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Invisible mending a small hole or tear in the fabric - PEP BB textile.straw.imending

BB textiles - straw badge
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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.

In this project, you mend a small hole or tear so that it becomes invisible.

In this badge, you are demonstrating that you understand the structure of the cloth, the skill to match the color, materials, and texture to the original fabric, and to reproduce the structure that matches the cloth to create a truly invisible mend.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- material must be a woven fabric
- repairing a hole or tear in the fabric, not a seam
- must be a truly invisible mend - not obviously visible from 3 feet away
- thread/yarn chosen matches fabric in color, texture, and size

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
- the hole or tear in the fabric
- the material(s) and tool(s) used
- mending in process
- the same piece after mending

Clarification: repairing a seam does not qualify

A little more on this subject:



 Darning a tear in a sheet
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And here is what I did so I hope to get this BB.
In this cotton summer dress (or a tunic, I often wear it with leggings) are some tiny holes. I want them fixed before they get bigger.


Close up photo of the largest hole


Tools and materials I used. Cotton embroidery yarn (only 1 of the 6 strands) and a very fine needle.


I do it in the same way as darning a hole in a sock


Start of the 'weaving'


Ironed it (hot, it's all cotton), so its more invisible-ish


Do you see it?

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Oops ... I made a mistake in the title of the thread. I hope you can change it Mike, Nicole or who's the moderator here.

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Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:Oops ... I made a mistake in the title of the thread. I hope you can change it Mike, Nicole or who's the moderator here.



Maybe it is just my brain. I do not notice a mistake in the title.

what would you like it changed to?

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jordan barton wrote:

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:Oops ... I made a mistake in the title of the thread. I hope you can change it Mike, Nicole or who's the moderator here.



Maybe it is just my brain. I do not notice a mistake in the title.

what would you like it changed to?



the word 'invisible' is missing the second 'i' in the title

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Judith Browning wrote:

jordan barton wrote:

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:Oops ... I made a mistake in the title of the thread. I hope you can change it Mike, Nicole or who's the moderator here.



Maybe it is just my brain. I do not notice a mistake in the title.

what would you like it changed to?



the word 'invisible' is missing the second 'i' in the title


That's one mistake. But there's a worse mistake. The last word is wrong, it must be something like 'invisible mending', not 'fabric'.  But I don't know how to edit the title

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And thank you again Nicole!

"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)

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I noticed my winter jacket had a ripped seam under the arm, perfect opportunity to do a badge bit. I decided to use a mattress seam as I would in knitting, it's probably not called that in sewing?

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I hereby certify that this badge bit is complete! I think next time you might want to use smaller stitches, closer together. That tends to be a bit stronger, and less likely to rip back open.

 
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Here is my submission for the Textiles - Straw - Invisible Mending BB.

The purple blouse is stitched into the black jacket as one piece.  The left shoulder seam did not catch all the layers so there was an opening that needed repair.  I opened the seam a bit to create ease and allow for an invisible seam reapair.  I used my freshly maintenanced Singer Sewing machine.

To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following photos:
- the small hole or tear
- the material(s) and tool(s) you used
- how you did the mending
- the same piece after mending
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The blouse that needs repair
The blouse that needs repair
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the open seam with my fingers showing through
the open seam with my fingers showing through
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using a seam ripper to open the should seam
using a seam ripper to open the should seam
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stitching the seam closed
stitching the seam closed
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finished repair from the wrong side
finished repair from the wrong side
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wearing the repaired blouse/jacket combo - semi-close up of left shoulder seam
wearing the repaired blouse/jacket combo - semi-close up of left shoulder seam

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I worked on the wording for this badge to emphasize that this is for the type of Invisible mending that shows recreating the fabric as it repairs it.

Because this BB is on the required list - it's a lot more demanding.  It's not your everyday fix.  It's the kind of repair that someone would pay over $50 for (or you would pay that much if you had it done in the shop).  

It's very much about a small hole or rent in the fabric.  We want to see an understanding of the structure of the cloth.  Is it knit?  If so, what stitch?  Is it woven?  If so, what weave structure?  It's also important to see the choice of thread or yarn is correct for the kind of repair.  The colour matches. And we want to see that you can use a darning needle to repair the fabric in a way that recreates the missing part.


