Post #2022949

2026-05-05 07:50 UTC

What we need for an easy fix is a patch in the same colour as the pants and a bit of hemming tape. I didn't have black canvas, so I took a bit of dark denim from a pair of jeans that were beyond repair. Hemming tape is basically double sided fusible interfacing. It's meant for - you'll never guess - hemming, but it's great to keep patches in place while you sew them on. You could skip the tape and use pins, but that's much more fiddly, especially in a difficult location like a crotch seam. 2/5 #sewing #mending #MakeDoAndMend

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@Stratski@mendeddrum.org 2026-05-05 07:58

Put the pants on a flat surface, and put first the hemming tape and the the patch on the inside on the hole. The right side of the patch facing down, towards the hole. Try to keep the edges of the hole together so less of the patch will show through. If your hole is too big, don't worry, that's why you have a patch in a matching colour. (Or not, you can use a contrasting patch for a bit of #VisibleMending.) If there's a lot of fraying, maybe trim down the edges a bit first. When everything is lined out, take a hot iron and iron the patch on. Mind you don't melt any interfacing to your iron, or you'll have to clean of nasty gunk (ask me how I know). 3/5 #sewing #mending #MakeDoAndMend

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@AutisticDoctorStruggles@mas.to 2026-05-05 08:04

@Stratski ooioh this is such a good tip. I find the pins fiddly and stab myself!

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@artbyailbhe@mastodon.art 2026-05-05 13:06

@Stratski (I often baste in contrast thread instead of pins)

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