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Mending Supplies: Small Repairs for Clothes You Love
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items The shirt is still a favorite. Its button has other plans. Build a small mending kit for loose hems, missing buttons, stray threads and worn knitwear. Start with a basic kit or gather only the individual tools your repair needs. Needle size, thread t...
Start here if your sewing supplies consist of one mystery needle. This kit gathers thread, needles, pins, measuring tools, scissors and other small basics for hand repairs. The included mini thread spools are for hand sewing, not machine use. Check t...
SINGER Beginner’s Sewing Kit
When getting the thread through takes longer than the repair. This desktop helper uses a lever to thread compatible sewing needles. Clover lists a needle thickness range of 0.51 to 0.89 mm and recommends oval eyes. Check those limits first, especiall...
Clover Desk Needle Threader
A small needle selection with somewhere to put them back. The case includes three needle styles for different hand-sewing tasks, including ordinary fabric and larger decorative stitches. Match the needle and thread to the garment instead of forcing a...
Clover Hand-Sewing Needles with Heart Case
A softer-sided thimble with a metal cap for pushing a needle through fabric. Fit matters: this linked small size is 14.5 mm in diameter, with larger options listed by the maker. Try the size that stays secure without squeezing. Worth comparing for re...
Clover Protect and Grip Thimble
Small scissors are easier to steer around a repair than full-size dressmaking shears. This 4.5-inch pair has pointed tips and a finely serrated blade intended to reduce fabric slipping. A candidate for trimming patch edges and close work, rather than...
Clover Mini Patchwork Scissors
Sometimes the first repair step is undoing old stitches. This seam ripper combines a shaped handle with a textured tip for gathering loose thread. Use good light and work on a few stitches at a time so the fabric stays intact. The manufacturer curren...
Clover Grip Fit Seam Ripper
Hold a folded edge together without adding a row of pinholes. These small clips have a flat base and seam markings, useful for positioning a hem or keeping layers aligned while you hand stitch. Ten is a sensible trial pack before buying a larger box....
Clover Wonder Clips, 10-Piece Assortment
A straighter fold can make a small hem repair much easier. This heat-resistant ruler lets you measure and press a folded edge with a household iron. Follow the tool’s heat limits and your garment’s care label, and let the ruler cool before handling. ...
Clover Hot Hemmer
A little consistency makes a repaired hem look much more intentional. This adjustable gauge helps repeat a hem depth, seam allowance or buttonhole spacing without measuring from scratch each time. It also works as a T-gauge and circle guide. Choose i...
Clover 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
Replacing stretched waistband elastic can save a pair of otherwise good trousers. This flexible bodkin clips onto the elastic to guide it through a casing. Clover specifies elastic at least 15 mm wide and a casing at least 20 mm wide, so measure the ...
Clover Clip ’n Glide Bodkin
A stray thread does not always need to be snipped off. This small tool draws thread ends to the inside and can tuck serger tails into a seam. It suits finishing details rather than opening seams or making new stitches. Read Clover’s directions and tr...
Clover Soft Touch Thread Pic
Keep larger yarn needles together instead of hunting through a box of pins. This set includes sizes 13, 17 and 20 in a screw-cap case. Compare the needle eye and thickness with your yarn and knit before starting a repair. Pair it with the free needle...
Clover Darning Needle Set
Before cutting a pulled thread, look at this free written and video lesson on moving a snag to the wrong side of the fabric. It explains why the finer and thicker repair needles suit different materials. Useful for understanding the tool before buyin...
Free Clover Lesson: Using Snag Repair Needles
A useful first stop when the needle aisle is more confusing than the repair. This free guide compares straight, bent-tip, lace, jumbo and latch-hook options and explains their different jobs. Use it to match a needle to yarn thickness and the finish ...
Free Clover Guide: Choosing Darning Needles
A thimble only helps when its shape and fit suit the way you sew. This free written and video introduction compares different styles and shows how they support hand stitching. Read it before adding another accessory to the drawer, especially if a rig...
Free Clover Tool School: Thimbles