How to mend holes in knitwear
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- Essential tuition, invisible mending small holes in knitwear, sweater, jumpers, and cardigans with a needle and thread. The trick is to work with the construction of the knitwear to gently pull the raw edges of the hole together, and catch the loops at the same time.
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This video SAVED MY LIFE (or at least my 300€ wool sweater!)! I'm a man in my mid 40s with nearly ZERO sewing ability or talent and I was able to successfully repair the moth hole in my favorite sweater. I can't thank you enough!!! I couldn't even find where the hole was when I was finished!😂
That is just the best feedback - you have made our year! Very glad and keep fixing... we have a heap of other videos designed for those who just want to fix stuff. 😃
I will never look at knitting, sewing, or embroidery the same way again .... what a skill.
this is so nice and calming. reminds me im a human being that can do things. thanks.
Hello Eric, well that has made my day too! Thank you and happy mending.
I bought this sweater at goodwill and I was able to fix the small hole because of you! Thank you, this video was very helpful and I will forever use your method.
Thank you, that is the best feedback.
A really clear and easy to follow tutorial. I just mended my first cashmere sweater and feel so empowered. Thank you!
That is just so good to hear, thank you. It is what it is designed to do, empower you. We have a heap more videos on our channel and website so do take a look if you have other mending queries.
Wow. I had two holes in a grey lambswool sweater, followed your instructions and now can't even find the repairs.
One hole was large - about 1 cm x 1 cm. I can't even find the big repair. The steam shot at the end really made the
difference. Thanks so much!
That's so good to hear. We are very happy!
As a bloke thinking of having a go at mending my own jumper; your brilliant post has given me the confidence to "have a crack" at it. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to film this; great job, well done!
Great, so glad. Our tutorials are all about getting stuff fixed, so if you have a mending query, look us up and tell others please! New tutorials will be going up soon!
Thanks!! I've added a new skill!! Calculus derivatives, dead reckoning, infection prevention and control, and mending knitwear. BTW, as many commenters stated, this tutorial is extremely clear and easy to replicate. Thanks again.
Goodness, didn't realised we hadn't thanked your for this great feedback. It was very funny but also a perfect illustration of these skills being essential, whatever your profession!
Thank you for showing how to do this with thread and not some complicated method or product that I don't have!
I'm glad, that's what the whole project is about, skilling up at low cost.
This is amazing! I'm a guy that doesn't sew / knit at all but was able to fix several of my fav wool and cashmere sweaters I didn't have the heart to throw out! They look like new again. Thank you so much for this!
Just loved this message, that you so much, it made our channel worthwhile! Well done getting into mending and we have a heap of other mending tutorials if you want to stretch your skills.
I watched this earlier today and went on to repair a hole in my husbands new merino wool jumper. He had attempted to cut the label out of the neck as it was scratchy resulting in him cutting a hole in it. Thanks to your wonderful tutorial I managed this and while not quite invisible it’s certainly usable. I now have a huge hole in the armpit of his lambswool jumper to try and rescue 😩. Thank you for your wonderful clear teaching.
So pleased it was helpful. We do also have underarm hole tuition - in case you need it! Lots of videos on our TH-cam channel and website.
Thrifted a beautiful lambs wool sweater and was afraid to mend it because it’s so fine but looks perfect now! thank you!
Wonderful!
Finally! This is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you!
Oh good, a pleasure!
I can't believe it was so easy to fix my sweater, I've been putting it off for weeks! Thank you for this amazing tutorial!
You've inspired me, I'm going to attempt to repair a beloved cashmere sweater with multiple moth holes. I have nothing to lose! I don't believe in just throwing things away. Thank you so much.
Thank you for the lovely feedback and glad you feel you can mend a special sweater. Sorry for the late reply.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I only had to watch it once, and was able to repair my favorite cashmere sweater. You can't even see where the hole was!
Lovely feedback, thank you and we are really glad it was helpful.
Great thank you ! I’ve been putting off mending my fave cashmere sweater for two years , watching the hole enlarge . All done in 10 mins . Thank you very much !
