Patch with leather?

[Guest jeffvyain]

I don't know much about leather, but I feel like leather is a tougher substance than denim, and the stuff seems to hold up reasonably well through washes on the leather patches. Would it be unreasonable to use a leather patch in the back pocket where my cell phone is ripping through my jeans? That way I would never have to patch it again. And would a tailor be able to do this?

[aubrgene]

I don't know much about leather, but I feel like leather is a tougher substance than denim, and the stuff seems to hold up reasonably well through washes on the leather patches. Would it be unreasonable to use a leather patch in the back pocket where my cell phone is ripping through my jeans? That way I would never have to patch it again. And would a tailor be able to do this?

I don't see why you can't. I think it's a brilliant idea!

[tweeds]

redmoon has a wallet protector flap on the inside of their pockets, i think - a piece of cloth - you probably could use leather for the same purpose.

also, some guys use flannel and such fabrics to do repairs instead of denim, so it's not uncommon to use non-denim patches.

[Tenchi]

But a leather patch might be a bit thick wouldnt it? And it could stretch and rip. But its still not a bad idea.

Actually lets try a carbon fibre weave...

[Pandemonium]

leather is much resilient than denim in terms of stretching and ripping.