This section is from the book "School Needlework. A Course of Study in Sewing designed for use in Schools", by Olive C. Hapgood. Also available from Amazon: School Needlework: A Course Of Study In Sewing Designed For Use In Schools.
A patch is a piece of cloth, sewed on to a garment to repair it.
No. 9 needle, No. 80 thread, scissors, pins, and a piece of cotton cloth, five inches square; for the patch, a piece of cloth four inches square.
 
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