My handmade pants get a lot of wear, and this dark grey pair have been going strong for three years now. Last wash, however, I came across this little hole.
It’s likely there because my phone sits in this pocket, and said phone has worn away at this spot repeatedly. This (I thought to myself) is the perfect opportunity to do a visible repair!
First thing to do to fix the hole is to stop it from fraying any further. I did that with a quick blanket stitch around the hole in grey thread of a similar shade.
Then I thought long and hard about how I wanted to cover the blanket stitching, because let’s be honest – it’s not my best work. I settled on a moth patch; moths are underrated creatures, and are often dark grey like these pants. A patch means it is removable if the embroidery gets damaged, or if I want to change it up a bit.
So I found a moth outline on the internet, embroidered it onto some scraps of the original fabric I kept, and then stitched it onto my pants.
Ta-daaaaa!
I love it! I think the technique worked really well, and the area is well reinforced for further wear. The moth is beautiful, too. If any other holes develop in these pants, I can continue the moth theme as well.
Tell me about visible mending you’ve done, I’d love to hear!
Anyways, see ya!
Yves
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