Preparation for the local market
My attendance at the local market accompanied by my sewing machine is proving to be quite popular.
I provide a service to replace broken zips, take up hems on trousers, skirts and dresses, reinforce seams, create a velcro opening where there had not been one before and put patches on.
This morning I made up some patches using some of the offcuts and scraps of fabric left over from a variety of sources including curtain making.
My over-locker has been a relatively new purchase and I find it so useful for this purpose. It finishes the edges off nicely and all I have to do is stitch them onto the garment as requested.
I do use double fabric for each one but I do not use the same fabric on both sides. This gives me, and the customer, a greater choice. And it strengthens the area where the patch is required.
So I begin with a stack of pieces cut to the same size. Wrong sides together. These are edged on the over-locker and when finished I have double the number of patches in terms of colourway.
Limited waste of course. Plenty of choice. Variety of sizes.
