How to Patch Stretch Jeans

So, you have a rip or a hole in your favorite pair of stretch blue jeans. Don't worry about it. In my opinion, patching a pair of stretch blue jeans is actually easier than patching a regular pair of blue jeans. This article will show a very easy method to patch a pair of stretch blue jeans.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Needle
• Thread
• Patch
• Iron

1. 
    
   Jeans Blue

   Gather your materials. You will need to find a patch that is about an inch or two larger than the area that needs to be mended. You will also need a needle, thread, and iron if you chose an iron on patch.

2. 
    
   blue jeans denim

   Mend the hole in the stretch jeans with a needle and thread. If it is a tear, simply pull the tear together and sew the torn area of the blue jeans back together. If it is a hole, sew a piece of stretchy fabric over the hole.

3. 
    
   Iron on Patches

   After you mend the hole, you are ready to cover the mended area of the blue jeans with your favorite decorative patch. This method works very good. I use it all of the time. The first step reinforces the torn area and the second step is actually used to cover the first step(the mended area of jeans.) No one will ever know that your favorite pair of stretch blue jeans have been mended. This is especially true if you add matching or complementing patches to other areas of the jeans.

Tips & Warnings

• Be creative! You can add other iron on patches, ribbons, and bows, and bring new life into your favorite pair of stretch jeans.
• Do not try to put the patch over the hole or tear without mending the area first. The mended area will last a lot longer if you sew the area before you add the patch.

[FrazzledNanny]

on 5/4/2009 Thanks for the tips. My college aged daughter prefers stretch jeans. 5*

[soanyway]

on 4/5/2009 Sounds easy enough! remember when the more patches you had the cooler you were! LOL I have recomn'd you

[MyJB]

on 4/2/2009 What a good idea on patching stretch jeans. With this method, we can actually keep our old jeans longer if a hole or rip occurs. 5*

[jenng]

on 3/4/2009 Great article I will try rhis 5*

[MariM]

on 3/4/2009 Great, I needed this info. 5*