How to Mend Clothing by Cal Patch

All levels | 1 hour 24 min

How to Mend Clothing
Overview00:59
Materials01:40
Darning with crochet34:38
Traditional darning18:57
Mending with patches28:22

Taught by Cal Patch

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There are nearly as many ways to darn as there are ways to get holes in clothes. In this class, expert sewist Cal Patch demonstrates her very favorite techniques for mending. She'll show you how to darn knits and woven fabrics using crochet on both flat and curved surfaces. You'll also learn an invisible method of traditional darning on a sweater, then with a contrasting yarn on some socks. Finally, Cal covers several methods of mending with patches. Who knew that mending could be so decorative?

Here’s what you’ll need:

Fine yarn and small crochet hook
Darning egg or Wiffle ball
Hand-sewing needles in various sizes
Matching emroidery thread
Contrasting embroidery thread
Scraps of woven and knit fabric
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Learn how to:

Mend using crochet
Use a darning egg
Work visible mending
Invisibly darn a sweater
Sew a patch to woven fabric
Sew a knit patch on a t-shirt

What you'll get:

A 3-part series of easy-to-follow video lessons on various techniques for mending knits and woven fabrics
5 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supply list
Step-by-step instructions from artist and expert instructor Cal Patch
The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

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How to Mend Clothing Reviews

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LESLIE BRADLEY

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When seeing that this class was about "mending clothing", I'd have to say I was excited! Unfortunately, I was mislead! This ENTIRE class was really about being lazy in the "HOW-TO" to ACTUALLY benefit from using any of these.. these, letdown techniques. I.. feel as if I was more or less lied to and it took too long for me to realize that I was "bamboozled" but I watch these videos just give them the benefit of the the doubt.. I wish I could apologize for what I had typed but alas, if I did, would it actually make things better? In that case.. here's my indifferent emotions regarding said-non-apology. Though, I still best of luck to these in hopes that they help someone else. ??

4 days ago