This lovely linen shirt was snagged by rose thorns, lots of holes and tearing. Inspired by 1960’s Mod parka badges and patches I marked out the shapes in pencil and used split stitch to fill in the shapes. Before sewing, I ironed fusible cotton interfacing on to the reverse side of the holes, giving a backing to sew into. Using embroidery hoops gives a flat taut surface, which helps to keep the stitching flat and not too tight. This was a bit of a lengthy repair but very happy with the result. A shirt full of holes turned into a new unique shirt!