That's great, so glad.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I inherited with some wool sweaters from my grandpa that have a few small holes. I was trying to decide whether to keep them for sentimental reasons but now they’ll be wearable again! 🥰
This is a lovely note, thank you, it makes teaching worthwhile. So pleased you will have joy from this.
Thank you for the lesson. My husband found a beautiful cashmere sweater for my son. It fit him perfectly but I noticed two small moth holes. I was able to mend it nicely with this technique.
Thats good to hear and really glad that it the sweater can be enjoyed!
Thank you for making this tutorial! My mom asked if I could mend a hole in her sweater (because I sew a lot) and your video has answered all my questions! :D
Glad I could help!
I was so mad because three of my sweaters have been eaten… I’m still mad but after watching your video I think I can deal with it now thank you!
I hate it when things get eaten and you don't even see the Moths... If the holes are small then this is ideal. I am going to put up some ideas for bigger holes and it might be a good idea to look at the two elbow mends for extra ideas. Have a particular love of the spiders web which is blanket stitch in a circle. The only thing is that these are visible but could be OK in similar coloured mending wool. Ros
The other tutorials I refer to are on the website/TH-cam channel under knitwear.
@@RepairWhatYouWear I recently had to move because of Covid and my stuff was put into a storage unit for 4 months so I’m thinking the sweaters probably got eaten there…? I just sewed up one of the sweaters and it looks OK,(not as good as yours obviously) but I think I can live with it…Thanks for letting me know and most of the stuff you said is Greek to me but hopefully it’ll make sense after I watch the videos LOL. Thanks for the tutorial I do appreciate it.
The downside of all this push for minimalism, sustainability and buying natural quality fabrics... I never had anxiety or knowledge about my clothes being eaten before till I started buying natural fabrics 😭
Very nice repair job. Many years ago I started to hang lots of lavender bags in my clothes and don’t get any moth damage any more.
I've watched so many of these tutorials, but yours was hands down the best, thank you!
Sorry for the delay. That is a really great message, thank you!
I just purchased a new with tags sweater from the thrift store. After just washing it, I found a very small hole in the top right shoulder. Thank you so much for this video. I can mend the hole and hopefully have the sweater looking like new in no time. Thanks again!
Thats great Melanie and hope you get a lot of happy wearing from it.
Just mended a lot of moth holes, now I can wear my favourite jumper again (finally)! Thank you so much, you are a hero xx
Thank you so much...can we quote you on this?!
Fantastic tutorial. Thank you for posting!
A pleasure!
"A lumpy scrunched bunch"! Love it! You sound a bit like my Grandmother, who was also a pretty good seamstress. I'll watch this when I need some comfort :)
oops, I didn't realise I said that. Well I suppose I'm the grandma stand in for generations now!
While I didn't make quite such a good-looking mend, I still found the tutorial very helpful. Kind thanks from a canadian Security Guard who's uniform sweater looks much more presentable.
This is a great message. Just fixing stuff is good and practice improves the outcome. So keep going and we loved hearing from the Canadian Security Guard who's been mending, it's brilliant! We have a heap more mending videos on our website and TH-cam channel so please use them and tell your mates. We say "wear your mend with pride!"
We loved this message, thank you.
What an amazing tutorial! I've just mended a vintage cardigan that I've recently bought. It had a small moth hole that I didn't spot when I bought it and with this technique you can't even tell where the hole was. Thank you so much for the tutorial ❤
Loved this message and was so glad you have had a success. Lovely feedback.
Thank you so much; really excellent video, with great camera work. (I was almost in despair trying to find a video that showed me how to mend; most spend 1/3 of the time either asking me to subscribe, or telling me what they're going to show me, instead of showing me). I'm a total novice at sewing -- just have a SmartWool shirt I love, that needs mending. Using a contrasting thread color is brilliant.
Thank you for this. All our videos should be proper learning - so always look us up on the website or channel and flick through for ideas and techniques. Great feedback and makes our work worth while.
I feel so empowered with this easy to follow tutorial. I've got a sweater I've needed to fix and now I know I have everything I need, because all I need is needle, thread, and this video. Thank you!!!
