24 – Sewing
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24 – Sewing
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Darning and Mending
Repair Large Holes
Repair Tears
To cover large holes it is necessary to sew a new piece of fabric
onto the damaged area.
Baste the new piece of fabric onto the damaged area on the
right side of the fabric.
Sew over the fabric edges with the zigzag or the multi-step
zigzag stitch.
Trim the damaged area close to the seam from the wrong side
of the fabric.
On tears, frayed edges or small holes it is useful to lay a piece
of fabric on the wrong side of the fabric. The underlayed fabric
reinforces the damaged area.
Lay a piece of fabric underneath the damaged fabric. It must be
a little larger than the damaged area.
Sew over the damaged area using the zigzag or multi-step
zigzag stitch.
Trim the piece of fabric used as reinforcement.
Set up for zigzag
More Decorative Stitches & Ideas For Decorative Machine Stitching
You should carry out a test sewing on an extra piece of the
fabric being sewn to check the decorative pattern to be used.
Before starting to sew, check that there is enough thread wound
onto the bobbin to ensure that the thread will not run out during
sewing. For best results, stabilize fabric with a tear-away or
wash-away stabilizer underneath when stitching.
Set up for multi-step zigzag stitch
4.0–6.0 2.0 3–5
3.0–5.0 1.0 3–5
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