r/Visiblemending • u/king_bumi_the_cat • Feb 03 '25

DARNING Anyone else spend a lot of time on something only to realize they did it on the wrong side?

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I spent so long on this rip on my favorite cow shirt to preserve the cow and somehow managed to do it on the inside instead of the outside 😭😂 I was happy with how it looked (picture 2) until I took the embroidery hoop out and realized it was backwards

I guess that’s a mistake you only make once

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u/SecretCartographer28 Feb 03 '25
  1. Forty two times is the correct answer. 🤗🖖

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u/Toe-Muncher-2 Feb 04 '25

So long, and thanks for all the fish

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u/byblosogden Feb 03 '25

It looks so appropriate tho. Those cows needed grass.

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u/byblosogden Feb 03 '25

And the cow was so happy abt it that it got a lil loopy.

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u/king_bumi_the_cat Feb 04 '25

I love this thank you!

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u/SnowglobeTrapped Feb 03 '25

Been there, unfortunately

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u/melisconce Feb 03 '25

If only I only made that mistake once 🤦‍♀️

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u/Underground_Flower_B Feb 03 '25

Hahaha, one of my favorite shirts has a button I sewed on the INSIDE!

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u/Catinthemirror Feb 04 '25

It does not help that all my favorite shirts have anti-gap buttons at the bust line (hidden buttons on the reverse of the placket).

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u/Phenomenal_Kat_ Feb 04 '25

I wish all button-up shirts had these!

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u/Catinthemirror Feb 04 '25

I definitely appreciate them 😂

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u/Underground_Flower_B Feb 05 '25

I think all the girls I dated in high school had those too. 😊

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u/shamesister Feb 03 '25

So many times.

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u/hikewithcoffee Feb 04 '25

I’d call that patch “the grass is greener on the other side” and pretend like you meant to do it.

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u/AlicesReflection Feb 04 '25

That's brilliant!

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u/imperfectchicken Feb 03 '25

Just... once?

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u/Spoonbills Feb 04 '25

Yep.

I’ve also embroidered cute stuff to both the garment I’m mending and the pants I’m wearing.

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u/somebodysomewhat Feb 04 '25

I'm more of a accidentally-sew-the-front-to-the-back kind of mistaker 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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u/SleepyKouhai Feb 04 '25

You have created a Secret Cow!

Welcome to the Secret Cow Level !

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u/des1gnbot Feb 03 '25

YES. I am working on my first shashiko project and did this at first, had to rip it all out and start again

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u/lockandcompany Feb 04 '25

It reads like modern art

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u/Stitches-on-the-run Feb 04 '25

I prefer the unintended version. I would never be able to tell it wasn‘t meant to be like that. Lovely shirt, by the way.

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u/Sewingover40 Feb 05 '25

All the time. So much of sewing is unsewing.

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u/fabbunny Feb 03 '25

Absolutely have done this!

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u/Canna_Cat420 Feb 04 '25

It still looks amazing so don't beat yourself up about it too much!

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u/noodlesnbeer Feb 04 '25

Secret cows! Just for you!

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u/ihaveatoteforthat Feb 04 '25

I prefer the wrong side honestly! It looks like the cows a cool ghost or in the process of turning into something mystical, the right side looks like he’s missing his head in a sadder way to me! Love the print, totally a shirt worth saving!

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u/windowside Feb 05 '25

I love those cows

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u/dickelpick Feb 04 '25

This is fine.

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u/DepletedDaffodil Feb 06 '25

The green looks pretty uniform. If you don't like the white loops, that's a small section to fix. I do stuff like this all the time lol

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u/Malsperanza Feb 08 '25

It looks like a poodlecow. Wear it with pride.