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Repairing jeans with holes

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Sometimes ripped jeans are pretty cool, but not all the time... in which case we consider the worst: throwing them away. But don't worry, you don't have to! There are lots of ways to repair jeans, and you can transform them in so many ways.
If you know how to do it yourself, we'll give you a few tips below. Let's get to work!

Reinforcement

The crotch is one of the parts of the jeans that wears out most quickly. The solution is reinforcement to hold it in place and prevent it from pulling on the fabric around it and refragging it again. Once this has been done, the result is almost invisible, or it will become so as you wear your jeans. This technique involves piecing a piece of fabric on the back of the jeans and sewing on the outside. With a sewing machine, the reinforcement is even more effective. You'll need a special denim needle, as denim is a thick material that not all needles can penetrate. On the outside, sew in a zigzag stitch with a thread of a similar colour.

Redoing the denim weave

This is the noblest technique, and one in which know-how is invaluable. It can be done by hand or with a sewing machine. The principle is to restore the damaged area and sew the same type of weave. As with reinforcement, the seamstress adds fabric on the reverse side. You can anticipate this and reinforce a fragile part to prevent it from tearing. Example of our Tilliste Gaël on the photos above made with a sewing machine.

Fabric yoke

Don't have a patch? Or if you want something more discreet, filling the hole with fabric is a good way of repairing your jeans. You can do this with a different fabric or jeans of the same colour.
Making the patch on the inside of the jeans prevents the tear from spreading. It can also be for purely aesthetic reasons. Make sure there are no protruding threads and that the fabric completely covers the tear plus 2 cm.

Sew back on

To sew, the tear must be long and not very wide. Otherwise, refer to the other procedures.
1/ As with the rest of the techniques mentioned, cut the threads in the damaged area and iron.
2/ Pass the thread under the fabric and stitch from front to back at a regular, fairly tight distance.

Add a patch

The patch at last ;)
This is the simplest but most visible solution. There are two types of patch: sew-on and iron-on. First of all, make sure the patch completely covers the tear and even extends 1 cm beyond it.
1/ Cut off any excess threads and iron the area to be repaired.
2/ Pin the Patch over the area to be covered.
3/ Start sewing from the inside of the jeans, respecting the edges of the Patch.
4/ Use short stitches all the way round, passing from one side to the other.
5/ Once you've sewn all the way round, you can pass your needle through the inside of the jeans and tie a knot - that's it!

L’Anecdote Tilliste

L'entrejambe est la partie qui s'use le plus facilement, mes clients ont toujours l'impression que cela va être très voyant une fois réparé, mais ils sont toujours agréablement surpris en voyant que c'est invisible.

By #MyTilliste Gael

Un homme portant un jean déchiré dans la rue

En bref ...

Le jean est l’un des vêtements qu’on porte le plus, c’est une matière solide mais elle a ses limites. Il y a beaucoup de réparations possibles plus ou moins facile à réaliser. La prochaine fois que votre jean vous lâche, vous savez quoi faire ;-)

Cet article a été écrit avec plein de bonnes intentions pour nos clients grâce à notre Tilliste Gaël et notre UX Designer Julie.

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