Will Need To Mend Wool Sweater

Since what it looks like isn't a real big problem for you, if it were me, I would probably get an iron on patch of some kind, make it a little bigger than the rip and then iron it on on the inside of the sweater (so it doesn't show). That would keep it from getting bigger, I would think.

Of course, the more knowledgeable here will probably have a better solution.

Tracey

On 29 Jul 2006 22:47:23 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com spewed forth :

You need to look up "darning", which is what one does to mend woolen goods.

Best, yes. Practical, not usually. Even those of us who knit probably wouldn't try to "reknit" to mend a tear in something knitted of very fine commercial yarn.

Ever get superglue on your fingers? Hard as hell, and brittle too. Yes, it'll mend the tear, but it'll leave you with a hard scratchy blob.

Hit the local resale shop and look for some garment made of similar fabric that you can buy for a few bucks. Use it as patching material and just sew a patch over the tear.

Or, just whip the edgeds together with the same needle and thread you'd use to apply a patch.

Usually is, for somebody willing to think about the problem for a while ;D

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My first thought exactly. Thank you.

As you aren't worried about looks, just utility, I would take a needle and thread - preferably in a matching shade - and simply sew up the slit.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

I have done lots of invisible repairs on wool knits and wovens. For thread use hair similar in color, very hard to sew with have patience. butt the edges together and do a weaving type stitch back and for the across and then up and down. basically darning with the hair.

good luck, Linda

I might try to find matching sock yarn and darn it using duplicate stitch. (It's easy, you just follow the original path of the yarn.)

Some people say SoBo fabric glue works and stays flexible. I haven't tried it myself.

A friend of mine used to sew her sweaters together on the sewing machine. She said they lasted much better than when she hand sewed them. If it's fine enough to even consider thread, you might be able to darn it with a zigzag sewing machine, using thread that matches.

Or if the cut is where you could have a pocket, patch it (maybe on the inside) and sew a pocket over it.

=Tamar