How to repair a hole in knitted textile (hand stitching)
ID: 169515
Description: When practicing your sport in summer or winter,...
Steps:
- Lay the woven textile on a flat surface with the tear fully exposed.
- Check how large the tear is, where it is on the item, and whether it is fraying at the edges.
- Consider: this repair will be visible at the end, so you might wish to use a matching thread colour - or - you might want to celebrate this memory with some contrast colour thread! Think about how you want the final repair to look before starting.
- Prepare the needle with the thread.
- Turn the defective product inside-out, and pinch the broken edges together, so that they are facing towards you.
- Pass the needle through both pieces of fabric, starting at one end of the hole. Tie a knot to secure it, and pull gently. Be careful not to bunch the fabric, especially if it is lightweight and thin.
- Continue sewing along the hole with a regular sewing technique; passing the needle through both pieces of fabric from one side, then from next side, and so on.
- Work your way along the seam until the entire hole is closed. Before Making a knot, check whether you think the repair is strong enough - if not, repeat the sewing procces back along the hole to the starting point.
- Make a knot at the end of the repair.
- Make a final test of the repair by lightly stretching the area.
- Trim off the excess thread
- 🛠️🏆👏 Congratulations! The repair is complete, and you're ready to go!
