Sustainability Project: Mending

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Mending Project


         Date: March 25, 2022

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        Clothing item: Jeans
        Damage: Ripped seam on the outside right leg
        How it happened: Pulled loose thread
        Repair: Restitched the leg
        Materials used: Green sewing thread
        Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆
        

         Date: April 1, 2022



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        Clothing item: Orca shirt
        Damage: Small holes beside neckline
        How it happened: The shirt is just old
        Repair: Darning the holes
        Materials used: Navy embroidery thread and white sewing thread
        Difficulty: ★★★☆☆


         Date: April 4, 2022

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        Clothing item: OBX shirt
        Damage: Small holes at the bottom
        How it happened: Fishing
        Repair: Stitching the hole
        Materials used: White sewing thread
        Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆


         Date: April 5, 2022

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        Clothing item: Corduroy pants
        Damage: Large tear on left knee and small start of a hole on the right knee
        How it happened: Skateboarding
        Repair: Patching and darning
        Materials used: White sewing thread and recycled t-shirt size tag
        Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆








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