The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-11
VOL. XXVI.-NO. SO.
Homely Advice on Repairing Mems
Clothes.
From The American Agriouliuralist.


From the American Agrieulturalist
Rip out the old sleeve Innings; press and
cut new ones by them. If the sleeves are
frayed around the hand, you can either
turn up the cloth for an inch or less, or if,
which is likely, they are not long enough
to allow of this, you can rip the hem or
facing loose, cut it in two where it is
frayed, and then put on a new facing, which
will only shorten the sleeve by single
seam. OF course machine is an essential
article for all such work. Basic the facing
carefully in place, turn the sleeve wrong
side out, and steam-press the seam by lay
ing wet cloth over it, and using heavy
iron, hot as may be Without seorching. You
cannot do the pressing too well. 1t is not
sufficient t.,-pass the iron over it. You
must lean your weight on the iron with
patient firmness. Nowseam up the Innings,
and put them in, Telling neatly around the
shoulders before blind-stitching the hem
about the hand.
The Innings of coats are generally loose
around the bottoms, which will greatly
facilitate work on the pockets, if not, you
must rip them loose. IF the pockets are
very much worn, cut off the bad places and
seam on pieces of stout muslin of the exact
pattern, allowing for the seams. Sometimes
the corners of the pockets are torn loose
from the coat. Fasten them down to
strong stays on the wrong side and press
well from both sides with wet cloth laid
over, as before Now stitch down on the
right side with the machine, following the
same line of stitching. Where the pocket
Joints the coat, which is generally faced
with farmers satin, or cloth like the gar
ment, the facing sometimes becomes worn
rip it off and fell on a new piece neatly.
Buttons tear out taking bits of cloth with
them Here is chance for your very
neatest work Lay pieces Of the cloth on
the wrong side, matching stripe or plaid, if
any, and fell down on the wrong side with
stitches that do not 60 through, turn on the
right side, and blind-stitch down all around
the worn place, press, and sew the buttons
on, and even if the patch is slightly larger
than the button, it will not be noticed.
There is black rubber button ribbed ex-
actly like the silk and cloth buttons which
are so much used on mems suits, and which
give such poor wear They cost from 10
to Is cents dozen, and never wear out.
Whenever the lining is worn, haste under
piece of goods as near like it as possible,
cut out the worn place, turn in the seam
and fell around neatly; press from the
4 wrong side of the lining. Don't hurry
with any part of your work Neatness is
worth more than despatch in work of this
kind. In sewing the buttons on down the
: front you must not let the stitches show on
the wrong side Don't knot your thread,
but draw the ends through between the
= lining and the outside, and then pass the
9 needle through the eye of the button and
through the outside cloth and the interim
S ing only. 1 always pity man whose but
9 tons, although they may be sewed on, show
d a great knot of thread when his coat is
h opened. Rework the botton-holes with
J twist. It's much easier to work over an
c old buttOn-hole than to make new one.
g So much for the coat, which is now ready
t for cleaning. The mode of operation is the
same for the vest. You will probably have
o much patching of Innings to do.
re To repair trousers in the most difficult OF
g all. They will doubtless. be frayed at the
a bottom, in which case proceed exactly as
II you did with the sleeves of the coat at the
IS hand IF the seat is broken, rip the seam
IS cut out the worn place and cut new piece
y by it, allowing for seam, bottom and top
E. Basic in place, seam ON the machine and
lie press. You must be careful to cut the
70 worn place straight across, and in setting
in the new piece try to have the cloth run
% exactly the same way. The pressing is the
c most essential part. IF the knees are
; broken, rip the leg seam and fix in the same
"a way, but of course trousers thus patched
d cannot be worn to business, as they can be
l. on the farm. IF these spots are simply
worn and not broken, lay piece of new
II cloth under on the wrong side, and fell
y down, then on the right side, and with silk
e; of the same shade, darn the thin places. II
u this is done neatly, and well pressed, it viii
le not be noticed. Stitch up the seams again
n and press open on the wrong side. Give
l. the final pressing, after cleaning with warm
n water to every quart of which you should
IL add tablespoonful each of ammonia and
II alcohol. You can make the fold down the
Us front by laying the legs on board, right
o side out, with the seams exactly cores
n ponding place wet cloth over and press
lie with a hot IRON Clean and press the coat
N and the vest, and you will be surprised (and
N so will your john by the new look of the
III whole suit