sewingrepairing

My dog chewed her harness. Here’s the mending job. Mended with embroidery floss by hand.

Despite trying different fits and brands of pants, I keep running into the problem of them eventually getting holes in them, typically around the seams of the crotch where of course you least want them. The rest of the pants are generally fine, so it feels like a waste to toss them, but I’m not sure how well one might be able...

I have this nice heavy winter coat that I accidentally tore a small hole in the shell near a chest pocket. It’s a tiny rip, but I don’t want it to get any larger. Any advice for how I should go about repairing it? I want to try a visible mend instead of a simple patch. The tag says the shell is listed as 61% cotton 39%...

“Our philosophy is that if you can’t open it, you don’t own it. Once you disassemble, repair, and put back together your laptop or iPod, you have a much better understanding of what goes into it. It’s astounding how just 20 minutes of work can make an iPod good as new – but most people have no idea that there are...

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/3317096...

I watched several sewing videos in preparation to buy a machine. The consensus is that drop-in bobbins are easier for beginners than front-load. Well I’m the kind of person who wants to get to the /expert/ stage & if that means doing things the hard way, so be it. But then the question is, what are the advantages of...

I’ve recently started darning my worn-out socks (shoutout to that one poster who posted a tutorial) and so it’s going really well! My socks are still comfy, and the woven patches do the job.

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/2890733...

This is an update to this post....

I’ve been looking for more adjustable closure ideas (excluding zippers and buttons) and ways to reduce my fabric cutting waste. This tutorial pointed me in the right direction!

This backpack has been stowed away at the back of my closet for a few months waiting to be fixed. It was being held together pretty tenuously: https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/9498e332-f2bd-470a-8f9f-063787ebf52e.webpSewed some of the smaller rips, then added repair tape to the largest one:...

Zipper pull made from some shoelace I had lying around: https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/d739223a-2112-4b19-affb-3400096d7368.webp...

Glued and sewed a larger piece of gear repair tape to add fidelity to the ripped edge: https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/a6dd2f57-8028-41d7-8810-28c7a953c0b3.jpegThen sewed the rip itself with fishing line (the strongest thing I could think of to hold the weight of the bag’s contents, plus I just happened to have it at home:...

Basically the title. I would love to get at least a basic working knowledge of repairs and alterations, but I have no experience whatsoever. A “questions that don’t deserve their own post” or “starting resources” thing would be very helpful. Thank you!

I have this expensive*) suit which is a bit too baggy. I managed to slim down the trousers a bit and now they fit like a glove. But after watching countless videos about altering jackets, I decided to hand it to a tailor. No way I would to touch that....

The small rip was patched with gear repair tape, then sewn over. The larger rip will probably be my next project… any recommendations to make sure it holds?...

I have made a short video showing how I darn my socks, using a netting stitch rather than straight stitches....

This looks like a great resource for anyone in USA & Canada

This project is more stapling than sewing, but small upholstery projects are quite easy to do, and can be done with small amounts of fabric and padding. The padding for this project was mostly layers cut from an old quilt....