What QuiltE and others have said !!!!!!!!!!!!
A lot of non-sewers have NO idea of what will and won't work.
Or what the repair person is willing to do or can do.
Did you discuss payment? If so, quote high - because almost every repair/redo takes longer than anticipated and there are usually a few glitches that show up during the process.
Or is this going to be a "labor of love"? In which case, the person better be pretty near and dear.
But - this is not my monkey nor my circus. I've just gotten burned on a couple of repair jobs and did not enjoy the scorch.
A smallish repair - if the rest of the item is in fairly good condition - makes sense.
But when something is literally in shreds - pretty hard to make it "like new" - or even - "safe to wash" - this is a project I would flee from.
Last edited by bearisgray; 05-22-2025 at 11:15 AM.