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Questions about a Plash Palatka

I rec'd a Plash Palatka in the mail and without thinking I put it in the wash with the Alpineflag jacket. It was on cold with some soap and then rinsed with Vinegar, it was NOT put in the dryer but line dried. All in all how fucked am I? It appears to be a pretty old one as there are no metal pieces and the buttons are wooden. I heard that they can shrink or something if they get wet, but its also outdoors so I figured I prolly fucked up the waterproofing at minimum but my question is, should I treat it like wool and soak it/hang that to dry to re-stretch or am I just gonna have to assume its just perma- shrunk possibly?

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u/thegreatcanadianeh — 3 days ago

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Quality way down for hangers

So I recently went to pick up some wooden hangers for my closet and uh what is up with the lack of quality? The older ones I have in my closet have a front/back curve and finishing on it, whereas the new ones are thinner, have no curve to them, sharper edges and no finishing. I'm guessing that somewhere they just flattened out - but this sorta caught me off guard. Admittedly, I was distracted so I didn't look that closely when I was purchasing them but just a warning that if you are looking to buy some new hangers and are expecting the same quality as previous years you will need to look elsewhere.

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u/thegreatcanadianeh — 1 month ago

▲ 24 r/sewing

Angelina di Bello - Canadian Icon many may never have heard of

Greetings fellow Sewists!

I walked into a thrift shop as one does and found a book titled "Haute Couture Techniques Tome I" with the sub-title "As seen on Pins and Needles TVOntario". Naturally, I picked it up. It's an impressive book. Apparently, her husband did all the drawing in the book and she got approval to use the Dior Pleat in it.
Learning about this absolute solid legend and her husband through the bio in the book (inside back cover) I didn't know she existed (even though she was Canadian) and was such a strong influence in making Haute Courture techniques accessible to much of Canada and parts of the USA. She was awarded the Golden Thimble Award and wrote a weekly column in Journal de Montreal and Journal de Quebec as well as running her own Haute Couture school.

Her show and books were in French and English. Outside of this book and a list of her books online, I cannot find anything on YT or anywhere of her show save for one clip here.

Does anyone know where I may find more of her show? According to the books flap its on tape, but there's nothing on the internet. If anyone knows of anyone having dusty old VHS up in their attic that they are willing to lend to a stranger on the internet please let me know.

Before anyone asks, TV Ontario or TVO as they are now branded has already been contacted, I don't know if they are going to respond but I have decided to ask the community in the off chance that they may be able to assist.

Thank you for your time!

u/thegreatcanadianeh — 2 months ago