How to Repair Holes in Jeans and Other Fabrics
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2024
- This tutorial will show all the steps and tools needed to repair holes in your jeans and other garments.
Tutorial includes a PDF with pictures and written instructions: drive.google.com/file/d/1pOrk...
Recommended tools list: docs.google.com/document/d/1C...
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I'm 72: my wife past away 5 years ago, now I do the sewing, love watching your vids.
I'm very sorry for your loss. Bravo for taking up the torch! I'm happy you enjoy watching.
Absolutely excellent lesson! I’ve been sewing for 60 years, and have done this many times over the years! Very well done, young lady!! 🙌🏼💖
Thanks very much!
Great sewing space .❤
Thank you for the clear and concise tutorial. I just bought my first sewing machine and using your instructions I mended three pair of overalls today. My execution wasn't near as pretty as your work but it will do for working on tractors and tending the farm. Thank you so much!! I'll be following you for more.
Repairs are like snowflakes, no two are the same! Kudos for giving it a go and good luck on your new sewing journey!
Your instructions are so clear and helpful -- thank you for your generosity in teaching us!
You're most welcome! Thanks for watching.
You are an amazing teacher. I would have loved being your student when I was learning to sew. I'm very happy that you can teach me now. Concise and easy to understand your methods and your creative touch. Thank you many times over! I'm 75+ and I'm never too old to learn your tricks. Love it!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful.
Hey Charlotte 🌹
Good day, how're you feeling today...?
You are very gentle explaining this issue. Great job!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great job ..I have been doing this for over 20 years but never thought to open side seams..surger is best for the edge of paych 👍and my customers like the stitching in the whole area
I've found that taking that small extra step for easy access makes the whole process smoother. Less wrestling around with the garment! Glad you found it helpful.
Thank you for you’re tutorials. You explain it so well and your video shows us good details. I find them very helpful.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found them helpful.
I love the confidence with which you rip open seams. Clearly you know you can put it back together XD (unlike those of us who are still intimidated by our sewing machines). Really impressed with your skill!
Thank you very much! With many years of experience and having to do this for money in an efficient manner, you get over the jitters pretty quickly. Thanks for watching!
You are a fantastic teacher. Thank you for your clear instructions and tips on how to do these repairs. You also seem to be a wonderful caring person and I wish you much success and happiness.
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words.
Perfect. You are an excellent teacher. As always, great job!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words.
Thanks for this. I’ve been doing a bit of mending for the family, jeans etc. It’s great to learn new ways. You mention unpicking the side seam for easier access. Just want to add that it’s also really handy for mending children’s pants as they are often too narrow to fit over the free arm and manoeuvre the area you’re mending. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I’ve already learned something I wasn’t doing - putting the interfacing on as well. Thank you and God bless ❤
You're very welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!
I love the way you teach, please add more content. :)
Thank you, I'm hoping to produce more videos this winter.
That is a good video. I haven't tried cutting the side seam and sewing it back. Since I see you do it I might try it. I've always managed (with difficulty) to scrunch up the leg in such a way to expose the surface to be sewn on the base of my machine. It is hard, but can be done. But I actually enjoy using my several antique machines I restored. Also have some Japanese clones, and some of them can do a zig-zag or back stitch. My century old machines are Singers and White Rotary. Of course they do awesome straight stitch, but nothing else.
They don't make them like they used to, that's for sure! I too sometimes just scrunch up the leg. But it would be harder to get a good shot, so I thought I could show how to open the seam and make it easier for the viewer to see the work.
Excellent advice and presentation, plus the PDF download is extremely handy as a guide plus writing marginal notes and . .. adding drawngs and/or photos, too.
Thanks! Check out the recommended tools list and you can read all about the serger.
I appreciate the way you teach. I am new to sewing and am eating up all this new information. Can you slow down when you sew? I would like to see your technique as you sew. Thanks. Looking forward to watching more!
Thanks for watching! When I make new videos I'll keep my speed in mind. The videos are already pretty long so I tried to speed up the parts where I'm not talking to save time.
