So I cut a hole in my sweater...

[ToruOkada]

So I got a sweater in the mail today and as I was cutting through the soft packaging I accidentally cut about a 1 inch **** in the sweater too...have any of you had any luck salvaging a garment from an accident like this? I'm pretty upset at myself for this...

 

[wiru]

darning it is one option (a way of repairing holes with needle and thread, maybe your grandmother knows how). you could also sew a patch on. either way it will always show, but the darning will show less. a patch, on the other hand, might look good.

 

[Johnny Amiga]

Darning (no idea it was called that) should work. I accidentially burned a hole with a cig on one of my sweaters and my mother was able to fix it pretty good.

But yeah, it will show. Depends on the type of the knit how much.

 

[ToruOkada]

thanks for the replies guys. the fabric is actually more like a thick thermal material, would darning still work?

 

[erdawe]

A looser knit will be easier to repair w/o it being as noticable fix... How bout posting a pic of the area on the sweater? Might be easier to give advice if people can see the prob.

 

[ToruOkada]

I'll maybe have to try putting up some pics after work. I called my tailor though and it sounded like they could do something about it. Might give that a shot.

 

[robin]

Cut it up some more and call it fashion.

 

[chronoaug]

So no one has made a dick in a popcorn tub type joke yet? I'm dissapointed in you styleforum.

 

[ChicagoJohn]

Great thread! I just had a similar problem today!

Found 2 holes in a fairly new cardigan. No idea how they got there. I have extra thread they included when I bought it, can I take that to my tailor? Will it look alright?

(holes are on the bottom cuffs)

 

[~Stangzorized~]

Send it back and say the sweater must have been placed too close to the tape and it's ALL THEIR FAULT!!!