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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marko, post: 201702, member: 210&quot;]Yeah, I think it just stopped snowing here in south Jersey, about 8 inches of powdery snow here, too.&nbsp; I was trapped inside so I worked on restoring this vintage black cashmere coat.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I had to fix both side slash pockets (ripped up on the tops), fix an inside hidden snap (one needs replacement or removal, half the snap portion is gone), I sewed the inside pockets (holes in them), part of the hem was coming undone, and I stitched the inside cashmere label back in (it was missing stitches on one side, hanging off.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Then I removed the old buttons (one of the four was missing from the coat, so I bought new Italian buttons.)&nbsp; I had to redo one button, I sewed it crookedly, so the project took about three hours, but I LOVE this coat.</p><p><br /></p><p>Old button removed- metal on top, the metal was screwed into the plastic?- I am thinking this is circa 1940s- what do you think? Button has two tones of metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]57839[/ATTACH] </p><p>New Italian buttons I fell in love with</p><p>[ATTACH=full]57840[/ATTACH] </p><p>Two views of the coat done with different camera settings (photos not the best, done indoors today)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]57841[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]57842[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Label</p><p>[ATTACH=full]57843[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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