tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post3070606897151860265..comments2023-09-16T05:56:01.927-07:00Comments on Create / Enjoy: Tutorial update: How to mend jeans when the holes are in the kneesAdventures in Dressmakinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-15849396261818859112013-10-08T04:10:33.686-07:002013-10-08T04:10:33.686-07:00Thankyou so much, you have just saved my Zara jean...Thankyou so much, you have just saved my Zara jeans from the bin! I actually like th way they look a lot more now. :)Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-48731157455331921812013-09-06T16:20:31.461-07:002013-09-06T16:20:31.461-07:00This looks like it works well! Question, though - ...This looks like it works well! Question, though - when you're ironing the interfacing on over the hole, how do you keep it from reaching the other side of the jeans and gluing them together?Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-75663485708074551492013-08-20T05:50:08.800-07:002013-08-20T05:50:08.800-07:00Great tutorials. So glad I found your site.
I hav...Great tutorials. So glad I found your site.<br />I have always just used pieces of other denim jeans to patch my families' pants/jeans. They seem to all be rough with their jeans, mostly due to the type of work they do. <br /><br />Would this interfacing method be strong enough? I love this idea -- so much simpler. Will definitely use this for the holes that are just starting or for rips.<br /><br />What if it is past this and now has a huge hole? Would I then be best to use the denim?<br /><br /><br />P.S. Love the roll-up-the-cuffs idea. I have got to try this. Always so much pant to be moving around as I'm stitching.Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-49886039089093595582012-12-20T06:45:17.443-08:002012-12-20T06:45:17.443-08:00Great idea, I'll have to try that!Great idea, I'll have to try that!Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-28478577615053692612012-12-19T20:02:56.436-08:002012-12-19T20:02:56.436-08:00I've done this for years on my daughters' ...I've done this for years on my daughters' (3 lovely ladies) jeans and after a few years we figured out that cutting the interfacing on the bias gave the repair a slight bit more stretch, thus the patch lasted longer.<br /><br />BarbaraAZ Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557783879782128223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-85730778157964000112012-09-18T17:51:39.430-07:002012-09-18T17:51:39.430-07:00I thought rips in jeans were still all the rage, n...I thought rips in jeans were still all the rage, no? ;) Well then looks like I've got some mending to do--thanks for the tut!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560209717561079482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-82705162783571793122012-09-18T13:05:53.740-07:002012-09-18T13:05:53.740-07:00I just bookmarked this tutorial... I foresee many ...I just bookmarked this tutorial... I foresee many jean rips in my future!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018829309183997244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-18133331184613454042012-09-14T11:15:32.572-07:002012-09-14T11:15:32.572-07:00Great tutorial! I'm a complete novice when it...Great tutorial! I'm a complete novice when it comes to sewing and mending but it's such a necessary skill to learn in order to save some moolah! I'm definitely giving this a try!Motormouth Maceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730817198906328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-81006266076717793672012-09-14T09:37:58.982-07:002012-09-14T09:37:58.982-07:00I am about through the knee of my favorite pair of...I am about through the knee of my favorite pair of jeans (lucky "straight" legs which I dunno who they are catering to, but i'm a size 4 and the straights are nearly skin tight. yeash) and at 100 a pop I'm not fond of the idea of replacement. plus they are just about broke in to comfortable!<br /><br />not sure I can rotate the knee around however, it's pretty narrow. I assume you've tried horizontal stitching and it doesn't work as well?Finding mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165751196915360525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-84976078425751997322012-09-14T09:17:11.359-07:002012-09-14T09:17:11.359-07:00Thanks so much! I will use this tip to save my je...Thanks so much! I will use this tip to save my jeans :) Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838963469822193780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-64925187057030457772012-09-14T08:42:20.488-07:002012-09-14T08:42:20.488-07:00Very cool! I like to use the iron-on interfacing t...Very cool! I like to use the iron-on interfacing to brace in the back so that either side of the rip doesn't move around... so I can keep the hole as small as possible and straight. But patches of old jeans will be nice and strong on the outside.Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-31196986643715507852012-09-14T08:37:40.113-07:002012-09-14T08:37:40.113-07:00Definitely give it a shot!! You can also do this o...Definitely give it a shot!! You can also do this on the inside and then add a cute decorative patch, out of another denim (cut off another old pair of jeans from the last time?) or cute plaid or something on the front to make them extra strong for kids.Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-86069265246277437482012-09-14T08:36:49.751-07:002012-09-14T08:36:49.751-07:00ABSOLUTELY you can use this in the inner thigh are...ABSOLUTELY you can use this in the inner thigh area! Also a common place for rips!! It works anywhere you can fit the machine in to sew back and forth.Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-36055947952345557162012-09-13T20:11:08.057-07:002012-09-13T20:11:08.057-07:00Neat... I've always just given up on holes in ...Neat... I've always just given up on holes in jeans that didn't happen on a seam. I'll have to try this method!Jennihttp://www.awellcraftedparty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-43629954028530719172012-09-13T06:15:55.749-07:002012-09-13T06:15:55.749-07:00Thanks! I pinned this for my future use in repairi...Thanks! I pinned this for my future use in repairing my twins boys' jeans. :) Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614967059342736522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-10900924994686226302012-09-12T21:40:39.364-07:002012-09-12T21:40:39.364-07:00Very timely - my hubby just rippied a great big ho...Very timely - my hubby just rippied a great big hole in his this morning! His favourites, of course.<br />Thanks!!Sherberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308922622884920029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-81610253299181267252012-09-12T21:38:45.908-07:002012-09-12T21:38:45.908-07:00My daughter is always going through the knees of h...My daughter is always going through the knees of her jeans. I got an old pair and cut up pieces large enough to fit in a hoop and embroidered them. I then sew on patches as required. They look great and my daughter loves them. JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-83741460508520396852012-09-12T18:27:42.473-07:002012-09-12T18:27:42.473-07:00Hmmm, I will have to try this technique in the win...Hmmm, I will have to try this technique in the winter - my son is a huge knee ripper! I usually just cut them off and make his summer shorts, but I will try to salvage a pair or two this year...or at least try to make them last another couple months!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-191615987416144612012-09-12T17:33:23.807-07:002012-09-12T17:33:23.807-07:00Hi,
Thanks for this tutorial. I was wondering if ...Hi,<br /><br />Thanks for this tutorial. I was wondering if this method would work for a hole (started as a rip) in the inner thigh area? They are stretchy jeans. Would a pic help?<br /><br />Thanks! Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838963469822193780noreply@blogger.com