DIY jacket sleeve repair

Recently, a friend approached me with a request to fix the burnt sleeve on my favorite textile jacket. The owner categorically refused to remake the thing into a vest, so I turned to the world mind to search for inspiration. Some of the options seemed interesting to me, and I wanted to share with you some ideas that you can use in fixing, lengthening, or just decorating your favorite things.

Of course, the most common and popular decoration is the addition of lace, braid, ribbons to light shirts, blouses, and knitwear. Inserts can be made in the middle of a part:

There are quite intricate options for decorating sleeves with sewing and guipure:

Of course, one of the most popular sleeve transformations is cuff fantasies. The cuffs can be sewn to the sleeve or simply pushed under it:

In the case of gaps, cuts on the sleeves, you can make curly lace inserts:

Options for warmer clothing are also found. And for my task they are more relevant.

You can transform a jacket, jacket or light jacket using ribbons, braid, as well as patches or flounces from companion fabrics. At the same time, there is no limit to the options for combining colors and textures.

Or you can lengthen the sleeves with knitted cuffs or replace the sleeves completely!

The most time-consuming, in my opinion, but no less interesting solution: finishing the sleeves with fur. From the point of view of utilitarianism, it may be debatable, but beautifully:

And finally, the idea that I liked extraordinarily: just fly away, crocheted fringed sleeves on a denim jacket.

Yes, I am again about clothes repair! This jacket was “crippled” by my husband at the end of last winter. I wonder - how do they do it? The youngest of my men has no difficulty in tearing a turtleneck or trousers, and the older one presents such “surprises” with other clothes.

Sometimes, I am very jealous of girls' moms!

In any case, just throwing away the torn thing, my hand does not rise. You have to invent something so that the product can be worn again.

This time I will make an “unusual patch”, rather not even a patch, but an extension made of a different fabric.

If you also have such unforeseen situations, my experience should be useful to you. And don't forget to subscribe to blog updates. HERE, for sure, this is not the last article on repair.

So, the jacket looked like this - the bottom edge is torn, or rather a piece of fabric is torn!

I find more or less a suitable piece of fabric (jacket fabric), cut out a long strip.

Its dimensions are determined taking into account the width of the lower edge of the jacket: the length is equal to the length of the lower cut of the back part, and I took the width so that the strip covers the torn edge on both sides, plus allowances for the width of the seam.

The result is a strip about 50 cm long, about 15 cm wide.I duplicate it with non-woven fabric

Carefully remove all protruding threads, put a glue web under the cut sections and gently iron it, fixing the edges of the gap. You can, of course, do without this technological operation, but it is safer this way.

Immediately I iron the edge of the prepared strip inward on three sides - a long one and two short ones (the layer of the fabric to be sewn is thick, so unnecessary pressing will not hurt, and it is much more convenient to sew along the already fixed edge).

I mark the center of the backrest and the middle of the strip, for precise alignment of parts.

To reduce the thickness and to avoid bias grinded materials, chipping off the fabric along the bottom edge of the jacket.

I apply the prepared strip with the right side to the seamy side of the jacket with a non-ironed cut! and grind.

View with an already sewn strip.

Then I wrap the bottom of the jacket with a strip, first I pin it, and then I line it exactly to the edge.

The result is this new bottom edge of the jacket.

And here is the "updated" jacket itself. I AM stitched the stitched strip along the bottom edge jackets in the middleto better secure and make the edges tighter.

The jacket can now be worn again, and I have to wait for the next "surprise".

This repair method is well applicable when needed. repair torn edges of clothing - bottom, bottom of a sleeve, hem, collar, etc. in other cases, when the product is torn off the edge, it is better to use appliques, various patches or patches... More on this in the next article. Stay tuned!

As already noted, the sleeves are most often worn along the hem line and near the elbow.

Repair of sleeves along the bottom line is carried out in two ways.

The first way. The lining in the sleeve is straightened and stitched to it above the elbow, then it is stripped off from the bottom of the sleeve and the front and elbow seams are ripped off. At the same time, the front and elbow seams of the top of the sleeve are ripped apart at a distance of 18-20 cm. The ripped sleeves are cleaned of dust, and the seams are ironed out.