So beautifully demonstrated. I don’t know either I can do like you or not but will try. My 5 silk mixed merino wool jumper got similar holes. 😂
I hope you can. Almost all my lovely jumpers have moth holes these day and about 3 mends a piece!
Great method, thank you, much better than darning for small moth holes.
It is better than darning sometimes. We also have some other ideas on the channel, like blanket stitch circles for elbows, chain stitch over jersey for elbows too. So please take a look any time.
Brilliant tutorial easy to follow thank you!
Ooh, thank you, glad it is helpful.
Just got mine fixed. This is very helpful thanks
Oh good, thank you for the feedback.
Thank you for the video! I have been meaning to repair a sweater for about 2 years but was scared to mess it up but your video was so easy to follow and it took me like max 5 min to fix it, its not perfekt but im not scared that its gonna breake more and it wearable again😊
Such a great note. Glad you are able to fix your sweater and it is true that most mends, done simply, are quick. We have loads more tutorials on our channel so please look there when you next need to fix something.
@@RepairWhatYouWear absolutely gonna check your channel if I need to repair something in the future. Thank you again😊
Thanks, novice fixed a hole in a jumper using your video. 😀
Great News! That's what we are here for and we have a load of other videos for basic repairs if you find other garments that need to be fixed. Tell your mates too!
good video! Just saved my expensive cardigan!😍
That's great, so pleased it's been helpful.
Love it!! I am mending all my favorite knits now. Thank you so much for a clear and concise explanation!
Thank you so much! My grandma never lets me touch anything sewing related, so now I’m 30 and used to having everything mended but no idea how to do it myself. Going to try this today ☀️
Do try, it's exactly why we set this site up, to fill the gap. We have a heap of free tutorials so tell your mates and hunt the website or TH-cam channel for repairs you want. Thank you.
Thank you! I found a hole in one of my jumpers 2 years ago and went and bought the exact same one. Then the new jumper got a hole as well so I thought I’d try and mend it, found your video. Ended up mending the new and old one, not a great job but close enough, luckily I didn’t go buy a third, thank you!
Thank you! I was so frustrated when I bought a knitwear sweater vest from a second hand shop only to find a hole when I came home. This was a very easy tutorial to follow!
Really helpful, great tutorial! And, I never thought of applying steam at end. The repair is pretty invisible and looks lovely. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this video. I did my best with a hole in my jumper. It doesn't look perfect, it's a little puckered and it did go through to the other side..... BUT it isn't really noticeable unless you look carefully and the jumper is definitely usable now, so thank you! Hopefully my skills will improve as time goes on. 😊
Your skills will definitely improve and the best thing is your jumper is useable now. That's great!
Thank you so much. I’ve repaired sock holes, but this was a much better system for my granddaughter’s sweater and that worked so well I did the cashmere sweater repair I’ve been dreading!🎉
This video was so easy to follow. Thank you! My client now has here 3 favorite sweaters looking like new!
That is such a great message, thank you.
I love her little satisfaction puff at the end of this video. haha Thank you. this is gonna save my 125$ cashmere sweater
Very nice! Thank you. There is not much need for mending wool in Texas but I can see this method being used for other knits.
it can be used for any knit, as you say. Darning is specific and creates a woven fabric in a knitted cloth but we have alternative ideas for larger holes on our website repairwhatyouwear.com which we think are good alternatives. As you say - Texas is not the home of the thick knit, unlike Scotland!
I bought a turtle neck from an H&M clearance rack and found out it had holes in it, but I really liked it so I wanted to keep it. Thanks for showing me how to close the holes! I'm never throwing stuff out anymore.
I can handle this! I’m a knitter, so I thought duplicate stitch would be easy to learn but I can’t quite get it yet. And the holes I have are in very fine sweaters that I didn’t make. So tiny tiny! This is definitely doable. I was just going to keep wearing my sweater till the hole got so big I couldn’t wear it anymore. But I can do this! Thank you so much for a clear tutorial!
