Introduction
This repair guide demonstrates how to not only fix a hole in jeans but also make the hole less prominent. Patching a hole in the pocket is easy but sometimes the color of the patch doesn’t match the jeans, making it look awkward. Creating a design on the backside of the jeans will repurpose jeans that were not going to be worn. This will ultimately reduce waste because it allows us to repurpose a pair of jeans that would have been discarded.
What you need
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Place the jeans on an even surface.
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Flip your jeans inside out.
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Trim any loose thread around the hole.
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After cleaning the area, use the iron to warm the area before placing the patch.
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Start preparing your thread and needle and knot the end of the thread.
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Push the needle from the back to the front.
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Create an outline of the part where the patch is visible, until a circle is formed.
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Push the needle from the back to the front, filling in the hole.
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Repeat this process until the hole is covered and the patch is not showing.
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Tie off the thread in a knot on the inside of the jeans.
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Grabbing a new color thread, tie off a knot like mentioned in step 4.
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Starting inside, create your desired design (we decided a moon and stars).
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Push the needle back to front creating little clumps within the hole.
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When you have finished the design tie it off on the inside of the jeans.
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Cut a new piece of thread and place it on the inside.
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Push the needle back to front of the jeans and push it back inside a few centimeters down.
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Repeat this threading technique a few times, creating a star.
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Tie off the thread on the inside of the jean.
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Cut any excess thread from the inside of the jean.
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Jeans are now ready to be worn.
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