Patch knees in jeans

Mend holes in girls’ jeans three different ways! Iron-on patches, machine stitching lines, and embroidery with fabric!

If you have kids, then you know that they will inevitably get tears in their clothes when they play. Then how to Mend Jean Holes in Cutest Way will...

Mending jeans doesn't have to be a chore with these fast and easy hand-sewing techniques to repair holes, tears, and wear.

Holes in jeans knees that you want to mend? Here's one method (more methods at the bottom of the post). Unpick a side seam on the jeans leg with the hole, whichever seam is not flat-felled but just a single seam, using a seam ripper. You are trying to get it open far enough to fit it successfully under your sewing machine needle. Probably at least 4" below and above the hole, but I just eyeball and unpick a little more if I need to. Cut a rectangle of scrap denim or other sturdy cotton…

Here's a step by step tutorial on how to sew a knee patch by hand over a large hole using the modern mending floral patch

What to do with holey jeans? How about an easy, NO-SEW way to patch jeans? This method is quick and simple! Save those jeans!

In this post I show how to fix ripped pant knees that look amazing. My sister came to me with a favorite pair of ripped pants.

Years ago it would seem like by the time summer rolled around my kids jeans were on their last leg. It was hard for me to justify buying new jeans for them knowing they’d rarely wear them during the summer months and I would have to buy more when we went shopping for the new Read More >>