Denim Repair

[AlientoyWorkmachine]

^ that's a beautiful pair of frankenpants 

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Well done repair art!!!!

[rbeck]

Not jeans, but my girlfriend asked me to fix some of her grocery bags and a t-shirt. 

I don't know if the bags will hold, but it was worth a shot. Only time will tell. As for the shirt, she's gonna have to live with the purple since I didn't feel like threading any white thread onto my serger lol.

[julian-wolf]

Leg of @shredwin_206’s S601xx

Patch is leftover from a roll end I bought a long time ago @ the local discount fabric place, feels identical to the standard rigid Wrangler denim

 

 

 

[julian-wolf]

& the back pocket, patched + lined with some old plain weave raw hemp (also added backing to the main leg panel where it was starting to wear through)

Forgot to take a final photo from the outside…stay tuned for when the rest is done, I guess

 

 

 

[julian-wolf]

Big patches on the seat + crotch, plus some shots of the finished product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Duke Mantee]

Brilliant work - they’ll soon be the Trigger’s Broom of the denim world

[rbeck]

Some before and after shots of some more bag repairs for my girlfriend. She's in a wheelchair so she hangs them off the back and they get caught on things regularly. Since it's a power chair she sometimes doesn't realize a bag is caught till it's torn. 

The leather bag was super quick, just popped a couple rivets. Had to add a third to reposition an interior pocket since it was too many layers for the rivets I had on hand. 

The green canvas one has leather straps which had torn at three places. I had to be careful while sewing the straps back in place to make sure the needle went into the pre-poked holes. Added a box stitch too for added security, and popped in some more rivets to complete the look. Hopefully if I have to stitch this one back up again it's the fourth strap end that wasn't already torn that fails.

The black canvas one had a huge tear which I darned. Had to unpick the stitches holding the strap down to be able to darn underneath, then sewed the strap back. 

Edited September 4 by rbeck

[rbeck]

Another one today. My buddy blew out the buttonhole on a pair of vintage 501s. I don't usually fix shit for people unless they're family/partner and/or it's simple or seems fun. This one seemed fun so I took him up on it. 

I decided the best solution was to cut off that section of waistband and sew on an extension in its place. Had to unpick a belt loop too so I re-bartacked it. I'm pleased with the results!

 

[rbeck]

Quick patch on my mountain biking shorts. Realized I wore a hole between the saddle and my sit bones. Quick patch with some ripstop scrap. Took all of like 10 minutes. 

Caught it just in time because my brother and I are leaving in the morning for a race and I wouldn't be able to patch em at the campsite. 

[youngofthesoonest]

My kid keeps destroying pants. I’ll have to sew in double knees at some point. Some 80s Levi’s with some serious leg twist, nippers that prob shouldn’t be worn much anymore, wranglers and some modern carhartt that didn’t hold up nearly as well as the other pants. I used some flat head and roy denim scraps as well as some canvas and flannel fabric swatches from Seuvas. 
 

Edited Saturday at 04:14 PM by youngofthesoonest

[shredwin_206]

@youngofthesoonest I’ve been eyeing the hardenco jeans program for my kids. Where as they grow out of a size you send them back and get the next size up. All are pre worn and handed down. But love anything that supports keeping garments alive over fast fashion