How to Repair a Torn Cashmere Coat

Natural fibers are prone to pests.

A quality cashmere coat is an investment. It is also an investment that can be easily ruined by a poorly placed storage container that welcomes moths or mice. It is also easy to have a careless brush against a wall with an exposed nail. Your best bet is to send the coat to a professional reweaver for repair, but if the damage is not in a prominent area, you may be able to get away with repairing smaller tears yourself.

Things You'll Need

• Magnifying glass or glasses
• Sewing needle
• Yarn needle
• Knitting needle
• Cashmere yarn to match the coat
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Put on the magnifying glasses, if you are using them.

2. Examine the damage under a bright light using your glasses or a magnifying glass to find out if the cashmere is snagged (meaning that the threads are just pulled out of place), is truly torn (you will see jagged, loose ends of yarn) or if there is a combination of both.

3. Use the tip of a yarn needle or knitting needle to pull snagged threads back into place, if necessary.

4. Carefully remove any broken threads from around the tear by tugging up on them with the tip of a sewing needle.

5. Turn the coat inside out and smooth out the torn area.

6. Use a knitting needle or a yarn needle to work a length of matching cashmere yarn over and under the coat's secure cross-threads and into its existing weave to cover the hole.

7. Trim away any excessively long ends of yarn. Turn the coat right-side out to check for any gaps in your reweaving.

References

• How to Mend It
• Yelp
• Ask Andy Forums