Managing family clothing

Family clothing refers to garments, dresses or articles we place on the body to prevent exposure, beautify or adorn it. Clothing is very necessary for human beings and they require good management for the following reasons:

1. It makes the material last longer
2. Regular washing and good maintenance of clothing in the wardrobe keeps materials fresh
3. Mending of clothes help to save money for the owner as the repaired clothes could still be worn instead of being thrown away
4. Good health and good appearance are maintained by wearing clean and well-kept clothes
5. Good clothing maintenance adds to personal pride
6. GUIDELINES ON PROPER STORAGE OF FAMILY CLOTHING
7. Place the dress on a hanger as soon as it is removed from the body
8. Do not hang a garment by its neck on a hook or nail. This pulls the dress out of shape
9. Use hangers that are suitable for the width and curve of the shoulders
10. Remove belts from dresses that are hung as this may cause strain on the side sea
11. After hanging and brushing the clothes, air them to remove body odor and grease

METHOD OF STORAGE AND CARE OF FAMILY CLOTHING

1. Brush dresses before putting them away
2. Remove stains immediately they occur to save the fibres from damage
3. Remove decorations on the garments before they are put away
4. Iron clothes regularly before wearing them again
5. Do not put perfume on the clothes, perfumes contain chemicals that can spoil the fabrics
6. GARMENT REPAIRS

Garment repairs is the process of mending clothing article. Garment repair is important for the following reasons:

1. Proper garment repair helps to prolong the life and usefulness of clothes
2. It gives the clothes and wearer a good appearance
3. It keeps the wardrobe tidy
4. It prevents more damage to clothes
5. It saves money that could have been used to buy new clothes

DIFFERENT TYPES OF GARMENT REPAIRS

1. Lost or worn fastening
2. Cut or loose elastic band
3. Loose or split seams and undone hems

DARNING

Darning is the process of mending or repairing knitted or woven article by weaving thread into the fabric to replace or strengthen torn or worn thread

RULES FOR DARNING

1. Use thread that matches the fabric
2. Use a darning needle to darn the fabric
3. Work all darns on the wrong side of the fabric
4. Darn along the selvedge direction first
5. Draw or pull the edges of the tear together with herring-bone stitches before darning
6. Ensure that the darn covers the tear of hole and all the worn area surrounding it

PATCHING

This is the process of replacing the worn part with a piece of fabric.

GUIDELINES/ RULES FOR PATCHING

1. The material used for patching should match as near as possible both in texture and color the material to be patched.
2. Use matching thread for the patching
3. The grains of the patch and the garms should match length wise and cross-wise
4. Make the patch flat, neat and strong
5. The patch must be large enough to cover the hole and the surrounding worn area.

ASSESSMENT

1. Define Darning?
2. List FIVE rules for Darning?