@@TailorItYourselfYou may feel your videos are too long. But, your videos are so informative. You show and explain so much in what really is a short period of time. I love your videos. You are an excellent teacher.
Thank you :-) I am a beginner and you are easy to understand. My jeans have hope :-)
Thank you! I'd love to see how it works out for you. Happy sewing!
Love you. Straight forward
Thanks buddy!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching.
Good Stuff and nice work! Thank you for the video. 😎
No problem, thanks for watching!
This was great - thank you! I was able to easily repair a friends pair of jeans.
That's awesome! I'm glad that worked out for you.
Lovely your style I love your work... Amazing..
Thank you! I appreciate that.
I am working on almost staight rip lines so I will do an iron on on the reverse of rip then zigzag over top with matching thread for hopefully a cleaner look on the outside of heavy Corduroy pants. I have 2 pair with holes near pockets so I have to lift off the pocket and do patch then zigzag over and around the whole then put the pocket back over the top where it was.
Sounds like a plan! Good luck!
Really good tutorial ❤thx
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
Hi. Thank you for sharing. Awesome.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
I am a newbie sewist and have to repair a hole in my favorite pyjama pants. The fabric is very stretchy. What tips do you have for repairing holes on stretchy fabrics? This video is very helpful for beginners. I LOVE how you walk us through each step in a clear and concise manner. I also really appreciate the pdf written instructions too as all of this takes time but the end products is top quality. Keep up all of great work. With deep gratitude and respect to you for sharing your passion and knowledge with us.
Once you back the damage with another fabric, it will make it less stretchy, or not stretchy at all depending on what fabric you use to reinforce the area. You could also use a bit longer of a stitch to help with stretching.
Thanks for this tutorial. I bought a new pair of jeans and within a couple months the fabric around the button frayed so badly the button fell out. I was able to fix it myself (hand sewing as I don’t have a machine), and I’m hoping this lets me get some of my money’s worth out of them!
Well done! I hope that holds up for you.
Danni, it''s a beautiful job. :-)
I bought some of the iron on patching kits and I have had absolutely 0 success with them.
Turns out all I needed was a sewing machine and an iron that has steam release. Thank you!
Iron on patches can be tricky. You need lots of steam to heat up the glue through the thickness of the patch and get it tacky enough to adhere to another surface, without melting the embroidery. A sewing machine is safer on the embroidery and will last much longer. You can also hand sew it, but it can take more time and may not hold up as well. All depends on where the patch is going and if you can sew through it.
@@TailorItYourself good to know! Thank you so much!
Awesome video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
great, thanks for sharing about that topic 👍
No problem, thanks for watching!
@@TailorItYourself thanks 🙂
it is very helpful.
Great! I'm glad you thought so.
I think you got a little paint on the jeans. I didn’t notice the hole.
Haha yup! They're my work-around-the-house pants. 😁
@@TailorItYourself don t you get paint all over the place with the steaming iron ??????
@@chantalteri4692 No, the paint has been washed and cured into the fabric for some time.
@@TailorItYourself if it's latex-based paint, you can use rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush to scrub it out of your jeans, even if you've washed and dried them :)
@@itsafroggytimeThanks for the tip!
A childhood friend just sent me his favorite jeans to repair on both legs.
There’s only one hole but both legs really are in need of reinforcement both below and above the knee. The denim has a stretch to it. I want to do a good job for my friend so I could certainly use any suggestions you have. I have never ripped open leg seams. Did I miss something or is the zigzag stitch when closing up the leg the only stitch you need? I thought the zigzag was to secure the edges, but that you still might need a straight stitch also.
thanks for your tutorial. It’s extremely helpful.
Joa from Kentucky
Howdy! The straight stitch closes the seam. The zig zag secures the edges. You can try doing it without opening the leg, so you'll just wrestle with it more and not be able to as easily see what you're doing.
Thanks for the video. Can i use industrial walking foot machine for leathers to make jeans?
I would think so! I would try testing it out on some fabric you plan to use and see how it sews.
At 01:35, my experience is fusible webbing is not as durable as simply contact cementing patch material to the repair item, just let tack set about 45 minutes before joining the patch to the repair area. I also use contact cement brushed or smoothed onto the white fringe to save it for strength & blending before patching.