Yup, when knit is very small it's wise to catch the hole immediately and fine sewing thread is the best for this. So glad and thank you!
Just completed two small hole repairs. They are imperceptible! I have one more to go and then I will tackle a 30yr old sweater I haven't worn in 10 years because I was afraid I would make a mess of it. I love that wool sweater! Thank you for a providing a non-complicated way to mend small holes!
You’ve got such a hypnotic voice. I was almost in a trance watching this😅
Well that's the fist time it's been said and hoping it made the video all the more instructive!
I felt similarly. Very comforting and warm.
I'm realizing now this sounds like I'm describing the sweater, haha.
Thank you so much. I have a sweater with exactly the same kind of snag. I followed your demonstration step by step and I now have a perfectly and invisibly repaired sweater. Your video was a perfect instruction.
Thank you for the lovely feedback, so glad it has enabled you to fix your sweater.
Such a tranquil video, going to attempt to repair a small hole tomorrow will be the first time I’ve ever done something like this your video makes me feel confident
This was a really nice note, sorry to be so late in replying. Giving people confidence to try repairing is what we are all about, so thank you.
What a beautiful work and tutorial. To be honest, i wasn't looking to mend anything, i just wanted to get a sense on how does wool jumpers look and feel before buying. But then your calming voice and clear instructions, forced me to finish the whole clip. Wonderful.
Thank you.
Oh do buy good wool! It insulates, lasts, is anti-microbial and biodegrades when the garment is at the end of it's life. Nothing like it. And thanks for watching the tutorial - stay clear of the moths, that is wool's only danger!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I got a hole in my favorite marl sweater and was sad that I would have to throw it away. My sweater's yarn was thicker and the stitching looser than your example, but the technique worked perfectly, and I was able to fix it good as new. (In fact, I'm not even sure where the hole used to be 😂.) Thanks again! ❤
I used your method on my pale blue merino v neck jumper. I’m amazed and delighted with how good it looks. Thank you!
the most useful video so far! thanks dear
A pleasure!
Thanks! I was inclined to fix a hole in a cashmere sweater by going back and forth, then thought I better check here first. Never thought to work in the loops. My sweater and I thank you!
Love working in the loops, the skill always gives pleasure! Sorry for the late reply. We have other ideas on the website, if you ever have the time to take a look. R
I have mended my 1st sweater ever thanks to your video!! I am so happy! Thank you ❤️
What a great message to receive today. This has made us happy too. Please tell people about our resources @repairwhatyouwear.com, it's all free and there to help.
Thanks for sharing this video. There is hope for my woolen sweater!
Fast reply because I was online! Glad it's helpful. If the holes are bigger we have a few good ideas and will post some more in the next few weeks. The ladder stitch circle is great for elbows - one man I know is wearing his sweater to the office despite the patches and proud!
Thank you very much for teaching us. I need to mend a jumper that was offered to me 25 years ago that I love very much. I am going to get to it right away. Greetings from France
Oh good, what a nice message. Glad you can continue to enjoy your special jumper.
Thank you so much! My husband's lovely lambswool sweater got a hole in it and this is a perfect and concise demonstration.
So glad it was helpful and thank you.
Nice, I’ve learned a thing or two: on the reverse side - use thread, work horizontally, then vertically, couple of puffs os steam to bind the wool together. Now, I might not have written this out as precisely as it was taught, but I have got the idea, right hemispherically. Reproducing what I’ve learned here, helps me retain what I’ve learned. Thank you 🙏🏽
That's great, once you learn something you are off!
Excellent video!! I’ll get yo work mending!
Oh good!
Thank you, mended two moth holes in a good golf jumper, now I will be able to wear it. Well explained, watched a few times to get the technique.
Thank you, great that it helped!
Used this technique to fix my husband's favorite sweater. Thank you so very much!
Thank you for the feedback and so glad it was a success.
Thank you so much! Just had a cashmere sweater get a few holes and this makes SO much more sense than the way I’ve previously mended nilly willy.
