The fashion of recent years suggests wide and slightly "torn" clothes. Most often, this concerns trousers, namely jeans. Young people specifically buy such models with torn and frayed legs at the knees. It happens that ordinary jeans tear in such places. Some people are happy about this, and some are not. In addition, it may turn out that the trousers come apart in a completely inappropriate place.
In this case, the jeans will need to be sewn up, patched up. Sometimes, the only salvation will be a major darning of jeans on a sewing machine. The material will tell you how to sew up a hole in jeans beautifully and how to darn on a sewing machine in case of some unpleasant situations.
Types of holes in jeans
Jeans, which were originally workers' clothing, have become worn by people all over the world thanks to their qualities. They are constantly added to the collections of some of the most popular fashion designers. Denim has almost completely replaced any other materials for sewing pants. Even old denim is strong and wear-resistant, but this does not always protect against damage in the form of holes and seams coming apart in certain places. Most often this happens:
- On your knees;
- Between the legs;
- On and in the pocket;
- On the butt.
Important! Jeans are demi-season clothing and from constant wear, regardless of their quality, they can tear and wear out in certain places where friction most often occurs. And this most often occurs on the inner thighs, on the knees and at the very bottom along the hem.
Instructions for proper stitching
If a person has never darned holes in pants, then it would be ideal to read the instructions on this matter. Below is one of them. Having completed all these points, you can easily learn how to sew up a hole in pants unnoticed. The instructions themselves:
- Choose threads whose color should be invisible against the background of the fabric color. You should also choose the right and thick needle. Thin and small needles will not work for denim;
- Thread a needle and tie a knot at the end, or better yet, several knots in one place;
- Sew the hole from the wrong side, pulling the thread as tightly as possible. You need to sew close to the edge of the hole seams;
- During the darning process, you should constantly look at the front side of the fabric so that the seam is even and beautiful;
- Make a few extra knots to prevent the seam from coming undone when worn, and cut off the remaining thread.
We sew by hand
If the hole is a straight or angular cut, then you can easily and efficiently darn it on a sewing machine, for example, the popular Janome. To begin the process, you need to select the color and shade of threads that are suitable for darning jeans. Next, you need to make several stitches that should be the same size, as well as the tension of individual threads. If you do not follow these rules, the torn hole will look worse than before the repair. It turns out that it is quite easy to sew up a hole in jeans without being noticed.
Important! If we are talking about repairing children's or women's clothes, then you can apply appliques, patches on top or decorate the repair as an element of clothing design.
How to sew without a machine
The easiest way to mend a hole of any type on jeans without using a sewing machine is to darn it or apply a patch. You can also create a decor around and on the hole not only using various denim and non-denim fabrics and buttons, but also other accessories and tape. It is better not to mend children's and thin pants this way, since the hole can tear even more, but to use hand sewing on a piece of other denim. In general, the same instructions described above are suitable for mending a hole.
How to darn jeans between the legs on a machine
Holes between the legs are one of the most common problems with pants. It is in these places that the maximum friction of the legs occurs, which is the main reason for the appearance of a hole. As is already known: darning can be done with a machine and by hand. The manual option has already been considered, so it is worth examining in detail the process of darning with a machine.
To do this you need:
- Set the machine to the “Straight stitch” mode;
- Next, the fabric should be compacted by pressing the edges of the material tightly together and making parallel lines using a presser foot;
- Steam the darning area so that it becomes practically invisible to the human eye.
It won't be possible to sew up large holes this way, but if the fabric has just started to come apart, this will help it retain its appearance and gain additional density in that area.
How to make a patch between the legs
You can also solve the problem of jeans worn between the legs with patches. This method requires that you have any denim material on hand. It is better to use the same material that remains after shortening the jeans or a spare piece that comes with the pants.
How to sew a patch on jeans between the legs? In general, the following steps are performed:
- Search for suitable fabric by color, shade and texture if the original is not available;
- Laying out the pants so that the hole is clearly visible;
- Cutting the required piece of fabric and overcasting it on the machine;
- Turn the jeans inside out and apply the patch with the right side facing the wrong side;
- Stitching a patch along the contour;
- Turn the pants inside out and stitch from the front side.
Important! To repair jeans in an intimate place, you can also use ready-made appliques and patches. They do not require edge processing and have different shapes and contain drawings.
How to remove a hole in the butt
For holes and abrasions on the buttocks that are clearly visible, appliques and embroidery will probably be the only beautiful solutions. The buttocks are the area of the body to which the eye is drawn much more often than to the knees, so this is a reason to make several additional patterns embroidered with thick threads. The main rule here is that you do not need to make one applique, since everything will immediately become noticeable.
Even if there is only one hole, you should darn several appliques, arranged in a chaotic order. This will not only repair the pants, but also bring them back to life, making them stylish. One "patch" will immediately give away the torn place.
How to fix a hole in a pocket
To repair jeans torn in the area of the front, side or back pockets, all the same methods are used: beautiful embroidery, patches on the inside, appliques. A patch is ideal for side and front pockets, and embroidery is irreplaceable for the back. However, you can also use just one applique, since the pocket does not need total decoration, unlike a “torn” butt.
How to sew on a knee
If a section of fabric on the knee is damaged, there are two repair options:
- Classic darning of jeans. For this you need special threads, scissors, a thick needle, a thimble if possible. The cut or tear is sewn up with tight and small stitches first in a horizontal and then in a vertical position;
- Decorating a cut or hole. For this you will need appliques, threads, a needle, a thimble, an iron, scissors, and thermal tape. The process is as follows: apply the applique to the hole and iron it well. If the design does not have its own adhesive base, you need to “plant” it on special glue or thermal tape. To prevent the applique from falling off during wearing or washing, you can sew it on with threads.
Ways to avoid scuffs
All of the above can be avoided if you take care of your clothes, wash them and wear them properly. If a person buys jeans that are too tight for him, then you need to be prepared that sooner or later, especially after washing, they can tear on the butt, knees and other places.
If the jeans are low-waisted, they tend to wear out on the inner thighs. To avoid all the unpleasant moments, you should buy jeans strictly according to your size. Do not hope that the fabric will stretch during wear. Not all fabrics stretch to the required sizes.
Thus, mending jeans is not difficult. You can do it either manually or with a machine. Darning on a sewing machine has a number of advantages: speed, operating modes and quality of seams, but it is also quite possible to do it by hand. This action can return a second life to an old favorite thing and make it more stylish. To prevent pants from wearing out between the legs and from tearing from taking unexpected poses, you need to select them exactly according to your size.
