vass: Stitch roaring, on cross-hatched background, caption: "Cross Stitch" (Cross Stitch)Vass ([personal profile] vass) wrote,
@ 2013-01-21 01:24 am UTC
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Entry tags:crafts: sewing
But I'm posting it here because other people might know the answer or want to know too.

I'm rereading this tutorial on how to reinforce the crotch of jeans. You said to use a tough, non-stretch fabric. But my jeans have a bit of stretch in them already - they're a cotton-elastane blend. I don't do well in non-stretch pants because my waistline changes so much when I sit and stand.

Should I still use a non-stretch fabric, or just try to find some denim that feels about the same degree of stretchy? And I assume that when I'm patching them what I want to do is stretch them while I sew so that when I wear them they won't stretch more than the patch. Is that right?

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lilacsigil: 12 Apostles rocks, text "Rock On" (12 Apostles)


[personal profile] lilacsigil
2013-01-20 10:55 pm UTC (link)
A bit of stretch will be fine, especially if it's a tough denim fabric. The more stretch there is, the harder it will be to sew. Pin it really firmly and slightly stretched, but if there's enough stretch to pucker there's too much stretch to be a good patch.

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vass: A sepia-toned line-drawing of a man in naval uniform dancing a hornpipe, his crotch prominent (Hornpipe)


[personal profile] vass
2013-01-21 01:22 pm UTC (link)
Thank you. That helps. So I don't need a stretchy patch?

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