Sorry for the late reply. Really glad it has made a difference and now you know how to fix small holes properly! We have a heap of mending tutorials on our channel so take a look if you have other mending challenges. R
Thank you! I don't know what I'm doing and the video I saw before this was complicated for me. I just want to fix my favorite hoodie! I appreciate the tutorial!
So glad, the aim is to make mending clothes understandable for all. We have lots of other videos if you need help again.
Thank you so much for showing how to fix small holes in clothes!!! It helps very much✨✨🤞🧵
Lovely instructions! Thank you so much for your work.
Thank you for positive feedback and for engaging with repair!
Amazingly impecable!
Glad you think so!
Thank you! I'm going to use your technique to sew a skull cap into the inside of a wool hat, as a liner, since that wool hat is too itchy to wear for long all by itself. I'll only be adhering the skull cap in about four small places. And after watching this I now know how to put my needle through the wool so that it'll work wonderfully. :-)
Oh good, useful tutorial for a slightly different use! If you do want any other ideas for repair then we have a heap of tutorials on our channel and through the website on repairwhatyouwear.com - please use them and tell your friends, it's all free and for community learning.
@@RepairWhatYouWear And thanks again!! I'd figured out how to sew entirely on my own. Which worked; but took a LONG time, with mishaps along the way. Here your great instructions make it possible to do more complicated sewing correctly, just like that. So, you make it a far more pleasant & far less stressful experience altogether. :-)
Thank you so much for this! I just followed your directions and now can’t find the hole to show my daughter where I repaired her sweater!
Sorry for the late reply, been on a short holiday! That is really the best message and we are so glad. Thank you.
Thank you for this! I did five mends on a Pringle of Scotland cashmere cardigan, the fixes blend right in! Not sure how it got 5 holes, I could have sworn it was fine when I got it :-/
Brilliant! I was just kicking myself for burning a hole in my lamb wool jumper, and wondering if I could find the same colour where I bought it.
You are absolutely brilliant!!
So glad and once you nail this technique you can fix small holes immediately and without hassle (or the same colour thread necessary!)_
Thank you so much for this!! I needed for two thrift finds I almost ruined right away because I didn’t read my care instructions! Found this video right in time 💕
That's made us happy! Glad to help. We have a heap of videos incase you have another drama...so keep an eye out.
@@RepairWhatYouWear I made sure to subscribe so that I won’t miss anything!
tried this today and it's great! even my wife was impressed :) thanks very much for this great video
Great to hear! Sorry for the late reply.
I'm a 39 yr old man and that was satisfying to watch. I cant wait till my jumpedrs get wrecked now so I can have a go 😄
The lady has a really nice voice
Such an amazing way to fix a ripped sweater. Thank you so much, for the great video, and the good explanation. 😊
I just have a quick question, that i am hoping you will answer.
Can I still wash the sweater In the washer, after I have mended it?
If that is what you have done before then hole then it won't make any difference. it is often, however, better to wash sweaters by hand, especially if they are wool, as they can become misshapen in the machine and risk shrinking. Wool sweaters don't need washing very often either. Hope this is useful.
Wow, thank you so much!!! I've recently acquired numerous beautiful natural fiber items and they have so many moth holes I felt overwhelmed, but you make this look so much easier than I expected. Thank you again!!
Sorry for the late reply. It is really good to know you will be able to use these lovely items. Thanks for the feedback.
Thank you so much you saved the vintage cardigan of my dreams that I just bought😍❤️
Just sitting down to work when this lovely message popped up. Made our week! Thank you. Please tell your mates about the website repairwhatyouwear.com because we are a free resource with lots of ideas and core skills...and for people just needing to fix stuff. R&E
Thank you! You helped me transform a rather nice sweater I bought second hand that had a bunch of holes. Now it looks good as new 😊
Thats great to hear, thank you. We have a heap of mending tutorials, all free, so if you want to look up anything else then use us!
That’s great. How would you mend a larger hole?
