Mending Knitwear: Laddered Stitches

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2020
  • Laddered or run stitches can be annoying, but they are easy to fix. Make Do and Mend in our ongoing series of quick fix videos to help make your knitwear last as long as possible. How to fix holes in knitting.
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Комментарии • 52

  • @WaysideArtist
    @WaysideArtist 2 года назад +17

    Absolutely no one on RUclips has made this simpler to understand than you! Thanks so much!

  • @cheryloconnor7073
    @cheryloconnor7073 Год назад +11

    I did it! I can't believe I finally learned how to do this - thanks to you! My daughter bought a really nice sweater at a thrift shop for her boyfriend and asked me if I could mend it. I wasn't sure if I could, because it had 7 dropped stitches and the stitches were super tiny! I searched my mom's stash of tiny crochet hooks to find one that was small enough to grab the stiches and "ladder up" and YEAH it worked! Thankfully, the end of the tear was at a seam, so I just needed to tie the last stitch into the seam with a matching colored thread. Yeah, I'm so excited!! THANK YOU!

  • @jenipherocious
    @jenipherocious Год назад +4

    I have watched sooooo many darning videos in search of an actual, detailed explanation of how to do this and yours is the only one I've found that goes step by step through the process. Thank you so much!

  • @hamsterpouches
    @hamsterpouches 3 месяца назад +1

    I saved this video and keep returning again and again When I need to fix something! Thanks again!

  • @pharoah125
    @pharoah125 Год назад +4

    I don’t knit and have no idea what’s going on, but I love watching this. It looks like magic.

  • @kbowdidge
    @kbowdidge 6 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you this was very helpful. It's much harder doing the repair on a dark navy jumper though 😉, not so easy to see the stitches, but I got there in the end 😊

  • @sue2272
    @sue2272 16 дней назад +1

    Thank you! I'm going to do this with a beautiful sweater I found at a local thrift store.

  • @billybobholcomb8768
    @billybobholcomb8768 Год назад +2

    That was an amazing result. I will refer to this and replay it each time I repair my knit goods.

  • @marshaknatcal104
    @marshaknatcal104 Год назад +1

    My son just asked if I could repair a knit hat for his friend. I had no idea, so I found your video and will give a shot. I only crochet, but this looks easy enough to do. Thanks for a great tutorial!

  • @mikier1964
    @mikier1964 16 дней назад +1

    Excellent video. Thank you.

  • @dscrive
    @dscrive 4 года назад +5

    thank you!
    at this point in time I don't own anything of that sort that needs mending, but I suspect at some point in the future I will so I've saved this video to a playlist for future reference.

  • @taraskat
    @taraskat 2 года назад +3

    Thank you! This is so incredibly helpful! I have a few pretty but too delicate slub knit sweaters that I worried I'd never be able to wear again because they laddered on the first wear. I think this will help me salvage them. Much appreciated!

  • @victoriarobertson266
    @victoriarobertson266 2 года назад

    I have a knit sweater I'm attempting to repair and hopefully consign! I started on my own with a pair of pointed tweezers, but starting to get cross-eyed and confused, I came here for guidance. This was so helpful, and I'll be using it for future repairs on knits I might not've given a second chance before. Thanks for sharing! 😊

  • @grey8377
    @grey8377 Год назад +1

    Thanks to your video I was able to save my comfiest sweater!! Thank you so much!

  • @kathyl6677
    @kathyl6677 3 года назад +4

    that's magic!! Thank you. I'm off to try it on my mend.

  • @vickywitton1008
    @vickywitton1008 2 года назад

    So interesting! I am new to your channel and I had no idea about bronze age fabrics and that they made them out of all types of things not just flax. Learning so much!

  • @hamsterpouches
    @hamsterpouches 2 года назад +1

    Thank you! I've been using the 'nail varnish for laddering tights' hack for too long 😜 This looks so much nicer

  • @spumoni99
    @spumoni99 3 года назад

    Thanks for the video. I was able to follow your instruction and mend my expensive sweater.

  • @SeymourDisapproves
    @SeymourDisapproves 2 года назад +2

    Thank you so much, you just helped me save one of my favorite sweaters. Now I can take it to college with me :,)

  • @starshine1211
    @starshine1211 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much!

