February E-book Freebie - Clothing Repairs

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For this month's e-book freebie, I'm excited to share something very useful with you; a clothing repairs mending manual!

This is a detailed and comprehensive lesson book that helps one troubleshoot and properly repair nearly every type of clothing including pieces made from woven or knit fabrics, and knitted or crocheted garments.

Contents:

Equipment and aids,

Basic repair stitches and their uses (blanket, seed, overcasting, hemming, back, rantering, lacing, overhand, catch, and buttonhole stitches),

Reinforce before wearing,

Patches and patching,

Hemmed patch,

Inset patch,

Straddle patch,

Lapped patch,

Knit stitch patch,

Blanket stitch patch,

Darns and darning,

Plain hand darn,

Pattern darn,

Machine darn,

Twenty-five mends for common clothing damage,

Mends in wash pants and slacks,

Mends in shirts,

Mends in knitwear,

Mends in dresses,

Mends in a robe,

Mends in underwear (including how to repair brassieres, elastic closures, slips, and lace).

Happy sewing!