After making stockings for my son, my husband, and I, I realized someone was missing.... our dog Spots! I made her a stocking too. When I showed it to her, she instantly got the zoomies (if you have ever had a dog or cat, you have probably witnessed the zoomies at one time or another). It almost seemed like she was excited about the stocking, and we laughed so hard :). No point to this story... it was just funny.
Monster knee patch? Pure genius. Not my idea, but I love it! I found it on Pinterest. Have you been on Pinerest?! It is addictive! It is a virtual bulletin board, to "pin" all those fun ideas you run across online. Anyhow, I found this idea here, and just happened to find a pair of my son's jeans with a hole in the knee, so there you go. The thing I did differently than the original tutorial, is that I seam ripped the side of the leg, so I could do the sewing with my machine. I figure the patch will survive more washings this way, and it only takes a few seconds with the seam ripper... much faster than hand sewing.
before & after:
If you have an older child, and this is too cute for them I posted a tutorial a while back on how to repair a hole with the "destroyed" look, here.
What have you been working on?
Oh no! After years of mending holes in jeans I've just promised myself I would no longer do it (they're all thrifted in the first place and I'm trying to find ways to free up some time for things I love to do)...but now I've seen this! I have a feeling if my sons aren't wearing holes in their pants quickly enough I might want to help them along just so I can try a patch like this. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi there! How are these patches holding up in the wash?
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays!
So far, so good! We have washed them twice, and it looks great. I do wash our jeans in a "cool" cycle. I think if you washed them in warm or hot, there might be further felting issues. He loves them, and wore them last night :).
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and I'm enjoying seeing your wonderful work with felted wool sweaters. This monster fix is wonderful. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
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