  • @281covfefe5
    @281covfefe5 4 года назад +3

    Thnxs for uploading and sharing this
    👍🏻🇺🇸

  • @rosaroja4180
    @rosaroja4180 3 года назад

    Very good, thank you very much for this tutorial.

  • @phoebebeeee
    @phoebebeeee Год назад +1

    Very helpful, thank you!

  • @kmariekim
    @kmariekim 2 года назад +1

    Brilliant, thank you!!

  • @jayneeojeda5677
    @jayneeojeda5677 Год назад +1

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

  • @DH-gk8vh
    @DH-gk8vh 2 года назад

    Beautiful!

  • @anunitashorts1152
    @anunitashorts1152 7 месяцев назад +1

    Very nice 👌

  • @ivonne6493
    @ivonne6493 2 года назад +1

    Good job, excellent explanation! ……☹️😳😃👍👏❤️👵

  • @monikamclaughlin7009
    @monikamclaughlin7009 3 года назад +1

    Dear Sally,
    I've been unable to find your other videos on making knitwear last as long as possible. I'd love to view them! Thank you much.

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  3 года назад +1

      Sorry, we got behind when Gareth got ill, they are still planned, just haven't happened yet

  • @JBAPMASC
    @JBAPMASC 3 года назад +2

    Thank you! This was so helpful! I saved my sweater after I thought i would have to toss it 🤗

  • @anepictree
    @anepictree 4 года назад +4

    Thanks for sharing this! fantastic! I have one of those wooden darning eggs with a groove and a latch hook but didn't know how to use it. I can see from what you are doing here exactly how it could help. Am I right in thinking you are not securing the mending thread with a knot at all? just leaving it sort of floating? Again, thanks for this it's great (as are all your clips that I am really enjoying.

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  4 года назад +3

      That's right, it's woven in enough not to slip, and the loose ends will 'fuzz' into the knit after a wash for extra grip

    • @anepictree
      @anepictree 4 года назад +1

      @@SallyPointer Thanks that's wonderful, and now I am armed to try and use my sewing bygone that has been a bit of a mystery till now!

  • @apadawn
    @apadawn 2 года назад

    Your video has helped me tremendously! Thank you! I have a sweater shoulder seam repair but I cannot figure out what to do. May I send you a photo to get your advice, please? I would really appreciate it.

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  2 года назад

      Sure thing, there's contact details on my website, www.sallypointer.com

  • @ouroboros2727
    @ouroboros2727 Год назад +1

    Super helpful. Are you doing this from the inside or outside of the sock or garment, please?

  • @Kineth1
    @Kineth1 4 года назад +9

    Well isn't that the darnedest thing!

  • @whatkatyread5166
    @whatkatyread5166 2 года назад +1

    What's the procedure if the ladder is multiple stitches wide? Which do you do first? I have a 3 wide ladder.

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  2 года назад +1

      I'd pick up the middle rung first then each side, and hold the live stitches on something like a safety pin as you go. When they are all latched up as far as possible, weave the live stitches into the body of the knitwear just as you would for one stitch.

  • @treesagreen4191
    @treesagreen4191 4 года назад +1

    Would a fine crochet hook work?

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  4 года назад +2

      Absolutely! A fine crochet hook, or a latch hook definitely makes this even faster to do.

  • @shannonjensen8934
    @shannonjensen8934 2 года назад +1

    I would like to try this but mine has a broken string on it. It’s unraveling and I don’t think this method will work on mine. Anyone have some pointers?

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  2 года назад +2

      Start by running a replacement thread in to bridge the broken thread, then latch up including this new strand. That should work fine.

    • @shannonjensen8934
      @shannonjensen8934 2 года назад +1

      @@SallyPointer thank you so much! I didn’t think of that! Ima go see what I can do :3

  • @owaisjaan23
    @owaisjaan23 2 года назад

    I'll make you a video

  • @Pinie-ue9mz
    @Pinie-ue9mz 2 года назад +1

    I'm trying to fix my knitted monkey toy

  • @giuseppinabrignoli8576
    @giuseppinabrignoli8576 Год назад +1

    9
    italiano

  • @kaizersoze1865
    @kaizersoze1865 2 года назад

    i came here for the opposite :))