gcmo
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May 19, 2015 13:36:41 GMT
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Post by gcmo on May 19, 2015 13:47:14 GMT
My son plays travel baseball and has two pairs of custom white polyester baseball pants with orange/blue piping down the legs. The baseball pants have reinforced knees (so two layers of fabric). Due to all of his sliding, he has ripped a small hole in the knee (the rip is only located in the top layer of fabric). Is there anyway I can repair/fix these pants? I'm afraid that the hole will become bigger as he continues to slide in them. What, if anything, can I do to make these pants last until mid-July? Unfortunately, I cannot purchase additional pairs of pants since they were custom ordered.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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julieb
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Post by julieb on May 19, 2015 13:55:31 GMT
I would try the iron on patches. You can do just one in the inside or do the inside and the outside. I would stitch around the edge also, but your ds might not like that look.
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freebird
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Post by freebird on May 19, 2015 14:31:39 GMT
Do you sew? I'd sew a patch behind it and make sure the hole is stitched down tightly to the new fabric. I had a kid who could wear a pair of sweatpants ONE DAY and get holes in the knees. Finally told him I was going to put pink floral fabric in the holes if he didn't stop.
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Post by jamh on May 19, 2015 15:32:30 GMT
Iron on patches are your friends!
jamh
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gcmo
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Post by gcmo on May 19, 2015 15:58:28 GMT
Do they make iron on patches that can be used on polyester? I'm worried about melting/burning the white pants. LOL
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Post by Basket1lady on May 19, 2015 16:08:40 GMT
I wouldn't use iron on patches with polyester fabric. If the hole is very small, I'd probably just hand stitch it shut. If it's a dime or larger, I'd work a small patch of white fabric between the two layers n the knee., and then zig zag over the patch or around it, depending on how big the hole is. You could also hand stitch it in place, but it may not wear as well.
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oaksong
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Post by oaksong on May 19, 2015 17:01:27 GMT
I would use an iron on patch inside and out, (if you can with the padding) then zigzag or hand stitch around the edges. Use a dish towel as a pressing cloth so the iron doesn't melt the pants. Those baseball pants take a beating.
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Post by littlemama on May 19, 2015 17:02:53 GMT
If it's a small hole and only through the top layer, I wouldn't do anything at this point. He may make it to July like that. If it gets bigger, or breaks through the other layer, you can try to cut a piece from another pair of pants and adhere it from behind. I would not use thread because sliding on thread that is strong enough to hold the patch is likely to tear up his knee.
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