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Patching jeans (was preschooler's pants)
When I patch jeans, and I assume you are referring to the
knees?, I use a heavy jean material on the inside of the leg, and a different fun fabric on the top side. I then stitch through both layers with the edges turned under on the top patch. I have done this by machine or by hand. HTH -- Ruth B -- Remove the blinders to send email Stewie (reading the Bible): "My my, what a thumping good read, lions eating Christians, people nailing each other to two by fours. I'll say, you won't find that in Winnie the Pooh." --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/2003 |
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Patching jeans (was preschooler's pants)
"Robyn Kozierok" wrote in message
... I'll be hand sewing, fwiw. My boys still have pretty "young" tastes in clothes, and would probably prefer a bugs/space ships/whatever contrasting patch to denim (and the social situation at their current school makes this not an issue) but you have a good point (that I snipped) about the strength of the denim. We have lots of spare jeans to use for patching. If you sew do you also embroider? You could do an outline of something like a bear or something they like rather quickly before putting it on the jeans. For what it's worth, the denim or a decent weight cordory will make the better patches due to durability. For the fashion conscious: everything from the late 60's early 70's is in style and my jeans from those days were covered with patches that I had embroidered myself freehand, sewn on with a less visible stitch and then crazy quilted on with embroidery floss [which ultimately wore off in interesting patterns. The more patches the better! -A- -- see my creative works on ebay under aulame 123 |
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Patching jeans (was preschooler's pants)
In article Tbdob.45627$mZ5.273336@attbi_s54,
Ruth Baltopoulos wrote: When I patch jeans, and I assume you are referring to the knees?, Yes, the knees. I use a heavy jean material on the inside of the leg, and a different fun fabric on the top side. I then stitch through both layers with the edges turned under on the top patch. I have done this by machine or by hand. Thanks for this suggestion. Do you find that they wear through the fun top fabric quickly though? --Robyn |
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Patching jeans (was preschooler's pants)
"H Schinske" wrote in message
... I bought a secondhand sturdy denim skirt for a couple of bucks. Easier to cut the patches out of than old jeans are, and much cheaper than purchased fabric patches. You remind me that I often used the patch pockets on worn out jeans. Those came ready hemmed...... -A- -- see my creative works on ebay under aulame 123 |
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Patching jeans (was preschooler's pants)
You can get denim iron-on patches - press them in place, and then run
some stitching around the edge with the sewing machine (helps if you have one with a free arm). Mary G. |
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