The ripped jeans look is so three years ago.
You’ll get far in life just knowing these four basic hand stitches and what they’re used for.
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Repair the holes in a moth-eaten sweater.
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You can close pretty much any hole using a technique called “darning,” and you can also use it to fix a hole in your sock.
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If a piece of clothing you own has come apart at the seams, the ladder stitch is the one hand-sewing stitch you need to know.
It’s also sometimes known as a slip stitch.
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Pockets tend to give out way sooner than your jeans do. Repair a hole in a pocket by cutting off the hole, flipping inside out, and sewing around the perimeter.
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Let out the hem on a pair of jeans that are too short.
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Repair a hole in your jeans by hand using Wonder Tape (or any kind of double-sided tape), a similar-fabric patch, and similar-colored thread.
12.
If a buttonhole on your jeans tears and becomes loose, you can tighten it up using a buttonhole purl stitch.
15.
Reattach a lining using the fell stitch.
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