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Attach the patch 4. Read More. Previous Previous. Sew the outer edges of the patches to the jeans with a hand sewing needle. Can You Raise the Crotch in Pants? Yes, you can and generally, most sewers have mentioned that they have to shorten the pattern to get this done.
It will take a little work but not a lot of it to get this done. Also, timing is the key as you will have to do this before you cut your pattern pieces. Why it happens: Fabric is worn down by friction, and the friction of your thighs rubbing together as you move throughout the day is slowly wearing on the fibers of your jeans.
The darning stitch is about making rows of straight running stitches near each other. The technique of darning is used to mend torn clothes, especially socks, and looks like a woven patch. If your patches do not have an iron-on adhesive on the back, then apply E glue to the back of the patch and place wherever you like on the denim. Press down hard to fasten and let them completely dry before you wear. Sew over the edges of the hole to prevent further fraying. Be sure not to stitch so close to the edge that the thread simply pulls more jean fabric loose.
This step is optional, but it can help stop fraying around the hole and increase the strength of your fix. A blanket stitch or buttonhole stitch are good options for this. Sew the gap in the clothing shut. Press or hold the fabric so that the hole or tear in your jeans is nearly or completely shut.
Then sew vertically across the hole to close it. Note that you may have to stitch over this more than once to make it tight. As you past the far-side of the hole, make the stitches gradually smaller. Pull the thread tight, tie it off, and trim it so there are no loose ends. You could also do this with a sewing machine, but if it is a very small hole, it could be just as easy to fix it by hand.
Method 2. Cut away the loose threads. As with the method for sewing by hand, the first thing to do is to clean up the hole or rip by trimming away any loose or dangling threads. Take care as you do this and try to be as precise as possible. Wind the bobbin on the sewing machine. Threading the needle on a sewing machine can be a bit tricky as they use two sources of thread, one from the bobbin and one from the spool. The first thing to do is wind the bobbin so that it is wrapped with thread.
Once the spool and bobbin are in place on the top of your machine, unravel a few inches of thread towards the far left side of the spool and wrap it around the nubbin on the left hand side of your machine. Fix the bobbin in place by pushing it to the right and then gentle press down on your peddle to wind the thread from the spool to the bobbin until you have as much thread as you need on the bobbin.
Cut the thread to separate the spool and bobbin, then remove the bobbin and switch off your machine. Thread the spool. Take the end of the thread from the spool and pull it out to the left as before. This time you are taking it down to the needle itself. You will have to take the thread through a hook on the top of the machine and down along a channel on the right hand side of the needle, before bringing it back up to the top of the machine through another channel on the left, round the hook on the top and back down the left channel.
They will most likely be arrows or directions marked on your machine to make this easier. Thread the bobbin. You have threaded the needle from the spool above, and now it's time to thread it from the bobbin below. Open up your machine to reveal the bobbin holder beneath the needle, and remove the small metal bobbin holder.
Place your threaded bobbin in the holder and pull a few inches of thread out through the slit in the side, before returning the holder to the machine and closing it. Bring the needle back up, carefully pull on the spool thread and the bobbin thread should appear. Seal the edges of the rip with a zig-zag stitch. Centre a zig-zag stitch over the edge of the fabric so that half of each stitch goes through the fabric the other half goes on the outside to tie it shut.
Sew along each side of the hole to seal the edges and stop further fraying. Sew across the hole or tear to close it. Push together the two sides of the hole with your hands to close it. Once it is securely in position, hold it there and position it beneath the needle on your sewing machine. Then, sew vertically across the hole to bind it and close it. If the hole is in an especially tight or inconvenient spot, moving your jeans through the machine may present a challenge and sewing by hand could be easier.
Method 3. Tidy up threads around the hole. Gluing on a patch is ideal for those who are not comfortable with a needle and thread, or just want a quick-fix. This might be a good option for work jeans that are more important to you for their utility than their appearance. As with the other techniques, the first thing to do is to cut away any loose threads to clean up the tear or hole. Cut a patch to size.
Turn your jeans inside out and measure out a piece of excess denim from an old pair of jeans, or whatever you want to patch the hole with.
Wow, thanks a lot. I have been wondering about this for years, this makes so much sense instead of waiting for a crotch blowout. I usually do my own mending so this is a big help. Previous Next. About the Author: Carmen Barkley. Related Posts. How to Use a Loop Turner.
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