Jeans occupy a special place in the wardrobe of every person. They can be single or in multiple variants. But if you have already picked up “your” model, then parting with it is very, very difficult, even when your favorite thing is outdated and pretty worn out. Skillfully made patch on jeans will help to hide holes and scuffs, and give uniqueness and relevance to appearance.
Patch as salvation
Most often, thoughts about disposing of your favorite jeans come in the following situations:
- trousers are worn between the legs or in the buttocks;
- ugly holes appeared on the knees after the fall;
- jeans were torn, clinging to a sharp object or due to worn fabric.
Neither expensive brand models, nor a beloved couple from the mass market are immune from this situation. Do not despair and choose new ones, as a patch on jeans will help not only to hide a flaw, but also to update and refresh your item.
There are several features for applying patches, depending on the fabric chosen and the location of damage.
Patch fabric
The easiest way is to mask the wear of jeans with a patch of identical material. This is a guarantee that such a disguise will not differ from the rest of the matter and be striking. But where to get such a fabric?
If you have to shorten your jeans - be sure to save the cut off parts of the fabric. If necessary, put a patch on jeans, these pieces will come to your rescue.
When there are no such spare pieces of fabric, it is possible to cut from those parts of the product that are not visible. You can find them on the inside of the pockets. Most often, jeans patches are hidden under the back pockets for patches. These parts of the fabric can be carefully cut, replacing them with any other dense material. So the pockets will not lose their functionality, and you will get a patch for the patch, exactly matching the main fabric.
When you need to mask holes or abrasions on the knees or the outer surface of the hips, you can use decorative patches. Lace, mesh, and denim in contrasting colors are great for these purposes.
Patches for kids
Very often, parents of small fidgets have to deal with holes in jeans from numerous falls. No need to be upset and constantly buy new things. Everything can be solved much easier if you know how to patch the jeans so that they look neat and beautiful.
Cutting out a piece a little more than a hole from jeans of the same or distinctive color, give it the shape of a funny figure. Children really like the faces of animals, stars, emoticons. You can add expression to the selected figure using sequins, sparkles or embroidery.
Such patches not only hide any holes in children's jeans, but also look organically - jeans look as if these figures were originally planned for them.
Masking scuffs
The most common place for jeans to wear is the surface between the legs or in the buttocks. As a result of constant friction, the fabric wears out and eventually tears. Such abrasions are not a sentence, because there is a special technology for patchwork on jeans between the legs.
To do this, you will need a piece of fabric slightly larger than a hole that does not differ in color. You will also have to look for threads in tone - the less the threads differ in color, the more inconspicuous the patch will be. In addition, you will need a standard sewing kit - pins, scissors and, of course, a sewing machine.
So, how to make a patch on jeans between the legs:
- We put a piece of fabric on the underside of the trousers and pin with pins to keep the fabric in place.
- Thread the appropriate color into the sewing machine. They should be the same in both the upper and lower coils.
- We carefully attach the patch. To do this, you need to start from one edge, moving in a zigzag and methodically tightly fitting the patch centimeter by centimeter.
This method of patchwork on jeans is called stitching. With sufficient accuracy and slowness, any housewife can do it. Such patches are absolutely not visible, and the term of wearing jeans is extended for many years.
Patch as decoration
When a wear or hole occurs in a more prominent place - on the thigh or knee, you can use this to give jeans a zest and novelty.
Patches made of lace fabric look very interesting, such models are even sold ready-made, and you can look at a similar design. For such a patch, you need to take pieces of dense lace in a contrasting color (most often choose white or black, but you can pick up bright shades, such as pink or light green) and sew them on the wrong side of the hole. The edges can be trimmed with denim fringe or embroidery.
Contrast denim patches are also very original looking and can help mask gaps on the knees. You can beat such patches and make symmetrical overlays on two legs.
Small holes are perfectly masked by beads, embroidery or appliqués. And besides, there is always the option of turning a random hole into an intentional one, so you get trendy holey jeans.
Never rush to part with your favorite thing, especially when it comes to jeans. There are many ways to resuscitate almost any damage, and if you know at least some of them, your jeans will last you a long time.