That time I sewed a sleeve on backwards and just left it

I was working on a jacket for a friend's birthday back in 2017, sitting on my apartment floor in Portland. 3 hours in, I realized I had attached the left sleeve to the right armhole. Had already double stitched it and everything. Instead of ripping it all out, I just flipped the whole pattern around and made it work as a design choice. Told her it was "asymmetrical chic." She believed me for like 6 months until she tried it on in front of a mirror. Has anyone else ever just gone with a mistake instead of fixing it?

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karenw231d ago

Respectfully gotta disagree here. If this was for a friend's birthday present, that's a whole lot of trust to bank on them not noticing a mistake in something they'll actually wear. I'd rather spend the 30 minutes fixing it properly than have the whole thing unravel later when they find out.

williams.amy1d ago

Oh man, that "whole lot of trust" line from @karenw23 really hit me. I can just picture someone awkwardly being like "yeah totally love it" while the mistake is just staring them in the face the whole time. I actually did something similar once for a friend's scarf and they kept saying it was fine but I could tell they were confused by the dropped stitch I just left hanging there. Honestly though if it's a quick fix that takes no time at all I'd probably just go for it but if it's something major I'd rather rip it out and start over than have that awkward moment later.