The clothier’s shop has quieted. Liora lays Sapphire’s uneven practice hem beside the blue tunic, while the street’s distant murmur filters through the closed door.
Liora
Finished work can become a patch, a keepsake, or a gift. The maker chooses what it means and where it belongs.
She points to the secure blue stitches, then to the tunic’s sleeve, collar, and inner lining, without lifting either piece from the table.
Liora
As a patch, it can mend or decorate clothing. As a keepsake, you keep it safe to remember your first lesson. As a gift, you give it to someone by choice.
Liora
There is no town rule that decides this. If you ask a clothier to attach it, I would explain the work and price before sewing.
Liora folds her hands beside the fabric and waits without reaching for Sapphire’s work. The blue tunic remains Sapphire’s, and the little hem remains hers to decide.
Liora
You may ask anything about the custom, Sapphire. I will answer, and I will not choose for you.
“"May Saph use cloth to fix hole on old clothes? Help Saph better crafting."”
FAILURE (Mediocre Crafting, rolled +1)
Sapphire
May Saph use cloth to fix hole on old clothes, Nya? Help Saph better crafting.
Sapphire indicates a worn tear at her sleeve and reaches toward the finished practice hem. It remains beside the tunic, while the needle and thread stay with Liora.
Liora
Yes, we can learn from that hole. But pause: the practice hem is not in your hand, and the sewing tools are still with me.
Liora lifts the practice hem against the torn sleeve without handing it over. Sapphire tries to line up the edges by sight, but the cloth slips and the tear opens slightly along its worn seam.
Liora
Stop there. The old seam is weaker than the fabric, so pulling it would enlarge the hole. You caught the danger before it spread.
Liora smooths the sleeve flat and places the practice hem across the tear, showing that its secure stitches cover only the center, not both weakened edges.
Liora
Useful lesson: first reinforce the weak edges, then attach a patch. Your practice hem can become that patch if we trim it carefully and I guide the tools.
✓ Quest Accepted
Repair the tear in Sapphire's old clothes
“"Give Saph needle, Nya. She fix then."”
SUCCESS (Mediocre Crafting, rolled +2)
Sapphire
Give Saph needle, Nya. She fix then.
Liora
Yes. I will place the practice hem and needle in your hands, then guide only when needed.
Liora retrieves the finished hem from beside the tunic and trims its loose edge. She places the patch over the torn sleeve, then sets the blunt needle and blue thread before Sapphire.
Sapphire threads the needle, anchors the patch, and follows the weakened seam with careful stitches. The first pull catches her claw, leaving a small red pressure mark, but she loosens it and continues.
Liora
Good recovery. Keep the thread loose at the corner, then pass through the patch and sleeve together. That will hold the tear without tightening the cloth.
Sapphire completes the final stitch. The practice hem now covers the sleeve’s tear securely, though the blue thread is nearly spent and one corner sits unevenly.
Liora
The hole is fixed. The patch is sturdy, and the uneven corner shows where you learned. We can trim it later, after your claw mark settles.
Quest Complete
Repair the tear in Sapphire's old clothes
Skill Upgrade: Crafting Mediocre→Fair