How To Repair a Hole In Knit Fabric

At present that summer is over and autumn has crept upon us, information technology'south more than probable that you'll be digging your winter woollies out of storage. Merely what if you observe your favourite jumper has fallen victim to the greatest enemy of all knitwear - clothes moths?!

The good news is that moth holes tin exist repaired. If the damage is minimal and the hole is smaller than 5 millimetres, so you lot tin apply fusible bonding web to fix the pigsty. If the hole is larger, you can use a darning technique to mend the fabric past interweaving with a needle and thread. Here'south how to darn a pigsty in knit fabric, shown by video tutorial and our written guide.

Repair Holes While They're Still Pocket-sized

We recommend that y'all repair every bit before long as you find the beginning sign of damage, as if y'all leave them they'll get bigger, and bigger holes are more challenging to repair.

Y'all volition need: darning needle, yarn in a matching colour and the aforementioned thickness as the surrounding fabric, or a contrasting yarn, a darning support, pair of scissors.

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How to Darn, Step-by-Footstep

Lookout man our video tutorial to see the footstep-by-stride guide to darning for the first fourth dimension, or follow our written guide underneath.

1. Place the darning mushroom under the hole and pull the garment over so that the hole is centred

ii. Sew a few stitches in the undamaged surrounding textile to secure the thread

3. Run up across the hole horizontally starting and ending close to the circumvolve of running stitches

4. Next weave a series of stitches going perpendicular, working the thread over and nether your stitches

five. Continue this up and down weaving until you have created a grid that completely covers the hole

6. Make sure that you leave a long cease on the thread when you are finished so that you tin weave it into the repair, rather than securing information technology with a knot. If you would similar to secure information technology with a knot, ensure that you do not pull on the thread or it may cease up puckering

vii. To stop, gently press to flatten and alloy the darn.

Protect Your Knitwear from Future Damage

For more information on how to protect your knitwear from future harm by getting rid of the apparel moths in your closet, read our blog.

We hope y'all managed to bring new life to your treasured knitwear by following our darning guide. For more aid with caring for your knitwear, including our anti-moth products, bank check out the rest of our range: