24/08/2026
One last wrestle with an icon.
Part III turned out to have a few final plot twists.. an original bottom lining too fragile to reattach, wadding that needed anchoring after the panel replacements, a couple of stubborn stains, and twelve buttons determined to test both my strength and vocabulary.
I salvaged the original zip, remade the entire bottom lining and secured everything inside before attempting the physical task of getting the restored cover back into position.
Perfectly timed reinforcements arrived from Rug Doctor, who kindly gifted me a generous selection of cleaning products.
I chose the Heavy Stain Pre-Treatment and Oxy Power Fabric Cleaner to tackle the remaining marks before giving the cover its final extraction clean. Thank you for helping me bring this restoration over the finish line.
Once the buttons were back in, I carefully
colour-matched the embroidery thread and
hand-stitched over the repaired areas to give them one final layer of strength and protection.
The intention was never to make this Togo look new, or to erase the life already written into it.
Cleaned. Rebuilt. Repaired. Still unmistakably itself, and ready to be sunk into all over again.
Would you have preserved its patchworked history?