How to Mend a Hole in a Cotton Blanket

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Description: Use this guide to mend a hole in a cotton...

Steps:

  1. Find the hole in the blanket
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  3. Put the needle through the blanket, right below the hole picking up just a little bit of the fabric and do not pull the thread all the way through.
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  5. Repeat step 2 about 2 more times by inserting the needle through the same hole
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  7. On the last you pull, do not pull all the way for it creates a loop. Put your needle through the loop, pull the thread all the way and this creates a secure knot.
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  9. Pick one side of the hole and go through to the other side while picking up fabric from the other side and pull our thread through all the way.
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  11. Repeat step 5 going in an upward direction until you have reached the top of the hole.
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  13. The last thread you pull through, do not pull all the way but instead put your need through the loop it creates and create a secure knot. Repeat this step about 2-3 more times threading through the same hole to create an extra secure knot.
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  15. Snip off the thread and make sure the hole has been mended. You can clean it up by trimming any loose fabric.
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