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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

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

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

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.



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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

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

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