Concetti Chiave
- A stain is a mark on fabric that has a color different from the surrounding area.
- Stains can be categorized into vegetable, animal, grease, and mineral types.
- Vegetable stains arise from foods like fruit, tea, coffee, and grass.
- Calico patches are strong due to two sets of stitching and are used for mending linens.
- The calico patch process involves marking, cutting, and stitching the patch onto fabric.
A stain is a spot or a mark on a fabric. It gives a colour that is different from the rest of the surface of the fabric.
Types of stains
There are different types of stains. They can be classified in different ways, for instance as:
1. Vegetable stains: These are from foods for example fruit, tea, coffee, cocoa, grass, etc.
2. Animal stains: These contain animal protein for example blood, egg, milk, etc.
3. Grease stains: These can be of animal, vegetable or mineral for example animal fat, Palm oil, engine oil, etc.
4. Mineral stains: These include paints, ink, medicines, rust, coal-tar, show polish, etc.
Calico patch
Calico patch: This is the strongest type of patch, because it has two sets of stitching. The stitchings are used to hold the patch down onto the garment. It is used for mending household linen such as bedsheets and pillow cases, table cloths, and articles without printed designs.
To make:
- mark the area to be patched.
- cut out the required size of patch.
- prepare the patch by folding the turnings to the right side of the patch.
- place the right side of the patch on the wrong side of the fabric. Match the grains of the patch and the article.
- pin, tack and stitch down the patch into the article.
- turn the right side of the fabric. Snip the corners and trim surplus material to about 1 cm from the stitching.
- turn the raw edges. Tank and stitch the turned edge.
- remove tacking and press.
Domande da interrogazione
- What are the main categories of stains mentioned in the text?
- What makes a calico patch particularly strong for mending fabrics?
The text classifies stains into four main categories: vegetable stains (e.g., fruit, tea, coffee), animal stains (e.g., blood, egg, milk), grease stains (e.g., animal fat, engine oil), and mineral stains (e.g., paints, ink, rust).
A calico patch is considered strong because it uses two sets of stitching to secure the patch onto the garment, making it ideal for mending household linens like bedsheets and pillowcases.
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