There are various methods and we show them on our website, repairwhatyouwear.com or on the channel here. A web is good for elbows where the fabric is not only torn but weak in the surrounding area. You can use this in other places too - and if you have a really big hole then patch in a piece of jersey and then either do the ladder stitch in the web or sew it in with a backstitch or running stitch so the two fabrics are joined. I also developed a chain stitch method, which takes time but is very strong and you can make it any shape. The video is there too. You can look up something called Swiss darning as well. I haven't done a video on this because I find it really only works on chunky knits and haven't had a suitable sample to demonstrate on. It's a good method but takes a bit more skill. Hope this helps. R
This is mind blowing! Would this work with a very fine and thin cashmere top, or would that be more visible? I’m absolutely devastated because there were like 15 holes in it after I put it in the washing machine (on a wool setting no less). Never again…
It should, if you have a texture in the knit then it should obscure the mends. Just make sure you don't pull the threads too tight. Ease together from the vertical and then the horizontal or in reverse, not tight on one direction as it will bunch. We have mended garments with lots of small holes, it is so upsetting when this happens.
Thank you so much for this tutorial!! So clear and easy to follow, it’s helped me on two separate occasions now!
This looks really useful. I just noticed one of my wool jumpers has a couple of small holes so I'm eager to try your technique out!
Great, hope it helps. If you find you have other holes/splits or tears, look up our channel as we have tried to cover most mends!
I have just found your tutorials, they are so interesting and very helpful.
So glad, that's what they are meant to be....and there are plenty!
Thanks for a very clear tutorial 😊
A pleasure and if you like what we do please tell others, we have tutorials on our TH-cam or repairwhatyouwear.com. All free.
Thank you for this video. I've repaired several sweaters and wool socks similarly but didn't know that steam trick to unite the fibers. Very helpful!
This was a short and sweet, lumpy scrunched bunched life saver! Thank you!
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this was SO helpful! thanks so much!
A pleasure and when you have other mending needs, do take a look at the other tutorials on our channel. Ros
Very useful tutorial, and so calmly delivered.
Amazing! I’ll be able to save three sweaters with this technique. 👏🏽 thank you! ❤
Thank you! I have so many lovely fine wool sweaters and shirts, but they keep getting tears. This is the easiest invisible mending tutorial I've seen, with non specialty supplies!
Thank you for showing this very useful video. I hope I will be able to do the same great job on my sweater. You have such a clear and soft way of showing this very special technique of sawing a whole in a sweater. 👍
So glad you found it useful and we are sure that you will be able to fix yourself and practice will make it even more perfect.
What a great, cleat tutorial. I’ve always used wool to mend a jumper but I shall try thread now, especially as it’s much easier to find a matching colour. I have a fine cashmere jumper with a few small holes so hoping it will work with that. Thanks for the video.
Thanks a lot for the sharing. I tried to is method to mend my merino wool sweater. It works. It holds well even after machine wash in delicate mode plus non-crease function.
Thank you for this feedback, this is helpful for us to know too!
Great video - the closeup photography is excellent, and your directions are so clear and, as many here have pointed out, so calming! One technique I sometimes use on thick sweaters is to use a single strand of wool thread for crewel embroidery. Fortunately in St. Louis where I live there is one surviving shop that sells not only cotton floss but silk and four brands of crewel wool, so I can get a close color match. Of those four brands I find Waverly too thick for mending purposes, but have had good results from thinner strands like Appleton (Yorkshire sheep), Planet Earth (merino), and Vineyard Silk (merino).
Great ideas there. I do use darning wool with the same system for thicker sweaters too and blocks of chain stitch with backings of jersey on fine knits with large holes. There are a few other videos for ideas. The missing video from us is the Swiss darning type mend on thicker jumpers - thanks for the prompt.
@@RepairWhatYouWear Oh, I look forward to seeing that!
I will be doing this to a second hand sweater!!! Such a waste to throw away. Btw i saw today they're doing an exhibition at Somerset House, did you see? About repairing clothes. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the tip about the exhibition and well done mending, a good garment is a good garment and second hand is even better!
Incredible! I’m needing to repair a sentimental Aran sweater. Now I have more confidence. Thank you.
AH, 2 months to reply to this, so sorry. Very glad it helped you and good on you for mending!