Show patching pointers for tears in childrens play clothes use a double stitched patch for or its durability if you have i a perfect figure settle on satin tor for your best dress its shiny surface reflects light in such a way as to point up your best qualities the good portion a worn out dress may be used to line a wearable jacket for making a blouse or jerkin or cutting off the bodice and making a separate skirt in darning fabrics with a distinct pattern study the pattern carefully and match as closely when darning this is known as re weaving and when carefully done theiarn the dam can be almost invisible it if a skirt Is too short to hem a facing may be placed in it stitch the facing which should be of material fairly similar to the skirt to the bottom press the seam before turning facing to wrong side and baste turn up material and hem to place before you wear a dress even once protect the underarms under arms from fading or wearing out with a pair of dress shields sew or pin them in and remember they must be we washed shed frequently shields such as these will save cleaners bills and often prevent the dress from becoming ruined A plain drab dress can often be made wearable and even quite gay by an around the shoulder on the pockets around the belt or even to the side on the skirt choose a simple flower design and trace the outline on contrasting fabric or cut the design from a scrap of gay print or use old ola leftover yarn to am embroider a bouquet you can completely disguise an unsightly tear or burn bum by covering it with a decorative patch these patches are especially suitable tor for youngsters clothing sports clothes and casual lingerie use an made of contrasting tr colored material from an illustration or a transfer pattern be sure that the design Is large enough to cover the damaged place felt are effective on many rayon fabrics cotton prints are good against cottor cotton and silks may be used for or silk or woolen material hem close to the edge using a fine needle and matching thread |