tinkerp1138

There is a product called tear mender that permantly bonds two fabrics together,it works great and I have washed my sons pants many times and the patch is still there.

tinkerp1138

I looked it up on line It is Tear mender.com I hope this helps.

w1613s

My late father was hard on jeans and brought them to me for repair. I darned them using my Elna SU 62C machine. The serpentine stitch, small stitches. If you decide to give this method a whirl, message me; I would be pleased to help.

The first set of jeans I did for him was just after my mother divorced him (both of them aged 70, believe it or not!). He had gone through both knees and a place onthe back leg. He was so upset about the divorce that I dug out some embroidery thread and stitched silly sayings over the darned holes: Skateboard Ace, I love my Daddy, ... foolishness to make him smile. Twenty years later we are emptying his house. I found those jeans. He doesn't seem to have ever worn them. They were tucked away with some other things that meant a lot to him and wanted kept safe. I am thinking of cutting out the repairs and framing them for my sewing room.

Pat

Stitchit123

I use to fix the knee's in my brothers work pants- he was a roofer But I would open the seams and add a quilted knee pad. This could work for you. They still sell that hem tape in black to keep it attached to the inside of the pant legs. Do this to a couple pair of new chino's it may help the knees last longer.

OldHairTwister

Pat-W1613s........that is such a touching story. Than you for sharing. How special that he saved them with his other treasured things. By all means frame them for your sewing room

madamekelly

I don't have a sewing idea, but I do have a suggestion that may help. My father tore the knees out of every pair of work pants he ever wore until I took a sewing class in college and learned that the reason this happens is usually muscular thighs,which my father had and I am guessing your son may also. if I am right, tell him to grab his pant leg just above the knee, and pull them up a little before he squats down. Also, when he gets a new pair, you can sew in a gusset in the crotch area so that he has more room for body movement. The gusset should be about 4-5 inches wide,and about 6-7 inches long, cut in a long diamond shape. Go to your nearest store that carries men's durable work pants, most of them have the added gusset, to get the idea of what to do. Basically- open the crotch seam, add the gusset to one side, and then the other when you close the crotch seam. Problem prevented! Clear as mud right?

bearisgray

There is a line of jeans cslled Ballroom Jeans. (Really!) They have that gusset sewn in like madame kelly just described.