[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Fixing hole in fabric

[hosbornejr at gmail.com]

Yeah, you can do that Tracy, my Mom used to put patches from old jeans or
patches of cars or trucks on the holey knees of my jeans as a kid.
I got more mileage out of them that away.

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Hi Henry. 
No, I just skinned my knees, which is annoying but not serious.
I'm thinking a hole has to be a certain size before it can really be fixed,
but maybe not.
I've been reading about decorative fixing, where you patch a hole with, say,
a flower-shaped piece, but I'm not too sure about that, either.
Tracy


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Good Morning Tracy, oh no, we hope that you weren't hurt in your fall.
I don't know too much about repairing holes in clothing except to take it to
a taylors if I can't find someone talented enough to fix it.
Hey, I am a guy, and can barely sew on a button.
Is this an idea for a future sewing class? Repairing tiny rips 101?

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Yesterday I managed to fall down and get a tiny hole in my brand-new pants.
Today, I fixed the hole using a whip stitch, but that created a small rumple
bigger than the original hole.  

I'm wondering if I shouldn't cut the knots and let the thread pull out,
giving me back the tiny hole. 

Is there a better way to fix a small hole than whip stitch?  Maybe it would
be better to wait until the hole gets bigger before trying to fix it?  Maybe
the fix is worse than the actual hole?

Tracy

 

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