My husband just doesn't understand.
10-12-2011, 09:01 AM
#32
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I hate to patch clothes, too. I will do it for my DH since he only asks me to patch holes in front pockets. I can do that by hand and not worry about how it looks as long as nothing falls out through the patch. LOL I am going to patch the seat of my favorite pair of flannel bottoms that I have been wearing for years. They are so soft and big. I like to be comfortable so bigger is better. The fabric wore through at the middle of the seam. I am going to try a big square patch to cover a good bit of the bottom because one wear through means many wear throughs. If I am going to patch these, I want them to last a while. :)
10-12-2011, 09:46 AM
#35
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Originally Posted by Rose L
Ach! DH is a farmer and he would give me grocery sacks full of jeans that needed patching when we first met. So I patched. And patched. Finally it got to the point where the jeans were tearing out along the seam lines where I had sewn the patches on. The jeans were just plain rotten. Why, I had to finally put my foot down! Now I only patch small tears in newer jeans. If they need to be re-built from the pockets down, well they become grease rags around here now. I'd do darn near anything for my DH but there are limits on how long a pair of jeans will last. He still tries to get me to patch sometimes, bless his heart but I stand my ground on this issue, lol!
10-12-2011, 09:54 AM
#37
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I don't mind patching my DH's jeans, because we can't afford to buy him new ones every time he gets a little rip or something. But I do wait until he has 4-5 pairs before I do. I don't want to be fixing one pair at a time. I patch from the inside and use a thread on the outside that closely matches the denim in color. He wears them and never complains.
10-12-2011, 09:58 AM
#38
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My sweet DD is the one always needed something mended, patched or hemed. Sometimes I wait until she forgotten and then put it in Good Will. I don't mind hemming bc she is so good to me, but that's about all I do for her clothes.
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