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advice repair rip in shorts

I was walking along between ailes of cars in parking lot (car park) when the seam on my *clean fashion* carpenter style shorts became a bit to friendly with the side molding of a car (or maybe the other way around)

the result errreeeeeeepp ! before i could stop i managed to make a 4.5" (12 cm) rip/tear in my carpenter shorts along the *outer* seam starting at hem and go up almost half way. Rip is about 3/4" (2 cm) from the side seam toward front :(

so ideas on how to repair ?

I was thinking of trying to just sew a seam with rip edges (or some type of faggoting ) but figured that would probably rip again ??? I think trying to pull enough material to do a stronger seam will reduce size too much to wear and a patch from underneath will work but the rip edges will fray and be unsightly ??? yes/no ???

thanks for any help ideas, robb

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robb
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I would probably stabilize the rip with a piece of lightweight fusible interfacing on the inside and then use a darning stitch to close up the rip and reinforce the areas above and adjacent. I use various shades of gray for mending denim; blends much better than any blue I've ever tried.

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Kathleen

thanks kathleen, i will need to practice my darning though ....every time i have tried to darn., something goes terribly wrong,like breaking thread or bend/break needle , etc..... probably not patient enough :}

i like your idea, as it is a better version of my thinking about an iron on patch and sew around it but i never like the way the iron on patches feels on light material (i.e. the big patch of glue)

thanks again, robb robb

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robb

On the boys' trousers I will quite often reinforce with a patch & fusible web from the wrong side and then use my widest zig-zag along the rip - and to each side.

Lizzy

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Lizzy Taylor

I'd probably approximate the edges of the rip and fuse (on the wrong side) to a piece of fusible interfacing. Then I'd cover the rip with a pocket, a welt, a strapped seam construction or some other detail so it looks purposeful. And probably match the detail symmetrically on the other side.

But I'd only bother with this if the fabric seemed otherwise sturdy; there's no point mending fabric that will just fail again, at least to me!

Kay

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Kay Lancaster

Just wear them and be in "style". Looking at the new designs out now you will fit in just fine.

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Steve W.

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