Clothing Repair

The clothing repair kits contain items useful for hand-mending clothes and are available for checkout at the Makerspace.

Kits Include:

1. A pin cushion
2. Pins
3. A sewing needle
4. A needle threader
5. Black and white thread
6. A tape measure
7. A seam ripper (after removing the cap of the seam ripper, it can be attached to the back end to make the handle longer while using it)

Repair Methodology:

Just clothes may become damaged in a multitude of different ways, there are of course multiple ways to repair clothes as well. This is a brief guide to some of those methods:

• Split seams: the easiest way to mend a split seam is to use a slip stitch, and re-bind the loose edges together. This is an easy method, as it doesn't require any patches.
• Rips: if a piece of cloth has been torn, but edges are still intact, there are a few methods you may use:
  • Iron-on patches: easy, as they require no stitching, and they can be invisible from the outside.
  • Sew on patches: these also leave the material flat on the outside, but stitches may still be visible.
  • Slip stitching: alternating stitches on either side of the tear to close the hole; this method works in a pinch, but will leave a pinch or pucker in the material.
  • Darning: Using a needle and thread to mend over the tear, and weave the hole closed. Time intensive, but efficient.
• Hole mending: if an item of clothing (like a pair of jeans) develops a hole,

Helpful Tutorial Videos:

Sewing 101: Mending A Tear - YouTube

Top 5 Hand Stitches for Garment Sewing - Most Popular - YouTube

Learn by yourself to fix a hole on your T-shirt beautifully and elegantly - YouTube

HOW TO DARN A HOLE IN CLOTHES... Using a 1954 vintage sewing tutorial! - YouTube