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I had this beautiful bespoke suit which had just been hanging in the closet, due to me gaining some weight. After slimming down I wanted to wear it again, only

I had this beautiful bespoke suit which had just been hanging in the closet, due to me gaining some weight. After slimming down I wanted to wear it again, only to find a couple of large and very noticeable moth holes on one of the lapels. Welp, money down the drain I thought. Local dry-cleaner tipped me about "invisible mending", so I did some research. Ended up shipping it to the UK, and paid around £120 for getting the jacket repaired - with excellent results. Some might say that's a steep price, but the alternative was binning a £4000 garment.

donthellbanme 4y ago
I can add this to those that gained a bit of weight, and have a sewing machine, or just a needle and thread. Most pants, even the cheap pants at Costco, have about a 1" to 2" at the back seam of excess fabric. Be it cheap, or expensive, most brands have a bit of material to make the waist bigger. Use a razor, or sewing thread cutter (I don't know the name, but you guys have seen the tool before. They are everywhere, including Safeaway). You carefully cut the fabric from the backside of the trousers. Use a magnifying glass, or I use a stereoscope, in order to not tear the delicate fabric, cut the thread. Then sew the elongated pieces together. You don't need to worry about serging the material in most cases. In the end, if you are a 38w you can go to a 40w in an hour. (This does not work with most jeans though. Just slacks. I'm very interested in the technique this family uses to repair fabric. I kinda know what they are doing in their repairs, but I would like to know more. If anyone knows more about this technique, I'd appreciate any instruction, or further information on this technique of weaving. I need extra income, and I'm in the Bay Area.)
- smegsicle 4y ago
  > sewing thread cutter "threadripper"- you know, like the workstation cpu
  - account42 4y ago
    But the threadripper uses a LGA and doesn't have any sharp edges. It does come with a torque screw driver though which you might be able to use to rip apart threads.
- mtrower 4y ago
  > sewing thread cutter You mean a seamripper? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seam_ripper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seam_ripper
scotty79 4y ago
If I ever bought a £4000 piece of clothing and it turned out that it does not protect me either from bullets or some seriously hazardous environments I'd bin it out of sheer disappointment. But I know there are people that think it could have been money well spent. To each their own I guess.

donthellbanme 4y ago

I can add this to those that gained a bit of weight, and have a sewing machine, or just a needle and thread. Most pants, even the cheap pants at Costco, have about a 1" to 2" at the back seam of excess fabric. Be it cheap, or expensive, most brands have a bit of material to make the waist bigger. Use a razor, or sewing thread cutter (I don't know the name, but you guys have seen the tool before. They are everywhere, including Safeaway). You carefully cut the fabric from the backside of the trousers. Use a magnifying glass, or I use a stereoscope, in order to not tear the delicate fabric, cut the thread. Then sew the elongated pieces together. You don't need to worry about serging the material in most cases. In the end, if you are a 38w you can go to a 40w in an hour. (This does not work with most jeans though. Just slacks. I'm very interested in the technique this family uses to repair fabric. I kinda know what they are doing in their repairs, but I would like to know more. If anyone knows more about this technique, I'd appreciate any instruction, or further information on this technique of weaving. I need extra income, and I'm in the Bay Area.)

smegsicle 4y ago
> sewing thread cutter "threadripper"- you know, like the workstation cpu
- account42 4y ago
  But the threadripper uses a LGA and doesn't have any sharp edges. It does come with a torque screw driver though which you might be able to use to rip apart threads.
mtrower 4y ago
> sewing thread cutter You mean a seamripper? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seam_ripper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seam_ripper

scotty79 4y ago

If I ever bought a £4000 piece of clothing and it turned out that it does not protect me either from bullets or some seriously hazardous environments I'd bin it out of sheer disappointment. But I know there are people that think it could have been money well spent. To each their own I guess.