Mending Jeans
My cousin asked me today if people still really do this, well, yes, I still do. My hubby regularly rips holes in knees and so do my four boys. Buying new jeans is just not an option for us. I have even been known to pick some up at the thrift store and repair them as well. Boys size 10-12 jeans are hard to come by so I'll take what I can get. Here's a little tutorial on how I accomplish this task without the use of those yucky iron-on patches. First of all, I keep any lower pant legs that I cut off from making denim shorts out of the "too-bad-to-mend" pairs. This is my "patch" material. Step one: Open up the leg seam about 8 inches past the seam on both sides. Give yourself plenty of room to get into the leg area. Step two: Cut your patch about 1-2 inches bigger than the size of the hole. Make it a nice square or rectangle in proportion with the hole. Step three: Turn your pant leg inside out and stick a large ruler inside or a p...