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Will Need To Mend Wool Sweater
I just bought a wool sweater that has a cut in it. Here's a picture of
the cut: http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/98/fb/e0_1.JPG I figured it would be easy to mend with thread but after reading a little about wool, I wondered if regular thread would work, & wondered if mending using yarn like thread would be better. I also read that re-knitting the cut would be best but I don't know how to knit. I then read that wool is hair and can be treated like hair. So how about superglue? Has anybody tried gluing the two edges together? I got this sweater for less than $4, plus shipping. I just need it for staying warm this winter, not for formal affairs. There must be some simple solution that I can do myself, right? Thanks. -- Yours truly, Lee Harrison |
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Will Need To Mend Wool Sweater
On 29 Jul 2006 22:47:23 -0700, spewed forth :
I just bought a wool sweater that has a cut in it. Here's a picture of the cut: http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/98/fb/e0_1.JPG Sure hope your seller "disclosed". I figured it would be easy to mend with thread but after reading a little about wool, I wondered if regular thread would work, & wondered if mending using yarn like thread would be better. You need to look up "darning", which is what one does to mend woolen goods. I also read that re-knitting the cut would be best but I don't know how to knit. Best, yes. Practical, not usually. Even those of us who knit probably wouldn't try to "reknit" to mend a tear in something knitted of very fine commercial yarn. I then read that wool is hair and can be treated like hair. So how about superglue? Has anybody tried gluing the two edges together? Ever get superglue on your fingers? Hard as hell, and brittle too. Yes, it'll mend the tear, but it'll leave you with a hard scratchy blob. I got this sweater for less than $4, plus shipping. I just need it for staying warm this winter, not for formal affairs. Hit the local resale shop and look for some garment made of similar fabric that you can buy for a few bucks. Use it as patching material and just sew a patch over the tear. Or, just whip the edgeds together with the same needle and thread you'd use to apply a patch. There must be some simple solution that I can do myself, right? Usually is, for somebody willing to think about the problem for a while ;D +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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Will Need To Mend Wool Sweater
Wooly wrote: On 29 Jul 2006 22:47:23 -0700, spewed forth : Or, just whip the edgeds together with the same needle and thread you'd use to apply a patch. My first thought exactly. Thank you. -- Yours truly, Lee Harrison |
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Will Need To Mend Wool Sweater
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I just bought a wool sweater that has a cut in it. Here's a picture of the cut: http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/98/fb/e0_1.JPG I figured it would be easy to mend with thread but after reading a little about wool, I wondered if regular thread would work, & wondered if mending using yarn like thread would be better. I also read that re-knitting the cut would be best but I don't know how to knit. I then read that wool is hair and can be treated like hair. So how about superglue? Has anybody tried gluing the two edges together? I got this sweater for less than $4, plus shipping. I just need it for staying warm this winter, not for formal affairs. There must be some simple solution that I can do myself, right? Thanks. -- Yours truly, Lee Harrison As you aren't worried about looks, just utility, I would take a needle and thread - preferably in a matching shade - and simply sew up the slit. Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Will Need To Mend Wool Sweater
I have done lots of invisible repairs on wool knits and wovens. For
thread use hair similar in color, very hard to sew with have patience. butt the edges together and do a weaving type stitch back and for the across and then up and down. basically darning with the hair. good luck, Linda |
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Will Need To Mend Wool Sweater
In article . com,
wrote: I just bought a wool sweater that has a cut in it. Here's a picture of the cut: http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/98/fb/e0_1.JPG I figured it would be easy to mend with thread but after reading a little about wool, I wondered if regular thread would work, & wondered if mending using yarn like thread would be better. I also read that re-knitting the cut would be best but I don't know how to knit. I then read that wool is hair and can be treated like hair. So how about superglue? Has anybody tried gluing the two edges together? I got this sweater for less than $4, plus shipping. I just need it for staying warm this winter, not for formal affairs. I might try to find matching sock yarn and darn it using duplicate stitch. (It's easy, you just follow the original path of the yarn.) Some people say SoBo fabric glue works and stays flexible. I haven't tried it myself. A friend of mine used to sew her sweaters together on the sewing machine. She said they lasted much better than when she hand sewed them. If it's fine enough to even consider thread, you might be able to darn it with a zigzag sewing machine, using thread that matches. Or if the cut is where you could have a pocket, patch it (maybe on the inside) and sew a pocket over it. =Tamar |
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