Thank you, that was excellent. One little known tip when sewing with double thread - fold the thread in half so the ends are together, thread the folded end through the eye of the needle and then pass the needle through the loop which has been created and pull. Thread done this way travels together, no odd loops.
thank you so much for this!! my husband is typically who does the sewing in the household, but he had no clue how to mend the hole in the arm of my favorite sweater! i just tried this out and it worked like a charm!
Two months to reply to your note - terrible. So glad you found this tutorial useful and do get mending. The more you do the better you get and then tell others and show off your skills! Save money and the climate! We have a heap of free mending tutorials for this reason, so do see if they help. Best wishes.
Both cuffs on my favorite tie dye hoodie just naturally shredded apart similar to this from falling alot skating and just years of wear and tear so this helped alot thank u
Take a look at the website, repairwhatyouwear.com and the knitwear mends. Using a chainstitch round the edge to hold it together and prevent further damage while binding the fray is quite good. Take a look at the pink cashmere cardigan for the idea. email repairwhatyouwear@gmail.com with a photo if you want?
thanks for this, just found out that my dog has chewed the neck of my favourite sweater, its just a little nibble, could you do a video on how to fix that please, thank you for another great video!!
Hi, there is a new video called Upcycling a shrunk jumper which may have neck ideas. Also, look at mending ribs on sweaters - there are two videos. It is hard to do a video for every occasion! If it is a nibble then you could look at doing some embroidery in wool - look at the chain stitch and the blanket stitch in a web design on mending elbows.... Hope something comes to mind. Naughty dog!
We don't encourage knotting, we advise stitching over the same stitch for 3/4 times at the start and end of each mend. Or if you have run out of thread and need to finish with one thread and start again with a new thread. The problem with knotting is that it only works on some fabrics, so isn't a great core skill. I hope that answers your question. Best wishes.
Thank you, that was excellent. One little known tip when sewing with double thread - fold the thread in half so the ends are together, thread the folded end through the eye of the needle and then pass the needle through the loop which has been created and pull. Thread done this way travels together, no odd loops.
thank you so much for this!! my husband is typically who does the sewing in the household, but he had no clue how to mend the hole in the arm of my favorite sweater! i just tried this out and it worked like a charm!
This was an awesome tutorial! And sewing is a lot easier than I figured it was, guess I may have found a new hobby to look into
Two months to reply to your note - terrible. So glad you found this tutorial useful and do get mending. The more you do the better you get and then tell others and show off your skills! Save money and the climate! We have a heap of free mending tutorials for this reason, so do see if they help. Best wishes.
@@RepairWhatYouWear Honestly I wasn’t expecting a reply at all, but thanks for the tip!
Both cuffs on my favorite tie dye hoodie just naturally shredded apart similar to this from falling alot skating and just years of wear and tear so this helped alot thank u
So glad!
I'm literally here looking to fix my favourite tie dye hoodie as well. 😂
I'm looking to repair my hoodie cuffs because of normal wear and tear too
So useful for back to school. Any suggestion on how to mend frayed cuff edges on the same type of sweater ?
Take a look at the website, repairwhatyouwear.com and the knitwear mends. Using a chainstitch round the edge to hold it together and prevent further damage while binding the fray is quite good. Take a look at the pink cashmere cardigan for the idea. email repairwhatyouwear@gmail.com with a photo if you want?
Thank you for this, the cuff on my favourite hoodie has started to shred and I really wanted to save it!
Hope it helped!
Many thanks for the great video! Very informative, and very much appreciated!
So glad you've found it helpful!
Thank you so much for this video! I just bought a used sweater uniform n found out that the cuff is chewed! So upsetting..
Glad I could help!
Great. Do you have any idea how can I make e sweatshirt cuff expansion? Like one cuff for 2yr and 3 yr both on thr same garments
email me on repairwhatyouwear@gmail.com with a photo if you want and I'll think up something.
amazing ! thank you ! cheers from chicago !
Wonderful thanks!!
Thank you for this!
A pleasure, glad it helped.
thanks for this, just found out that my dog has chewed the neck of my favourite sweater, its just a little nibble, could you do a video on how to fix that please, thank you for another great video!!
Hi, there is a new video called Upcycling a shrunk jumper which may have neck ideas. Also, look at mending ribs on sweaters - there are two videos. It is hard to do a video for every occasion! If it is a nibble then you could look at doing some embroidery in wool - look at the chain stitch and the blanket stitch in a web design on mending elbows.... Hope something comes to mind. Naughty dog!
Thank you!
Thank you, I'm glad it helped.
What type of knot was that
We don't encourage knotting, we advise stitching over the same stitch for 3/4 times at the start and end of each mend. Or if you have run out of thread and need to finish with one thread and start again with a new thread. The problem with knotting is that it only works on some fabrics, so isn't a great core skill. I hope that answers your question. Best wishes.
@@RepairWhatYouWear I was trying to follow the method for the stitching
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@@RepairWhatYouWear So thats how you anchor the stitching! I was so curious how it was done!
Your choice of thread?…
Ordinary sewing thread, doubled if you want. As close to the colour as possible but suggest always go slightly darker rather than lighter.
@@RepairWhatYouWear thanks, they say that there are threads that meld into the material making stronger… but doesn’t come in all colors.
@@randalllaue4042 That might be so, it's not something we use.