I am looking to sew a hole in my trousers, however I do not know anything about sewing.?

Question

I do know a little, I can thread a needle!

Answer 1

First put your pants inside out, then put a knot on the thread. Start patching up the hole in a similar way as a zipper looks like. Stay as close to the edges as possible, not more than half a cm away, otherwise your pants will become smaller! Unless it's the seam that is broken, then just try to sew it wherever it has been sewn before.

If it is a small hole I wouldn't try using a sewing machine. If you have never used a sewing machine you should practise on a scrap piece of cloth first before you try anything on your pants. Besides, it can be rather complicated to put in the thread in a sewing machine properly :)

Answer 2

you put a thread inside the needle, of similar or the same colour of your clothe, knot it. Than you put the clothe inside out and in circle movement, in a very short space perforate the cloth in and out with the needle , pulling up the needle, fastening it, sewing it in a steady manner, so you go in a straight line till the end of the other edge of the hole.
PS. for the first and the last perforation, somehow , knot the line, so it will not loose out later. Like, you perforate but doesn't fast it all, live a Little bit, so you take the needle inside between the thread and than fasten it. At the end, also, before fastener it completely, leave a bit of loose threat before the last bit, so you will have two enought 2 (4) thread to knot each other and that is the end.

Answer 3

Casual/knock-around pants, dress pants, what kind of fabric, where is the hole, is it a rip/tear or a missing/worn through part, is the remaining material strong enough to make it worthwhile repairing?

If I have a hole in some casual pants and it less than ~1.5cm/1" or less across, I use some matching or near-matching thread, doubled up on the needle, and just stitch back and forth in a relaxed basket-weave sort of way. I work my way up or down going from side to side and then stitch from top to bottom, interweaving those stitches with the crosswise ones I already did. Don't pull the stitches tight, you're just trying to create a weave that spans the hole.

If it's a tear, I've used Goop (a flexible silicone adhesive) to seal the two sides together.

In my experience, the iron-on fixes don't work. They fall apart after a few wash/dry cycles.

So, try the above, take it to a tailor, live with it, or throw them out/donate them to some one who needs them more than you do.

Answer 4

First, what is the whole for? It might be easier for you to bring them to a seamstress, it would cost around $10 depending. Otherwise, it is easiest to sew with a sewing machine,you will also get more professional looking results

Answer 5

Turn them inside out first, pinch the hole together and sew over and over. Good luck

Answer 6

hey some holes are trendy - so maybe you don't need to sew it.

if it's not in a trendy place then a wee visit to your mum is in order. good luck

Answer 7

hey,
is the tear on a seam or no?

those other amswers aren't much help huh?
u asked how do U do it, not how can i convince myself i don't need to sew it or is the grammer correct in this question or how do i get someone else to sew it!!! sheesh :)

Answer 8

Take them to the Dry cleaners and get them to repair the damage

Answer 9

Have you considered those iron on patches for holes? Would be much easier!

Answer 10

take them to a tailor at the dry cleaners. it shouldn't cost you more than $6-10 to fix.