How to Fix a Snag in a Shirt

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By Jerrie Dean
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Snag in Shirt

The economy is tough and we can't just throw something away anymore, we need to take the time to repair it. For example, My husband caught his shirt on a monitor and snagged it at work and got several pulls on it. It was a new shirt, but he couldn't wear it to work again looking like that. So, using the same principal for fixing a snag in a sweater, I was able to fix his shirt. Read on to see how to do it.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Safety Pin

Step 1

Snag or pull on shirt

Get a needle or a safety pin and locate the snag in the shirt. This shirt had 3 different pulls on it.
Step 2

Shirt inside out.

Using your finger as placement, turn the shirt inside out. You don't have to do it completely, as you will need to go from the outside to the inside of the shirt.
Step 3

Shirt and safety pin

Using the safety pin or needle, from the outside of the shirt start poking the pin through a hole in the shirt where the snag is coming out of. You may have to stretch the shirt in that area to locate the hole.
Step 4

Shirt pull

Push the snag through the hole, to the other side of the shirt. If you are able to get just a little bit of the snag to go through, then you can pull it through from the inside of the shirt.
Step 5

As you pull the snag through, don't over pull it. You don't want to stretch it too much or you will see the repair on the other side. If the snag is long enough, cut it in half and then tie a knot in it to prevent it from unraveling or coming out. Don't tighten the knot too much or it will show on the other side. Look at the right side of the shirt and you maybe able to see a tiny repair or nothing at all depending on the material of the shirt.