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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Textiles.

For this BB, you will cover a stain with a patch, applique, or embroidery to make the garment look nice again.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- Repair a stained garment by concealing the stain.

To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (less than two minutes):
- Your stained garment before repair
- Making the repair
- Your item of clothing with the stain covered/concealed

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- Hiding a Stain with Embroidery

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Sew a patch on a stain

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Got a secondhand shirt that had a grease stain on the front but was a really good shirt otherwise. The stain wasn't incredibly obvious, but still too obvious for me to be comfortable wearing out of the house. And since it was a patchy stain, I decided to hide it with a patch of flowers. I used a wooden embroidery hoop, a needle with a large eye, and an assortment of cotton embroidery threads, mostly in red and yellow because I wanted to stick with warm colors to go with the orange shirt.
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The front of the shirt with the grease stain.
The front of the shirt with the grease stain.
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The stain circled, because it's not super obvious if you don't know it's there.
The stain circled, because it's not super obvious if you don't know it's there.
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The shirt, an embroidery hoop, a pair of scissors, a needle, and a bunch of cotton embroidery floss.
The shirt, an embroidery hoop, a pair of scissors, a needle, and a bunch of cotton embroidery floss.
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Even though I know where to look, I can't spot the stain anymore.
Even though I know where to look, I can't spot the stain anymore.
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Note: Beautifully done! I certify this badge bit complete.

 
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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- Repair a stained garment by concealing the stain.

To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (less than two minutes):
- Your stained garment before repair
- Making the repair
- Your item of clothing with the stain covered/concealed

I stained one of my most comfortable shirts and needed to cover the stain.  This is a perfect BB!
Jay's Spider Weave Rose was so beautiful that I copied it.  Mine, of course, after learning how from
a learner book.  My shirt is a grey so I picked a couple complimentary colors for the roses that
would work with this shirt and some jeans.

I used an embroidery loop, embroidery needle and embroidery thread.  Kudos to Jay for their beautiful work!
Mine covers the stain...lol.
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I pick a theme for each garment I own and use embroidery in that theme to hide stains and mends. This skirts theme is leaves
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Yellow stains on my skirt
Yellow stains on my skirt
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Process of embroidery
Process of embroidery
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Note: I certify this BB complete.  Thank you for your amendment below.

 
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Tiny leaves
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