The worn edges of the lower and upper halves are cut so that the cut line runs at the level of the fabric preserved from wear.

Strips cut from them are sewn to the lower and upper halves of the sleeves, if they fit, or new strips of the same fabric are taken.

The seams of the stitches are ironed out, the edges of the parts are grinded along the front and elbow cuts of the sleeves and ironed out. After that, the lower edges of the sleeves are processed in the usual way. In fig. 32, 1 shows the bottom of the sleeve after sewing the strip to its bottom edge.

This repair method is used if the sleeve length, reduced by 1.5-2 cm, will satisfy the customer.

Second way. The sleeve is ripped open and prepared for repair, as in the first method.

After that, the worn edge of the bottom of the sleeve is ground with a strip of fabric A (Fig. 32, II), matched to the color of the main fabric. The seams of the strips stitched to the halves of the sleeves are ironed out, the front and elbow edges of the sleeves are connected and finally ironed.

The front seam of the sleeve is unstitched only when the edge of the lower half is more worn out than the upper one. In this case, the extensions (strips) are sharpened separately to each half of the sleeve, and then the front edges of the sleeve parts are grinded.

If the wear of both edges of the halves of the sleeve is approximately the same, then the front seam is not unstitched, and the bottom of the sleeve is ground with one strip of fabric and the seam is tightly ironed. Edging B is made from the stitched strip (Fig. 32, II), with which the sleeve length is lengthened by the required amount.

Rice. 32. Sleeve bottom after repair: I - sleeve bottom without piping on the front side; II - sleeve bottom with piping on the front side; A - strip for bottom decoration; B - sleeve lining; B - hem of the sleeve bottom.

The piping width can be different, but it is the same along the entire bottom of the sleeve. Kant B is swept up and ironed tightly, after which they proceed to repair the sleeve lining.

Replace the worn-out sections of the lining with new ones, then grind the front and elbow edges of the lining and sew it to the bottom of the sleeves.

To mask the seam, stitching strips to the bottom of the sleeves in women's coats and jackets sometimes make additional stitches parallel to the seam, or tabs that close the seam.

Elbow sleeve repair. In addition to abrasion, the fabric on the sleeve in the elbow area undergoes significant stretching during the bending of the sleeve. Therefore, the sleeve near the elbow wears out faster than elsewhere. Repair it as follows.

1. Strip the lining along the bottom of the sleeve and along the line of the elbow seam.

2. Clean the elbow seam from accumulated dust.

3. The elbow seam of the upper sleeve is ripped apart by 20-25 cm on the segment AB (Fig. 33, I).

4. Iron the elbow seam and the section of the sleeve around the worn area.

5. Check the strength of the fabric on the sleeve around the worn area and set the size of the patch. Worn fabric is marked with chalk lines.

6. A shallow worn section of the fabric is cut out of the half of the sleeve.It is recommended to cut this section at right angles to the weft and warp threads, as shown in fig. 33, I.

7. On the cut out piece B, cut out a patch D for repair, which in length and width should be 2 cm larger than the cut out piece.

The warp and weft threads should run along the patch cuts along the line: 1-2; 1-3 and 2-4 (Fig. 33).

Rice. 33. Left sleeve: I - before repair; II - after repair; A — B - a piece of a ripped seam; In a patch for mending sleeves; 1, 2, 3 and 4 - the boundaries of the worn out fabric.

Patch D needs to be adjusted according to the pattern of the fabric of the sleeve.

8. The cut patch is sewn into the sleeve. The line connecting the patch with the sleeve is laid on the side of the patch, 8-10 mm wide.

9. After inserting the patch, the seam is sewn with a thin needle and silk thread in the color of the top material. It is recommended to unlock the seam when repairing a combed sleeve.

