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a way to patch a pair of jeans that have split along the back pocket.
They're "stretch denim" and so far two different brands of iron on patch have peeled off. I really want to keep them for grunge work outside but don't want the world to know I have red undies on! C |
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On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:39:38 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote: a way to patch a pair of jeans that have split along the back pocket. They're "stretch denim" and so far two different brands of iron on patch have peeled off. I really want to keep them for grunge work outside but don't want the world to know I have red undies on! C I find that the thinner "mending tape" tends to hold better than the iron on patches. I've also then sewed around the borders for good measure. Jinx |
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Cheryl Isaak wrote:
a way to patch a pair of jeans that have split along the back pocket. They're "stretch denim" and so far two different brands of iron on patch have peeled off. I really want to keep them for grunge work outside but don't want the world to know I have red undies on! C The simplest fix would be to zig-zag a strip of cotton tape (or strong fabric) on top of the split. You might lose a smidgin of the pocket, but it's a strong mend and should keep the jeans going a while longer. If the strip is awkward to keep in place, then baste or tack it down with a scrap of wonder-under or similar. If the split is awkward enough, then take the pocket off, put a bloody-great patch on the inside and then replace the pocket on top of the mend. This will add strength as well as covering the patched area nicely. HTH, -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Trish Brown wrote:
If the split is awkward enough, then take the pocket off, put a bloody-great patch on the inside and then replace the pocket on top of the mend. This will add strength as well as covering the patched area nicely. I was going to suggest just moving the pocket to BE the patch. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader/Translator www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 2/26/13 – needlepoint angel ornament WIP: Stitchers Days of Christmas http://www.crossstitchjoy.com/catalo...oducts_id=3865 Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf COPYRIGHT 2013 -- PERMISSION GIVEN TO POST ON USENET AND GOOGLE GROUPS NEWSREADER ONLY, BUT IF FOUND ON TWITTER OR SEW GIRLS, IT HAS BEEN REPUBLISHED WITHOUT MY PERMISSION WHICH CONSTITUTES ILLEGAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT |
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Karen C wrote:
Trish Brown wrote: If the split is awkward enough, then take the pocket off, put a bloody-great patch on the inside and then replace the pocket on top of the mend. This will add strength as well as covering the patched area nicely. I was going to suggest just moving the pocket to BE the patch. 'Pends on whether you need the pocket or not. I love my pockets... -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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this is easy.... just wear blue undies!
On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:39:38 -0400, Cheryl Isaak wrote: a way to patch a pair of jeans that have split along the back pocket. They're "stretch denim" and so far two different brands of iron on patch have peeled off. I really want to keep them for grunge work outside but don't want the world to know I have red undies on! C |
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On 3/14/2013 10:39 AM, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
a way to patch a pair of jeans that have split along the back pocket. They're "stretch denim" and so far two different brands of iron on patch have peeled off. I usually don't use a patch at all on this. Instead, I pick a thread that matches and use the machine stitch that waves back and forth with lots of little stitches. I set it all the way wide and a very short stitch length, then use it to machine darn, going back and forth and up and down. I even managed to save my teen daughter's friends favorite jeans when she caught a back pocket falling out of a tree and ripped out most of one side of the bottom. --Betsy |
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