A Piece Of Knitwear, If You Accidentally Break It Or Want To Change The Style, We Can Repair It By Adding Patches. It Can Not Only Cover The Flaws Of Some Knitwear But Also Add A Different Style To The Knitwear.

What Is Knitwear

Before Explaining How To Put Patches On Knitwear, Let Us First Understand Knitwear. Knitwear Refers To Clothing Knitted Using Knitting Equipment. a Sweater Is A Kind Of Knitted Sweater, And A Sweater Refers To A Knitted Sweater Made Of Wool. In Addition To Wool, The Raw Materials Of Knitted Sweaters Also Include Cotton Threads And Various Chemical Fiber Threads.

Mending Tools

Let Me Tell You An Unpopular Knowledge. It Turns Out That Daring Egg, Darning Mushroom, Darning Loom, Etc. Are All Fun Darning Tools. In The Era When Darning Was Considered A Necessary Skill For Women, These Smooth And Round Eggs, Gourds, And Mushrooms Were One Of The Necessary Tools For Women At Home. Its Function Is To Spread The Hole And Prevent The Fabric From Stacking So That The Hole Can Be Better Observed Before Darning. Later, With The Emergence Of Synthetic Fibers, These Darning Gadgets Gradually Withdrew From The Records Of Textile History. Now Commonly Used Are Embroidery Needles And Sewing Machines.

Sewing Method

In Fact, The Biggest Difference Between Mending Methods Is Machine Mending And Manual Mending, So We Usually Divide Mending Methods Into Two Categories: Manual Mending And Machine Mending. Manual Darning Is Mainly Divided Into Sashiko (Sashiko Embroidery), And Swiss Darning (Also Known As Duplicate Darning), And Machine Darning Mainly Uses Patches To Cover It Perfectly.

Sashiko First Used White Thread To Repeatedly Embroider Simple Geometric Patterns On Knitwear. But The Aesthetic Consciousness Of The Japanese Raises This Simple Embroidery Stitch To A Purely Aesthetic Level. This Also Verified My Other Idea Of Exploring Darning-Could Embroidery Evolve From Darning? Resolving This Question Remains To Be Done In The Future.

Swiss Darning (Also Known As Duplicate Darning) Is An Embroidery Stitch That Looks Like A Knit, Ideal For Working On Knitted Fabrics That Are About To Have Holes And To Reinforce Weak Areas Of Knitting (Such As Elbows, Toes, And Heels).

The Machine Darning Method Is To Use A Sewing Machine To Combine The Darned Materials With Different Sewing Patterns To Cover Up The Leaks.

Patch Steps

Next, Let Us Introduce The Most Commonly Used And Simplest Method Of Mending - Machine Darning. Before That We Have To Prepare, Patch Patch, Iron, Napkin, Needle And Thread, And Sewing Machine

Step 1

Determine Where You Will Sew The Patch On The Knit. You Can Mend Clothes To Cover Holes Or Add Patches To Spruce Up A Tired Outfit. If You Are Using A Pre-Made Patch, Place It Face Up On The Side Of The Fusible Adhesive. Make Sure To Remove The Paper Backing From The Adhesive First. Iron The Patch Onto The Adhesive. Cut The Adhesive To Fit The Size Of The Patch. You May Want To Place A Lightweight Cloth Napkin Between The Patch And The Iron To Avoid Burning The Patch.

If You Are Cutting A Patch From Fabric, Choose A Shape Suitable For Knitwear, Such As A Circle, Star, Or Square, And Cut The Fabric Into That Shape. Remove The Paper Backing From One Side Of The Adhesive And Place The Fabric Patch Face-Up On The Adhesive. Iron On The Fabric To Adhere It To The Adhesive. Place A Lightweight Napkin Between The Iron And The Fabric To Protect The Patch.

Step 2

Peel Off The Paper From The Second Side Of The Adhesive, And Place The Patch On Top Of A Knit Or Sweater. Iron The Patch To Hold It In Place, Placing A Lightweight Napkin In The Middle To Protect It. Iron On The Top And Bottom Of The Patch For Extra Security When Placing The Patch.

Step 3

Thread The Sewing Machine. Place The Patched Area Under The Needle Of The Sewing Machine, Then Lower The Needle And Press The Foot. Stitched Patches. You Can Also Stitch The Patches To Add Some Detail To Them If You Wish.

Step 4

If You Want To Add A Little Accent Around The Perimeter, Hand Embroidery Around The Edge Of The Patch. The Blanket Stitch Is A Stitch That Works Well Around The Edges.

Thread The Embroidery Needle And Push The Needle And Thread Over The Front Of The Patch. You'Ll Be Doing A Diagonal Stitch, So Push The Needle Back Through The Patch About 1/4" Above Where You Came Out And Slightly To The Right. Push The Needle Back To The Front Of The Patch. Grab The Thread With The Needle So That The First Stitch Forms An "l" Shape. Again, Push Your Needle Through The Back Of The Patch, About 1/4" Above The First Stitch, A Little To The Right. Repeat Until You Have Stitched All The Way Around The Edge Of The Patch.

If Your Sewing Machine Has A Fancy Stitch Option, Such As A Blanket Stitch, You Can Also Machine Sew On The Edge Of The Patch.

Generally Speaking, The Main Difficulty Of Putting Patches On Knitwear Is Using A Sewing Machine. As Long As You Practice Hard, The Subsequent Knitwear Will Become Colorful.You Can Also Click On "Sweater Supplier" To Enter Our Official Website To Learn More About Sweaters