Adding elbow patches to tweed sportcoat

I hope resurrecting an old thread isn't poor form here but my question is germane to this one.  I have an older HSM tweed sport coat that has developed a tear in the elbow (pictures below).  Unfortunately the tear is below where what I think of as appropriate elbow patches would go.  First of all, is this defect too large for a reweaving and would that be cost effective for an older jacket?  Second, would larger patches be too out of proportion?  I wear this jacket frequently (hence the tear) and mostly in casual settings where patches would probably go mostly unnoticed.

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Originally Posted by JLibourel 


Looks to me like that jacket's had it, sorry to say.

That is pretty tough to hear.  So I guess you're saying reweaving is definitely out of the question.  I think I'll still give the patches a shot; maybe mock up what they would look like to cover the defect.  It's going to be hard to take this one out of the rotation.

So long as the patches are symmetrical and reasonably sized, I don't see that they absolutely, positively have to go in a certain place.  They're there to cover a tear and should go over it.  

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Originally Posted by DrAvant 

I hope resurrecting an old thread isn't poor form here but my question is germane to this one.  I have an older HSM tweed sport coat that has developed a tear in the elbow (pictures below).  Unfortunately the tear is below where what I think of as appropriate elbow patches would go.  First of all, is this defect too large for a reweaving and would that be cost effective for an older jacket?  Second, would larger patches be too out of proportion?  I wear this jacket frequently (hence the tear) and mostly in casual settings where patches would probably go mostly unnoticed.

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Looks too big to be reweaved cost effectively, but embrace a chance to experiment with patches. I can visualise charcoal/dark grey wool patches, with matching fabric under the collar. Not sure if you pop your collar when outside with scarf etc but I can imagine the collar detail making the patches look not quite so orphaned, more put together. Anyway good luck!