A tear at the seam would qualify for one of the other bbs from the repair list.

I also wrote some more details about invisible mending cloth, what it is, and what it isn't, so we have a benchmark for future submissions.  

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Power went out, and my work pants had a hole, so I thought I'd try my hand at reweaving the hole.

I have this cotton thread I was given (it passed the burn test) and happened to be a nice denim color. Since the weft lines were still there, I just rewove the warp so it wouldn't be too bulky.
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Bad before picture (the white area is the hole/worn spot)
Bad before picture (the white area is the hole/worn spot)
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Re-weaving it
Re-weaving it
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Picture of the thread + mending
Picture of the thread + mending
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Rewoven pants! (I'm thinking I don't know enough about how jeans are woven to make this entirely invisible, since the white warp threads show up more than I'd like)
Rewoven pants! (I'm thinking I don't know enough about how jeans are woven to make this entirely invisible, since the white warp threads show up more than I'd like)

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My woolen shirt got the worse from a rose bush in my garden. I keep a set of fine woolen yarns I got from a textile mill liquidation for reweaving fabric when my precious shirts get holes.

I used a Victorian reweaving technique, picking up threads in the same (plain weave) pattern as the original, switching colours to match the original. My red wasn't quite the same colour, but it worked out alright, I think. Definitely not noticeable from three feet away (included before and after zoomed out photos for you to judge).
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The hole in my woolen shirt; different fine woolen yarns for the darn
The hole in my woolen shirt; different fine woolen yarns for the darn
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Closeup; mending the hole; finished darn
Closeup; mending the hole; finished darn

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Best Belovéd got a hole in a linen shirt he likes for work in the summer. He’s a hospice chaplain, so work clothes are “business casual”. This was a bit tricky, as the fabric is a muted check and the hole is right in front. All in all, I’m pretty pleased—this is only my second attempt at an invisible mend.
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Hole in shirt
Hole in shirt
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Hole set up in embroidery hoop to keep the fabric taut, with needle and the two colors of thread. The grey “reads” much closer to the ground color than any other thread I had.
Hole set up in embroidery hoop to keep the fabric taut, with needle and the two colors of thread. The grey “reads” much closer to the ground color than any other thread I had.
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Starting the warp threads. The magnifying lens was a huge help!
Starting the warp threads. The magnifying lens was a huge help!
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Adding some blue to match the stripes
Adding some blue to match the stripes
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Completed darn from 3 inches away. Not terrible.
Completed darn from 3 inches away. Not terrible.
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Edna the Mannequin of Impossible Proportions models the shirt with completed mend, from 3 feet (arm’s length) away. Can you spot the mend?
Edna the Mannequin of Impossible Proportions models the shirt with completed mend, from 3 feet (arm’s length) away. Can you spot the mend?
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It's not as invisible as I'ld like, I should have done the blue long ways and white short ways,  but can't tell when I've got it on.
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The hole.
The hole.
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White stiching done.
White stiching done.
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Midway through the blue.
Midway through the blue.
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Outside done
Outside done
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Inside done.
Inside done.
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From about three foot.
From about three foot.
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This spot in my bedspread is threadbare. I don't have the perfect color of faded, light blue to repair it. However, I will try out this new weaving method shown in the bb video. I used a long needle, the better to stitch across this wide spot, as well as scissors and string. It's not "invisible" but I learned quite a bit, and it's a workable repair.
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the threadbare spot
the threadbare spot
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the tools
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weaving....
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I discovered a small hole in my favorite denim work skirt. I thought it would be a good candidate for this BB.

small hole working on becoming a large hole


Repair supplies and materials: cotton thread, sharps needle, embroidery hoop, scissors, and thimble.


Repair in progress


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Mending a linen underdress with linen thread.
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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- material must be a woven fabric
- repairing a hole or tear in the fabric, not a seam
- must be a truly invisible mend - not obviously visible from 3 feet away
- thread/yarn chosen matches fabric in color, texture, and size

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
- the hole or tear in the fabric
- the material(s) and tool(s) used
- mending in process
- the same piece after mending

I invisibly mended a hole in a pair of my work jeans.  I wove the matching color cotton thread to weave the hole closed.

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