French Weaving - The Lost Art

The Lost Art of French Weaving is a beautiful story about Tammy Kampschroeder and her love for making old things new again at Amazing Garment Repairs in Overland Park, Ks.
www.amazinggarm...

[@catsinhouse]

Years ago there was an elderly lady in the Wallingford district of Seattle who was a master of French reweaving. She worked using a microscope perched by the large north window of her small shop. She was in that location for decades. I took a cashmere sweater to her that needed a hole mended. The sweater came back good as new - couldn't find the spot that was repaired. She passed away years ago and is sorely missed.

[@Jojo-sn3ch]

Thank you for making this sweet video. My great grandma specialized in French invisible mending. Grateful you carry this tradition on.

[@TheArtyBartfast]

Wow! I just found this video after having a suit jacket with moth holes repaired by Amazing Garment Repair. They did such an amazing job that I am blown away. Literally invisible repair on a patterned weave. I think that they are magicians of some sort!

[@ericstelzer]

That's soo awesome!

[@socbramasole]

Es muy joven para usar esas lupas, cuidado. Por otro lado, su trabajo es fantástico

[@negrogil9671]

Exelente trabajo ..donde puedo comprar el microscopio que traes puesto??

[@jonathanwilson1729]

shoutout to Tammy

[@teerich2011]

Saw a similar process called an invisible repair. The process looks like it as done in Japan with needle and strangely tied thread. You couldn't see the hole or weave patter variation after!

[@ericstelzer]

That's Soo awesome! It's such a cool process.

[@ericstelzer]

Are you from Japan?

[@glauciarosacosturas3018]

Tem como ensinar essa técnica por favor?

[@gypsygirl731]

Thanks can you make a video from beginning to end how you do it

[@cleanerscontinental9238]

Hi can you please tell me where can you buy the tool to do the weaving?

[@ericstelzer]

I couldn't tell you Cleaners Continental. I am not sure.

[@leilacarneiro7118]

I would like to learn this art.

[@ericstelzer]

It is sooo cool isn't it!

[@stell66]

Thank you, please pass on my thanks to the reweaver who is central to this video

[@princeren4535]

20 years ago, i used to go to a small shop in downtown St Louis to fix my suits and coats all the time. They were extremely professional. It was very expensive but worth every penny. Unfortunately I cannot find them any more. Now I have to take my clothes to Shanghai, China to fix, but there are only a couple of them can do it now. They are very very good too and also inexpensive. Unfortunately they are getting there too. I am afraid that this art is going to lose.

[@ericstelzer]

Prince Ren that is sad that it is becoming a lost art! If we share this video to more people maybe it will inspire people to continue this beautiful art!

[@princeren4535]

Eric Stelzer thank you! I surely will! In the past, every time I walked into a rewearing shop, the name was ABC in St Louis, I felt sad. Those ladies devoted their lives to perfecting this art and received no appreciation

[@princeren4535]

Eric Stelzer do you have recommendations where I can send my garment to for rewearing?