MENDING: How to fix a hole on the inside leg of your jeans

How to fix a hole on the inside of your jeans

Step One:

• I unpicked the back pocket to use as the inside patch, if you have some scrap fabric you can use this instead

• Cut the patch larger than the hole (at least 1.5-2cm larger on all sides)

• If you have an overlocker or zigzag stitch around the edge of the patch to stop the patch from fraying.

Step Two:

• Pin the patch over the hole (on the inside of the jeans)

• When pinning make sure the fabric of the jeans is flat and you won’t stitch in any folds

• If you have a sewing machine, stitch around the patch. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can hand stitch around the patch

Step Three:

• Once the patch is stitch on and the hole is covered, get an embroidery thread and needle to visibly mend over the hole

• Stitch on top of the hole and through the patch under. Stitch all over the area, securing the worn out hole / threads of the jean to the patch to thicken the ripped area.

• This technique is like Boro mending which is a traditional Japanese method of visible mending.

Watch the video to see how its done