How to repair holes in APCs

[Thibbs]

So I've been wearing my APC New Standards for about two months now. I guess I got something on my jeans over the weekend, so yesterday I was trying to clean off this spot and when I did the denim just fell apart. It looks almost like the jeans were burned with a cigarette. At about mid thigh on the left leg there are two little holes about the size of a cigarette maybe a little smaller. A little later in the day I noticed a similar hole a little larger by my right ankle on the jeans. I wouldn't mind so much if they looked like they were worn in but they just look like perfect circles punched right through the denim. So now im wondering what the best way to try and repair them is or if I should even try and repair them at all. Any advice?

[tangerine]

I like the iron-on patches you can get at Walgreen's. They come in different shades to match different denim. I like to not match. Very retro.

ask a cassowary

[wild_whiskey]

http://www.45rpm.jp/denim/detail.jsp?id=011

That's my favorite guide to repairing jeans.

[Corbin Law]

Quote:

http://www.45rpm.jp/denim/detail.jsp?id=011

That's my favorite guide to repairing jeans.

--- Original message by wild_whiskey on Oct 25, 2005 04:49 PM

beat me to it

chwa?

[Thibbs]

Thanks for the help but unfortunately the whole in my jeans does not look like the one on the 45rpm website. The only two real solutions I see to the problem are sewing up the holes or patching them. I'm just not sure what effects that would have on the fading of the jeans. I guess I was just wondering what you guys thought would look best. The reason why im hesitant to patch or sew the area is because of the location, I'm afraid it may look a little off.

[Geowu]

maybe get a piece of denim of the same colour (if you don't have one, hem the jeans and take it).

cut it a little larger than the holes, put it underneath, and take it to a tailor to sew with grey/indigo stitches to cover it... it will turn out great.

[dilemma]

Does anyone have pictures of repaired denim?

[sybaritical]

haha. ^^ What Whiskey and Corbin said. Think it's brilliant how we're all (individually) collectively drooling over the repair page at 45rpm

Edited by sybaritical on Feb 22, 2006 at 05:16 PM

[snugglepony]

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Does anyone have pictures of repaired denim?

--- Original message by dilemma on Feb 22, 2006 03:33 PM

dilemma - i posted some photos here: [url=" http://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=8838"] <a href="http://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=8838" target="_blank">http://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=8838</a>

thibbs - take them to a tailor. for $5 or $10 you'll get much better results than you will at home (unless you've got a sweet sewing machine set-up).