When you are going back and forth over the area to the reinforce the patch, the needle gets warm. If you use contact cement it'll gum up your needle. I don't recommend using contact cement for a variety of reasons.
Thank you for sharing your message I think you did a wonderful job and I love to follow you and keep up with you cuz I believe you're awesome seamstress thank you
Thank you so much! That's very kind.
perfection
Thank you!
Wow. You must get a lot of work ? My mom tried to do a lot of us, five of us boys growing up wrecking jeans ect. Thanks, now I try to learn how to repair my own stuff, and I've got a couple rips on coveralls. This didn't really cover rips but I think I see what I need to do ?
It's the same concept. Any damage, hole or rip, can be repaired this way. Good luck, and thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video! Given new jeans are $15-20 at Walmart, I'm wondering if it is worth the time to repair. I don't like to waste, so maybe I'll try to repair in any case, but not sure it is cost effective!
That's up to you! Some people regardless of the original cost feel sentimental about their favorite items so they feel it's worth it to get things repaired.
well done
Thank you! I appreciate you watching.
Ok this might have been asked but here goes. Can this repair be done using a zig zag stitch instead of a straight stitch ? Thank you for sharing all that you have. ❤️🇨🇦
If you use a narrow zig zag, yes. You want to avoid a stitch that will leave long floats of thread on the surface. That can easily get snagged and wear out faster. You want a short stitch that will fuse together the layers for extra reinforcement. Not so small that you're sewing in one spot and get a thread jam, but not so large it's loose and pliable. This is covered in the video.
@@TailorItYourself thank you very much for your reply and advice. ❤️🇨🇦
Depends on your hand sewing skills as to how well it will hold.
Very true, quality of work is everything!
Love this video. Can we please see something on how to patch men's work jeans. Specifically how to add patches to the outside of the knees to reinforce them for people who have to kneel frequently. I have several pairs of jeans that are worn or ripped on the knees and I don't care if the patches are on the outside. Looks are not as important as function and comfort. Thanks.
This method in the video will actually be more durable than just sewing a patch over the top. Stitching back and forth to reinforce the area will make it stronger. If you'd rather put the patch on the outside that's fine. But the method of repair is still the same.
Which brother machine do you have and do you recommend it? Would love a tutorial on on to choose a machine!
If you click the recommended tools link in the description, I list out what to buy and why.
Wow good !!😊
Thank you very much!
Rochester NY here! 😁
Ahoy Rochester to Rochester!
Thank you
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
When sewing the leg back together is it the zigzag stitching which also helps stop the fraying the only stitchen thats holding the finale legs together, or is there another stitch to be done as in a straight stitch that I missed somewhere?
A serger is best, but second is a zig zag stitch, third is a straight stitch about 1/8" from the edge of the fabric.
@@TailorItYourself Thanks, It's as good as a brand new pair of jeans so I'm a bit concerned of getting it wrong. I'll probably find some thrift store ones to practice on fist. Thanks for the info.
Thanks
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
The music is annoying. You are so good that you do not need the background noisy music.
Noted, thanks!
does the color of the thread you're using have to match the fabric you're sewing on?
You can use whatever color you'd like. Just depends if you want the repair to blend in or not.
That's pretty smart
Thank you!
Thank you so much! And hahaha when you said at 7:25 it's a little bit warm "yet" I knew you must be from the midwest! Am I right?
From WI, live in MN!
Hi,love your show, but the stitch witchery makes seams uncomfortable to wear due to sharp edge...thx
If you are using a lightweight fusible you shouldn't notice a difference. The area you work on will be a bit stiffer initially because you've combined several layers on top of one another and stitched over them, but they will soften over time. But the fusible gets put in between the layers so you for sure shouldn't feel an edge.
I have few expensive Jeans i don't' want to let go because they have holes in them - I prefer a professional patches - where can i find a professional to do it for me?
I would say Google tailors near you. Or I know there are some companies that do mail in denim repair.
Your machine looks like it does things that mine does not. Like sew sideways? Or what I seeing it wrong?
