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Date: March 25, 2022

Clothing item: Jeans

Damage: Ripped seam on the outside right leg

How it happened: Pulled loose thread

Repair: Re-stitched the leg

Materials used: Green sewing thread

Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆

Date: April 1, 2022

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

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

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: ★★☆☆☆

Date: April 11, 2022

Clothing item: Corduroy pants Damage: Missing closure button, extra hole, attempt to resize with superglue How it happened: Tried to resize pants Repair: Measure and resize waist and add buttons Materials used: White sewing thread and snap buttons from vintage sewing kit Difficulty: ★★★★☆

Date: April 11, 2022

Clothing item: Plaid pants Damage: Hole below zipper How it happened: Thrifted as is Repair: Re-stitch the seam Materials used: White sewing thread Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆

Date: April 20, 2022

Clothing item: Jeans Damage: Hole next to zipper How it happened: Not sure Repair: Darning the hole Materials used: White sewing thread Difficulty: ★★★★★

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