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Friday, 23 May 2008 |
By Jimmy Cox
 Mending can be fun if you treat it as an art and work for careful, durable, flat finishes. Study the weave of the fabric and try to duplicate it. Try to get as invisible a finish as possible except where you are making a decorative mend.
In order to mend, you must have a basic knowledge of the hand stitches, although you will find that the running stitch is the one you will use most often. Stitches are usually short and fine. Rows of stitching are uneven to prevent definite lines from showing and to insure an invisible finish. Work from the right side most often to blend in your work.
Your work box contains much of the same equipment as for regular sewing, plus a darning egg, a hoop for machine darning, mending liquid, mending tape, rubber tissue, darning threads and needles, a crochet hook, buttons, snaps, hooks and eyes, tapes, and scraps.
Inspect your clothes regularly. These are likely spots to check:
1. Seams. Narrow seams may have to be stitched a little deeper to make them hold. If the |
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
By Jimmy Cox
 The cave woman of prehistoric times used a fishbone with a hole in it for a needle, and a tough animal sinew for thread. In like fashion, modern women can sew with only a needle and thread. However, in order to achieve high standards of workmanship, with the least possible time and effort, it is important to have as many of the right tools as you can afford.
First choose the right size needle and thread for your sewing job. Remember to match your thread to:
1. The color of your fabric. The thread on the spool is darker than it will appear when stitching. Match one strand of thread, not the whole spool, to the fabric. With prints, use the background color. Use contrasting threads for basting.
2. The kind of fabric:
Cotton thread is used for cotton and linen, and mercerized thread, a shiny cotton, is also used for some wool, and for plastic-type fabrics.
Linen thread is used for tailoring and millinery.
Silk thread is used for silk, wool, rayon, and velvet.
Nylon thread, used primarily for |
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