The machine is only sewing back and forth. I'm pulling the fabric with my hand to make it move sideways as the machine is going back and forth.
Thank you. Guys think along the lines of contact cement & duct tape.
(shivers from the thought)
My tape doesn't usually hold, even with steam iron
Perhaps you're using a different type of fusible. Medium/lightweight Stitch Witchery should work well with an regular iron with steam. You may need to let it cool before it will fully hold.
Where did you buy sewing machine?
I bought my machine at a sewing shop in Milwaukee many years ago.
Dammit, I've been throwing away so many jeans. Never again!
Better late than never!
Hello, what kind of machine is that?
It's an old Brother DB2 industrial.
What would the typical cost be for this repair at your shop? Just curious.
For this, probably $15-20.
Will you continue to make videos in the near future?
Yes! I plan to during my slower months in the winter. It's been a crazy year so running my shop full time and also making these extremely time consuming videos isn't possible at the same time.
@@TailorItYourself Of course! It is good that you are focusing on one thing, you would be drained otherwise. Take your time. I just really enjoy your videos. You slowly explain the process, which helps a novice like me learn better. I look forward to more! Take care!
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@@TailorItYourself Already am. Thank you!
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Thanks , but I prefer not to see the hole, though, so I will try and fit a pretty patch on the outside.
Also a perfectly good option!
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Measure twice cut once lol. Nice. Wise.
Thanks! Learned the hard way 😆
@@TailorItYourself And I just totally did the opposite yesterday and cut too short! Gosh I r
Oh no! How too short are they?
@@TailorItYourself Yeah thanks. I really need to slow down. I cut a sweater dress into a sweater. It's wearable, I could have been more generous, also the fabric of the hem rolls, but I was thinking of sewing the original hem on to keep it flat. Do you have a video about that? I don't know if that's even possible.
You could sew the old hem back on, similar to my video on doing an original hem for jeans. The only issue is that you'll likely loose some stretch of the sweater by creating a seam where you sew the scrap back on.
Is there any way to increase the size of thighs on a pair of Jean shorts?
Not without adding fabric to the seams.
@@TailorItYourself would u mind making a video on how to do that? I don’t understand how to sewing unless I see it.
I’m new with fixing and increasing sizes of jeans.
Unfortunately making these videos is extremely time consuming so there wouldn't be a video for this for some time. Basically you'd need to add a wedge of fabric to the side seams or inseam to make the circumference larger to accommodate the leg. It'll be visible, and hard to match the fabric, so you may be better off buying a pair that fits properly.
@@TailorItYourself what if I would just add a piece of stretchy elastic?
Back when I went to school patches were cool a 1970's fad....
I think they're always cool!
How to repair holes in jeans
Just throw those jeans away lol the ones from the 2nd hand might look better than this one lol
Some people are more sentimental than others. You're right, these are junk, but I love them and they were ready at the time of filming to be repaired.
Nice instructions. Had to mute this because the background “music” is distracting, annoying and giving me a headache.
Sorry to hear that. But thanks for the feedback.
But that looks terrible. So tacky. It would be much better if the patch were on the front.
You certainly can do it that way. Either method just depends on the item you're working on and how bad the damage is. With holes the fix is never going to be prefect, which I explain at the beginning of the video.
Maybe don't need to talk to viewers like they are in First grade. Some things are just obvious.
I've found that some are very unfamiliar with the process so I cover everything so nothing is left unexplained.
@@TailorItYourself I totally agree with you and appreciate it so that nothing is misunderstood. I have been sewing for over 50 years!
I need to be talked to as if I’m a one year old because I’m known to not take instructions well, so if her tutorials aren’t for you just keep your comments to yourself and go pro like most of the videos on RUclips.
Really? Why would you say something like that to someone who is teaching us a skill. Shame on you. And to have the name "Mary Magdalene!" Do better.
Yo Chica, I used camouflage patches on my jeans...you can't see them cuz they're camo'd out!...and ur definitely cute as sew'n button!
Haha, nice 😉
You're gorgeous 😍 😊
Thank you very much! That's very kind.
Thank you
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.