Isn’t the weather just awful today? Being November in the East Midlands it is probably overcast, drizzly but too windy for umbrellas and with a touch of cold to the air that makes it unpleasant to text. We all know what this means: it is time to get out your WINTER WARDROBE!
Remember that jumper, and that one? Oh and those fluffy gloves that your great aunt gave you? It is like a little mini Christmas in itself! But what’s that? A HOLE! In your favourite fairisle patterned winter leggings? Those dastardly moths have been at it again! But wait, don’t look for a replacement just yet, for you are about to learn *dramatic pause* How To Mend Your Clothes!
The Dreaded Moth Hole
This needn’t mean the end of that garment. Take inspiration from WW2 and let’s Make Do and Mend!
You are going to need:
-A large needle
– Thread (that matches the colour of the garment)
-Something with a rounded side, like a teacup, a wine glass or a hockey ball
-Cake
1. Place your rounded thing underneath the moth hole
2. Sew a circle around the hole, not going closer than 1cm or further than 2cm away from it. Everything happens within this circle so do not go outside it.
3. Cut this thread and tie it off in a double knot.
4. Start sewing again (within the circle) in an undamaged part of fabric near a top corner of the hole by making 2 or 3 stitches on top of each other.
5. Now sew vertically across the hole finishing your line of stiches before your circle
6. Make sure you haven’t sewn the round thing to the garment.
7. Snake your line of stitches parallel to the first line and continue going back and forth across the hole, never passing the circle.
8. When you have passed the far side of the hole, weave your thread horizontally through the vertical stitches like a wicker basket or a pie top.
9. Repeat this across the hole, snaking back and forth until the hole has been covered.
10. Cut your thread, leaving a long tail attached to your handiwork. You will weave this into the patch so that it doesn’t come loose.
11. Eat the cake. Your deserve it!
And that’s it!
Enjoy your brand new, hole free, winter wardrobe.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_Do_It!
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/22/how-to-mend-moth-holes
http://www.thedapperbun.com/2013/05/week-of-vintage-re-vamping-vintage-part.html