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 mend a hole in a shoe or slipper using natural materials (without glues, iron-ons, or duct tape).
Note:
repairing leather shoes have their own BB.
To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- make a sewn or needle-felted repair to a hole in a shoe or slipper
- use natural materials like cotton or wool
To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (less than two minutes):
- shoe or slipper with the hole to be repaired
- the tools and materials you will use
- the repair in progress
- your shoe or slipper with the hole repaired!
optional: describe how you mended the hole
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