_{[ He nodded, sure he could patch the jacket. The skirt too, though finding the right fabric would be a little more difficult. He might need to make a trip to his work and see what they had. ]}

I'll need probably find some supplemental fabric for both. I want to make sure the fabric feels the same and I get the colors as close as possible so you can't see the patch as easily.

_{[ He examined the edges of the rips. ]}

I'll probably have to clean these edges. That will make the patching less legible too.