Denim Repair

[tropicalbird]

Can't find the hole, your picture is too small

[khez]

Can't find the hole, your picture is too small

just resized it. sorry.

[rockon99]

i had it done for my crotch reinforcement.

i've never really seen the results..

10chrctrzdfaenk

[khez]

10chrctrzdfaenk

i meant on a pocket repair. there's a difference between stitching over fabric that's intact and completely restitching a hole.

kthnxbai.

[dr_do0m]

Gusseted the crotch of my IH 634s; jawnz were blowing apart at the seams.

Gonna have to fell the inside crotch seams of my 634SR because they're fraying after only a week of wear; will be sure to put pics up when that happens

[s3lam]

I decided to do my own crotch repair using an old SINGER sewing machine that my grandmother has in her basement.

So my grandmother took the time to show me how to thread this machine and ultimately how to use it. It is not the easiest sewing machine to thread but after a few practice runs I think I have it nailed.

My 710's were in desperate need of a crotch repair and I decided to use my newly acquired skills to do my own crotch repair. Earlier I attempted to do the repair by hand but that failed horribly. Actually the failed attempt by hand helped secure the small piece of denim in place so that the small patch did not move while I was shifting my 710's around in the machine.

Here is the SINGER sewing machine (Kiya maybe you can shed some light on what year/model this sewing machine is from)

Below you can see the thread that feeds the sewing machine. My grandmother ran out of blue thread so I used black thread for the repair

Here I have just taken out the white thread and re-threaded the machine with the black thread.

A close up of the needle

This is the pedal that is used to operate the needle.

Here I am about to feed my 710's into the SINGER!

I had to be very careful not to sew the pocket bags together and to make sure the denim was always flat to ensure I did not sew together any folds in the denim!

Action shot

[s3lam]

And after about 20 mins........ TA-DA!! I know the job is far from professional but at least I can say it was done by me =)

Selfedge would have definitely done a better job but not bad eh? =)

[kiya]

Not sure of the year but it's at least 25 years old and it's a machine that was designed for industrial (not home) use.

It'll last you forever if you just get it serviced regularly and parts are readily available for that machine.

[s3lam]

Thanks for the info Kiya.

Glad to hear that there are parts out there for this machine. She was telling me that this machine was used in factories but I wasn't sure if she knew what she was talking about. Now I know=) I should always listen to my elders =)

[kinkbmxco]

Good job, especially for your first go at it.

[vitasoy]

looks great man, diy repairs are always fun

[itschrisb]

i gotta patch up the crotch on my PBJs, that patch job looks awesome. Thumbs up to a DIY

[the_ming]

just dropped my evisu no.1 2000s off at self edge ny for some repairs. there weren't any holes yet, but there were some spots where the denim was getting thin and the back pocket pocketbags came unstitched so i figured it was worth getting them done now. will post some pics in a week or so when i get them back.

[ThinFinn]

so since my IH666Sod's are from the first stock, which means they don't come with a bar tack (only on the newer versions!) i restitched/reinforced the crotchstitiching today!...

the problem

front- and backside of the inner-crotch/B]

work in progress

done

[Bigyen]

Can someone tell me what self edge uses for a crotch repair? Seems like a a plastic cotton mesh.

[Fincarelli]

Finn, you have really done all of us devil worshipers a service here, by pointing out and offering guidance to this very common problem. Thank you. (Must spread.)

[andosj]

I tapered my Imperials and now there too tight at my calves. I was wondering if they can re taper them to make it wider again? is that possible?

[ThinFinn]

^if they haven't cut off the "too much" denim then they just can open their stitching and fix'em again...should be no problem!

but if there's no more denim left cuz it has been removed then you're fucked i'd say!...

[Atzec]

love the denim. hate the threads...

cats like it, though.

fixed.

[Atzec]

does anyone have experience with this guy:

http://www.thedenimdoctor.co.uk/

thanks in advance

[Max Power]

^see mn (german thread)

[Maynard Friedman]

does anyone have experience with this guy:

http://www.thedenimdoctor.co.uk/

thanks in advance

Yes,

What repair do you want him to do? I had a crotch repair done and I had to send it back as the initial repair was too flimsy. It was too expensive and not great imho so I'll stick to my trusted tailor in future (Dale in Covent Garden).

Let me know if you need more info.

[Atzec]

^ok, thanks. don´t think i´ll need more info....

[Stratos]

I tapered my Imperials and now there too tight at my calves. I was wondering if they can re taper them to make it wider again? is that possible?

I'm sorry but I find this really funny Did you screw up when measuring?

[khez]

my pocket repair after having some huge holes.

[TallyHo]

so the overlock stitching on the inseams of my contest eternals is unraveling, and the edges of the denim are fraying, as seen in this photo:

i'm referring to the white stitching at the top - you can see it properly set in the upper right. this is unraveling a few different spots on each leg of my jeans.

my question is, do i need to worry about this and does it need to be repaired? will the denim fray all they way down to the gold chainstitching and beyond, or am i ok leaving it alone?

any help or insight would be appreciated. thanks!

[ajchen]

Here are some repairs that I did on Self Edge NY's new (to us) Singer darning machine.

This is a crotch rip that went all the way to the seam. I started by running a few threads across to reestablish the shape of the jean, which allows me to maintain tension as I continue:

I've created the weft threads, so now I am going to turn it around and do the warp threads:

The final product isn't the prettiest but it's very strong and won't go anywhere for a long time:

These are a pair of 3sixteen+ 10BSPs with a minor crotch hole:

After:

This is a crotch reinforcement - no holes had formed yet, so I didn't have to darn as densely. This looks a lot less intrusive than covering a hole:

[wild style]

Well I'll be darned!

[morse9443]

Patched up the 710's. After 2 1/2 years, they're starting to fall apart. Reinforcing my 811's crotch next...

[tropicalbird]

Why do you want skidmarks on your crotch?