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How to Repair a Rip in a Gathered Skirt

Introduction

Certain rips can be easily repaired with simple hand stitching, however others might be more complicated to fix. This is a comprehensive tutorial in how to restore a ripped gathered stitch which is useful when it comes to repairing layered or more complex clothing.

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    • Mishandling of the needle could result in minor or moderate injury.

    • Thread the needle by running a piece of thread through the eye of the needle.

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    • Cut the thread with your scissors & make a knot at the end of it.

    • You will need to knot it multiple times until the knot is large enough to hold the string.

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    • Stitch the first gather on the ripped part of the fabric:

    • Do a regular hand stitch on the edge of the fabric.

    • At the end of the stitch, pull the string taut to create a gather.

    • Using the thimble could prevent potential injury when using the needle.

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    • Tie off the string snug to the end of the stitch.

    • Cut the end of the string.

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    • Repeat Step 2.

    • Repeat Step 3 for the other edge of the fabric to create another gather.

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    • Repeat Step 4 to tie off the stitch and cut it.

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  8. How to Repair a Rip in a Gathered Skirt: étape 7, image 1 de 1

    • Mishandling of the pins could result in minor or moderate injury.

    • Pin the edges of the two pieces of gathered fabric together.

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    • Repeat Step 2.

    • Stitch the two pieces of gathered fabric together.

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    • Repeat Step 4.

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    • This is the end result.

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Conclusion

Understanding various kinds of stitching practices will help in being able to repair different kinds of garments and advance your knowledge in sewing.

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