10. The patch seam is ironed out until its edges are fully adhered.

11. Specify by cutting the elbow edges of the sleeves at the places where the patch is sewn.

12. Sew the ripped edges of the upper and lower halves along the line of the elbow slices on the segment AB (Fig. 33.1).

13. Iron the stitched seam until the edges fit completely, as well as the entire sleeve.

14. Attach the lining seam to the elbow seam of the upper with a slight lining fit.

15. Sew the lining along the bottom of the sleeve with a blind hem stitch.

16. The finished sleeve is ironed and steamed (fig. 33, II).

If the sleeve is made of woolen, woolen or other well-folded fabrics, then the worn out area can be repaired with a piece. However, the piece is very fragile and is used in exceptional cases.

Leather goods look very stylish, but due to the nature of the material, they require constant care. If the inevitable happens, and your favorite thing is ruined, you need to know how to fix a leather jacket and return it to its former appearance..

Of course, you can go to a clothing repair shop, but the services of professionals are usually quite expensive. You can deal with the most common problems and defects on your own. It is enough to allocate some time for the recovery procedure and strictly follow these recommendations. Thus, you "reanimate" the product, giving it a second life.

This is perhaps the most common problem among leather jacket owners. As soon as you catch on a poorly hammered nail, iron fence or other sharp object, an ugly cut will remain on the thing, spoiling its appearance. First, you need to figure out what the gaps can be.

On a note! The most common are two cases: either a piece of skin is torn out completely, or the cut will be in the shape of a corner. Note that recovery procedures in these spirit situations are fundamentally different.

To begin with, we propose to consider step-by-step instructions on how to fix a leather jacket if it has a “corner” gap.

• Turn the garment inside out. Look for a stitched seam on one of the sleeves, and then gently open it. It is most convenient to work on a clean, level, well-lit surface, so think beforehand about where you will perform the procedure. Unfold the jacket, then stick your hand through the ripped hole. You need to find the gap on the wrong side.

• Fold the product flat on the table, and place the load on the patched area. Heavy books or a canned jar will do. Leave the jacket in this position for a day.
• After the required time has passed, treat the gluing line with a special cream paint for leather. This will help mask the seam and give the surface an even color.
• Now you just have to sew up the lining and enjoy the result of the work done.

Every owner of such a thing should know how to fix a hole in a leather jacket.

After all, you need to act in this situation immediately. If restoration measures are not taken in time, then you can damage your favorite thing even more, and its appearance will be forever ruined.

On a note! Note that as soon as you find the torn area, you should secure it with a plaster from the wrong side.

This will prevent further material creep. This is especially true if you are away from home, and time and money does not allow you to start the repair. Consider options for solving the most common problems and situations in which they are best used.

• We sew up. This method is quite radical, but if the hole is quite large, then you simply cannot do without it. It will be problematic to glue the torn skin area, so it is better to prepare threads, a suitable patch and a machine. So, now let's look at how to fix a leather jacket at home. First, you need to open the lining after turning the product inside out. Then carefully trim the edges of the hole to make it easier to pick up the patch and to make the damaged area look neat after the repair. It is also very important to choose the material of the desired texture and color for the patch. If you do everything right, the jacket will look like new, and the place where the hole was will be completely invisible. You will need two patches: one can be made of any material, as it is attached from the inside, and the second - exclusively from leather that matches the jacket, because we will sew it on from the outside. By the way, their size should be 1-2 cm larger than the incision on all sides. Attach the selected patches and sew them on. Experts recommend choosing a sturdy needle for this procedure, which is designed for working with leather things. If you neglect this advice, you can not only ruin the jacket, but also damage the sewing machine.

You can eliminate small holes and cuts in this area using one of the above methods. I would like to consider in more detail the instructions on how to repair the collar of a leather jacket if it deteriorates from prolonged use and untimely cleaning. It is no secret that in the process of wearing, the skin is exposed to various contaminants. One of the most common is grease in the collar, which greatly spoils the appearance of the product. Let's see how you can deal with this problem and return the jacket to its former cleanliness. To work, you will need aviation gasoline and special paint for leather.

Spray the affected area with gasoline and then let it dry. The procedure must be repeated 2-3 times. During this time, you will see that the greasy spots disappear, and the thing takes on its usual color. Naturally, such processing will not remain without a trace, therefore it is necessary to apply a paint of a suitable tone.