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redrevelry
@redrevelry

I thrifted this thing years ago, absolutely one of the top 3 things in my wardrobe- I was sad when it ripped, but also excited that I got to try out visible mending :] !!

The patch I used is actually from my old favorite pair of pants- the ass wore out so thin that I couldn't wear them anymore, and I didn't think they were worth repairing. Looking at them now I totally could have, but oh well, I already took a big chunk out of them for this.

Maybe that'll be my next project 🤔


The back of the mend- a green patch with orange & green stitching.
made with @nex3's grid generator

Wanted some advice from other sewers, though- do I need to worry about this patch on the inside fraying? I don't really want to have more stitching visible on the outside, but also hemming it sounds really annoying.


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in reply to @redrevelry's post:

I think that patch is large enough that you wouldn't have to worry too much about it fraying, but it might depend on the type of fabric you used for it. For good measure, you could just blanket stitch the edges of the patch, that would keep it from fraying any further and the stitches wouldn't be visible at all-

I love how you did that by the way, it looks beautiful and it seems like it'll hold up well! I have a few flannel shirts I really really need to fix soon and I might end up doing something similar for the worst holes on mine-