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2.3.22

Cut a piece of patch fabric large enough to cover the hole.

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2.3.23

Fold and press the raw edges of the patch to the wrong side of the patch material.

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2.3.24

Pin the patch fabric over the hole, ensuring the grain of the patch follows the grain of the garment.

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2.3.25

Flip your garment right sides out, line up the hole under the needle and lower your presser foot.

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2.3.26

Sew parallel lines across the hole and patch area, keeping the stitches parallel to the grain of both the garment and the patch.

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2.3.27

At the end of each line, lift the presser foot and needle and turn the material 180 degrees.

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2.3.28

Lower the presser foot and continue creating lines across the hole, keeping the lines evenly spaced across the hole.

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2.3.29

Once the patch is fully covered, rotate the hole 90 degrees and sew multiple lines parallel to the cross-grain of the mending piece.

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2.3.30

Repeat these steps until you are satisfied with the patching and enough of the hole has been stitched in place.

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2.3.31

Go over any areas that don’t have enough coverage.

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2.3.32

Once the patch is fully covered in the cross-grain direction, lift the presser foot and pull the fabric away from the machine.

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2.3.33

Cut the garment free from the machine.

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.

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2.3.34

Tie off and trim the ends of the threads

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.

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2.3.35

Back of the patched hole.

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.

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2.3.36

Front of the patched hole.

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.

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