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May 14, 2024

Plug holes: That's how it works

A hole in his favorite garment can not be prevented even with great precautions. Particularly vulnerable are socks. But even T-shirts can be quickly holes. But you do not have to throw away the garment directly? you can also simply stuff the holes. How you do that you will learn here and get to know more hacks.

Crush holes: mend by hand

It's easy by hand. You need one Sewing needle and yarn, The thickness of the needle and the yarn is determined by the nature of the fabric. For very fine fabrics you should use a thin needle and thin yarn, for thicker fabrics also thicker needles and yarn. The thread should fit into the fabric as inconspicuously as possible. When filling a hole you should proceed step by step.

Stuffing holes: how it works?

Examine the hole

The bigger the hole, the harder it is. A split hem can be easily repaired with a needle and thread. But if, for example, a big hole breaks in a T-shirt in the middle, you should try to reinforce it with the thread or sew a patch or lining with similar fabric onto the T-shirt.
Orient yourself on the fabric and choose the right needle and the right thread.
Make sure you have enough thread. take basically about 25 cm more threadthan you think you need. If you run out of thread, it is tedious to start again with a new thread on the half-finished seam. If the fabric is particularly thick, take twice the thread.

Now it's time to sew

Push the thread through the eye of the needle and tie a knot in the thread so that it has a point where it can not push completely through the fabric.
Put the needle around the hole with the needle. Make sure this spot is stable and not too thin. Especially with socks, the spots around the hole are very thin. In this case, you can also start near the hole.
If the hole has long fringes, cut them off so they will not bother you sewing and you'll get a clean finish.

Stuff the hole

You sew over and over again, so that you get parallel lines with the thread, which are connected together over the hole. Similar to weaving, you now put the needle on a side where the thread is not connected and pull the thread alternately under and over one of the previously drawn parallel linesuntil the hole is closed.

Sew the hole

So that the hole does not open again, you should sew it up. To do this, you use the needle again to pierce the fabric so that a loop is created. Through this, you pull the thread through twice, so you have one double knot have. The rest are you cutting off at the seam? finished. For safety, you can go over it again with an iron.

Holes stuff with the sewing machine

Even with the sewing machine, the plugging works just fine. While it is easier with a split seam quick sewing, it is recommended when working clothes, tablecloths or tea towels to work with a sewing machine. For sewing machines there is an extra darning footthat can be used for that. The sewing machine is operated as usual.

The best way to stuff the holes is to sew them through forwards and backwards. The respective positions of the forward and backward stitching should not be at a height, otherwise it can happen that this point is simply cut out. However, this does not work for older models.
Should you have one older sewing machine it's better if you stuff one Patch or lining sew on the hole, or one hoop using.

Plug holes: Practical tools

With a darning mushroom or one Stopfei you can just as easily remove the holes in your clothes. These two aids are very suitable for beginners. The stuffed mushroom and stuffed egg work similarly. With the round surfaces you put them under your work and can thus get a better overview of the hole to be stuffed. For some, working with a stuffed mushroom or stopper egg is one of their life hacks.

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