GOOD

MORNING!
 “Any damage that’s been done, you
have to fix yourself because it needs
fixing and there is nobody else to do
the work. Blame may well be
justified, but it’s not going to move
you forward in your life” - Augusten
Burroughs
REPAIR OF
FABRIC
DAMAGES
TORN SEAM
1. Locate the torn
seam. Turn the
clothing item inside
out and pull gently at
the seam to locate
the hole.
TORN SEAM
2. Stitch up. Push the
needle through the seam
just below the tear weave
it through to the other side
of the seam and back
again. Continue the stich
along the length of the
tear.
 TORN SEAM
3. Over stitch. From the point where
you finished your running stitch,
insert the threaded needle into one
side of the seam and directly out the
other side. Then pull the cotton over
the top to repeat the stitch, entering
from the same side as before.
Continue back along the length of
the tear. This secures the running
stitches and prevents the seam from
fraying.
TORN SEAM
4. Cast off. Tie
2 or 3 simple
knots at the end
of the stitches.
TORN SEAM
5. Turn the item
back around the
right way. Admire
your hand work. As
good as new!
 RIP
A rip is an opening along the seam. You can
easily repair it by machine or by hand. Work on
the wrong side of the garment. Sew running
stitches along the original stitches about an inch
seam line. Make additional stitches about an
inch on both sides of the opening to reinforce it
and prevent the rip from reopening.
 RE-SEWING
BUTTONS
1. When sewing or re-
sewing buttons, start by
taking one or two small
stitches at the point
where you are going to
sew the buttons.
 RE-SEWING
BUTTONS
2. Pull the thread through
the fabric and through one
hole of the button and place
the button on top of the
stitches.
 RE-SEWING
BUTTONS
3. Make a thread shank that will
allow easy buttoning by sliding a
pin or needle between the button
and the thread. Sew through by
pushing and pulling the needle
through each set of holes at least
five times or until the threads are
thick enough to form a shank.
 RE-SEWING
BUTTONS
4. Remove the pin or needle.
Pull up the button and wind the
thread around threads under the
button. Make several small
back stitches under the button
(back of the cloth) to secure the
stitches. Knot and Cut excess
thread.
 SHANK
BUTTONS
1. Start by taking two small
stitches at the point where
you are going to attach the
button. Make about four
stitches through the button
shank and the fabric
together.
 SHANK
BUTTONS
2. Finish by making few
backstitches through the
button to secure the
stitches. Knot and cut
excess thread.  
 PATCHI
NG
Patching is cutting a piece of
cloth of the same material to
cover a hole or a tear on
garment.
 PATCHING
1. To make the hole easier to repair, cut
around it with small scissors to make a
neat square or rectangle; trim loose
threads found on each corner of the hole,
cut a ¼ inch notch at a 45-degree angle.
Turn materials inside out. Fold square’s
¼-inch edges onto materials wrong side
out, and iron flat. Measure mark, and cut
out a square from a matching piece of
fabric. Make sure the patch is ½-inch
bigger than the hole you’re repairing.
 PATCHING
2. With fabric inside out,
put patch on the top of
hole; match grain if
necessary. Turn right side
out, and pin patch in place.
Slip-baste all around the
patch. Remove pins
 PATCHING
3. Turn shirt inside out. Fold back
1/2-inch excess of fabric so it's
flush with folded edge of hole,
folding corners over each other.
Insert needle through folded edge
of patch; stitch up through folded
edge of shirt, joining the two
fabrics. Continue all around
square. Remove basting thread.
 PATCHING
4. Use a cross-stitch to finish edges of
patch inside shirt. Cut off tips of patch's
corners at 45-degree angles. Fold back
each edge 1/4-inch. Cross-stitch the
edges to the shirt, picking up only one or
two threads with each stitch. Once the
hole has been patched, iron patch in
place before turning shirt right side out.
Iron patch in place again if necessary.
 DARNING
Darning is repairing a hole by weaving in new
threads. It is usually done on sock heels or
sweater elbows of cotton and wool fabrics. The
darning treads should be of the same material
as the fabric of the garment. The thread should
also be of the same thickness of the garment
thread.
 DARNING
1. Make stiches that are
closed and parallel with
one another across the
hole, creating a thread
“ladder”. Make the stiches
close to one another as in
the stitches of the original
fabric
 DARNING
2. Weave across, also weave
back and forth passing over and
under the thread as you keep the
stiches loose but tight enough to
cover the hole completely.
Secure the thread end by slipping
the needle on the wrong side and
by making several back stitches.
Knot and cut excess thread.
QUIZ
DIRECTIONS: ARRANGE
THESE STEPS IN THE
PROPER SEQUENCE. USE
NUMBERS IN
ARRANGING THEM.
WRITE YOUR ANSWER
ON YOUR QUIZ
NOTEBOOK.
 TORN SEAM
_________ A. Cast off. Tie 2 or 3 simple knots at the end of the stitches.
_________ B. Over stitch. From the point where you finished your running stitch, insert
the threaded needle into one side of the seam and directly out the other side. Then pull
the cotton over the top to repeat the stitch, entering from the same side as before.
Continue back along the length of the tear. This secures the running stitches and
prevents the seam from fraying.
_________ C. Locate the torn seam. Turn the clothing item inside out and pull gently at
the seam to locate the hole.
_________ D. Turn the item back around the right way. Admire your hand work. As
good as new!
_________ E. Stitch up. Push the needle through the seam just below the tear weave it
through to the other side of the seam and back again. Continue the stich along the
length of the tear.
 RE-SEWING BUTTONS
_________ A. Make a thread shank that will allow easy buttoning by sliding a
pin or needle between the button and the thread. Sew through by pushing and
pulling the needle through each set of holes at least five times or until the
threads are thick enough to form a shank.
_________ B. When sewing or re-sewing buttons, start by taking one or two
small stitches at the point where you are going to sew the buttons.
_________ C. Remove the pin or needle. Pull up the button and wind the
thread around threads under the button. Make several small back stitches
under the button (back of the cloth) to secure the stitches. Knot and Cut excess
thread.
_________ D. Pull the thread through the fabric and through one hole of the
button and place the button on top of the stitches.
 SHANK BUTTONS
_________ A. Start by taking two small stitches at the
point where you are going to attach the button. Make
about four stitches through the button shank and the
fabric together.
_________ B. Finish by making few backstitches through
the button to secure the stitches. Knot and cut excess
thread.
 PATCHING
_________ A. To make the hole easier to repair, cut around it with small scissors to make a neat
square or rectangle; trim loose threads found on each corner of the hole, cut a ¼ inch notch at a
45-degree angle. Turn materials inside out. Fold square’s ¼-inch edges onto materials wrong
side out, and iron flat. Measure mark, and cut out a square from a matching piece of fabric. Make
sure the patch is ½-inch bigger than the hole you’re repairing.
_________ B. Turn shirt inside out. Fold back 1/2-inch excess of fabric so it's flush with folded
edge of hole, folding corners over each other. Insert needle through folded edge of patch; stitch
up through folded edge of shirt, joining the two fabrics. Continue all around square. Remove
basting thread.
_________ C. Use a cross-stitch to finish edges of patch inside shirt. Cut off tips of patch's
corners at 45-degree angles. Fold back each edge 1/4-inch. Cross-stitch the edges to the shirt,
picking up only one or two threads with each stitch. Once the hole has been patched, iron patch
in place before turning shirt right side out. Iron patch in place again if necessary.
_________ D. With fabric inside out, put patch on the top of hole; match grain if necessary. Turn
right side out, and pin patch in place. Slip-baste all around the patch. Remove pins
 DARNING
_________ A. Weave across, also weave back and forth
passing over and under the thread as you keep the stiches
loose but tight enough to cover the hole completely. Secure the
thread end by slipping the needle on the wrong side and by
making several back stitches. Knot and cut excess thread.
_________ B. Make stiches that are closed and parallel with
one another across the hole, creating a thread “ladder”. Make
the stiches close to one another as in the stitches of the original
fabric
 For 3 points:

What is our topic?

ANSWE
R KEY
Torn Seam Re-sewing Shank
A.4 Buttons Buttons
B.3 A.3
A. 1
C.1 B.1
D.5 C.4 B. 2
E.2 D.2

Patching Darning
A. 1 C. 4 A. 2
B. 3 D. 2 B. 1
REPAIR OF
FABRIC
DAMAGES