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Originally Posted by MommaDorian

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Originally Posted by suern3

This won't help with your current jeans but, reminded me that when my DGS was little, Sears used to guarantee their jeans wouldn't get holes in the knees. If they did you could return them for a new pair. It had a certain time frame, which I don't remeber. Might be worth checking into , especially for those kids who are hard on their jeans.

I was just telling my dh about this. Do you remember what it was called?

Sears called them "Tough Skins" If I recall correctly.

You could iron the patches on - and then handsew the patch down.
Not exactly fun sewing, but it would probably be just as fast as undoing the inseam. Just make sure you have a strong, sharp needle for the project - and do wear a thimble to help push the needle through the fabrics.

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Originally Posted by MommaDorian

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Originally Posted by JustBonnie2

Ummm, why are you patching them? Kids BUY jeans with holes already in them at astonomical prices. They probably just got those jeans to where they are COOL! And you are trying to PATCH them???!!!

Not for my 7 yo. lol I prefer she wait a few years before she's wearing jeans with holes in them.

I too have been giggling about patching jeans while reading this - I was in a store a few weeks ago that where there were no jeans that DIDN'T need patching and they were quite expensive! I have 3 sons - all grown up now - but I did plenty of jeans patching back in the day. Now when I see them I always offer to patch up their jeans knowing full well that they PAID for them to look like that... ;) If only I would have been smart enough and 'cutting edge' and started the holey jeans fashion, I could have saved myself SO much time - maybe even could have had my boys wear out jeans to sell.. dang...