How To Repair a Hole In Knit Fabric

At present that summertime is over and autumn has crept upon us, it'due south more than likely that y'all'll be digging your wintertime woollies out of storage. But what if you discover your favourite jumper has fallen victim to the greatest enemy of all knitwear - clothes moths?!

The good news is that moth holes can be repaired. If the damage is minimal and the hole is smaller than v millimetres, so you tin apply fusible bonding spider web to fix the hole. If the hole is larger, yous tin can employ a darning technique to mend the material by interweaving with a needle and thread. Here'southward how to darn a hole in knit cloth, shown by video tutorial and our written guide.

Repair Holes While They're Still Small

We recommend that you repair as soon as you notice the outset sign of damage, equally if you exit them they'll become bigger, and bigger holes are more challenging to repair.

You will need: darning needle, yarn in a matching colour and the aforementioned thickness equally the surrounding fabric, or a contrasting yarn, a darning support, scissors.

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How to Darn, Step-by-Step

Watch our video tutorial to see the step-past-footstep guide to darning for the first time, 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

2. Sew a few stitches in the undamaged surrounding fabric to secure the thread

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

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

5. Go along this up and downwards weaving until you accept created a filigree that completely covers the pigsty

6. Make sure that you leave a long cease on the thread when you lot are finished so that you can weave it into the repair, rather than securing it with a knot. If y'all would like to secure it with a knot, ensure that you do not pull on the thread or it may stop up puckering

seven. To finish, gently printing to flatten and blend the darn.

Protect Your Knitwear from Future Damage

For more information on how to protect your knitwear from future damage past getting rid of the dress moths in your closet, read our blog.

We hope you lot managed to bring new life to your treasured knitwear by following our darning guide. For more help with caring for your knitwear, including our anti-moth products, cheque out the balance of our range: