dior trotter boston bag
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My picture when I received it and the ebay listing showing wear and tear. I thought it'd be a fun project to try and rehab. I am just an amateur tailor with a lot more ambition than real life practice I ordered some vinyl trim on etsy and got to work
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I threw out the old trim, kept the plastic piece that was inside the trim because my replacement trim was much larger than I wanted (tediously took apart the new trim to insert the original plastic piece to make my own trim). I washed all the pieces with some laundry soap and hung to dry. I went in with a little watered down bleach and soapy water to clean all the stitching up:
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And then painstakingly handstitched the pieces back together because my sewing machine isn't strong enough to put all those layers together. I learned how sharp a leather needle is from this experience
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Voila, she's a new girl!