Show woman domars s world quick mending home press pressing i 9 keep clothing in condition sif C alla TT HAS TAKEN me years to 1 learn that clothes should be hung up as soon as they are arc taken off rips should be stitched as as so soon as they appear and buttons sewed when they become loose said a woman to me the other day but now that ive learned how easy it is to care tor for clothing I 1 shall never forget it Is the simple things such as these that most of us have difficulty learning but it Is these very things which make everyday living a lot simpler one woman I 1 know has one 0 of those little mending boxes in e each ch of her bedrooms and as soon as the youngsters are old enough to handle a needle they take care of the little rips and loose buttons that consume so much of mothers time if she has to do them all herself how do you get children to do such things I 1 hear a chorus of voices ask just as you get them to do innumerable other tasks which are fairly routine you make them interesting and when you make the initial presentation to the child make it a glamorous adventurous thing not drudgery or routine one mother I 1 know shows her little boy the box of needles and different colored spools of thread and pretends they are soldiers each of whom Is designed to do a special job he likes to sew just as much as some who have made a hobby of it it minor rips bips are quickly blended half the problem of quick mending is solved easily if the needle and thread Is readily available if you have taken care of this by having a mending kit in every bedroom half the job Is done small rips may be overcast with a few stitches the thread should be on the mending secured with care or the mending will have to be repeated within v a short time loose buttons should be sewed before they tall fail and get lost otherwise extra time win will have been consumed before the right button again Is found the same holds true tor for snaps and fasteners of all kinds ripped shoulder straps belts and sashes should be caught securely at once stitch shoulder straps all around the edge use long stitches tor for belts and sashes and co cover ver with buttonholing button holing to secure them small rips in hems and coat linings in s should be caught immediately when the garment is checked or you may have a much larger job on your hands than just catching up an inch or two small rips in glove seams can be repaired at home on both leather and fabric gloves if allowed to go further they will require often enough expensive professional attention some hosiery runs may be repaired neatly at home particularly if you have special equipment that ww actually reweave the run otherwise the best idea is to collect them at least once a month mo nth and take them to a professional mending establishment dont let them assum until you have lost track of mates patching Is an art when properly done many tears on garments you will have to patch instead of just pulling the material together the idea be hind this Is to make the mending s so inconspicuous that it Is unnoticeable it if the tears are small and not in 14 too prominent places the best way to mend them Is to use a darn work patiently use small stitches and have matching thread it if you have difficulty matching the thread you may often find it best to unravel some from the garment itself on one of the inside seams in this way you can be certain of an exact match it if the tear Is diagonal or across the grain of the goods it may be best to work across the tear rather than lengthwise sometimes it Is practicable to place a piece of fine net under the dam to strengthen it without adding bulk some patches may be pasted on the tape Is fastened with a resin agency and it resists a number of washings on some dresses and aprons it I 1 is possible to work out a decorative decora patch that Is attractive consider the possibilities of the garment before you mend or patch when you patch print print fabrics fabric match not only the print but also the grain graan allow seams in cutting the patch and place it so that the design patches accurately for patches under torn out buttons use a double patch for security cut a piece of cotton tape or other strong fabric and apply this under the patch when the patch Is secured the button freshen frayed edges when they appear when it comes to frayed edges h stitch in time really does docs save nine as the old saying goes it not only may save stitches but also it probably will save the garment the best thing to do is to turn the frayed iv saves many garments edge to the other side and brush it then machine stitch it back and cut the worn edge mens shirts and sleeves often will give much extra wear if the collars and sleeves are turned when they are frayed before you remove them mark the center of the collar or the seam scam pins may be used tor for marking turn the sleeves or collar and stitch them carefully in place using the pins as markers it if you are not accas accustomed omed to doing this type of mending it is best to baste them in place and then press them to help make the work more accurate the whole procedure is really simple but ripping and turning must be done carefully so there is a good match on woolen garments preserve their good looks by pressing frequently quent ly this task Is much easier if you keep the ironing board handy and always have several different sized pressing cloths claths right at hand A sponge also will be helpful this can be allowed to sit in a small dish of water near the iron so as to save steps when it comes to pressing |