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I partially blew out the seam on the index finger where the leather is sewn to the polyester mesh upper on a near-new pair of gloves (Giro Bravo).
any crafty folks out there with some gear repair skills want to help a guy out, or should I just go find a tailor? :)
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karadactyl
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:50 am
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Easy fix! I will do it for a beer and your company. If I see it and it turns out that somehow it's more complicated than it sounds, I'll buy my own beer but we still hang out for a beer's worth of time.
limpyweta
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:01 pm
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I'd be happy to do it as well.
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axel
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 11:44 pm
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crashed this weekend and tore a dime-sized hole in a wool knee warmer. anyone capable of patching that up? if you're good at darning socks this would be perfect, I just lack the ability to do it myself.
Kara, I still have these gloves, guess I just never got around to giving them to you to fix. whoopsie.
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rza
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 7:18 am
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axel wrote:
I partially blew out the seam on the index finger where the leather is sewn to the polyester mesh upper on a near-new pair of gloves (Giro Bravo).
my Giro gloves did this, too - surprise! After only 2 months of wear. Curious if this is a brand-specific flaw I should avoid in the future...
Andrew_Squirrel
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:42 am
Joined: 01 Mar 2010Posts: 2098Location: Greenwood
I've repaired a couple wool sweaters and socks by doing felt patching lately.
I didn't realize how easy it was, significantly easier than mending with thread and needle.
You only need three things (and you can easily buy them in a kit):
Felt needle with the barbed ends
foam backstop
sauce material
simple instructions:
- turn garment inside out
- take a small bit of material matching your color and lay against garment
- put foam on opposite side
- stab the shit out of it using the felting needle
- magically fixed!
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blasdelf
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:42 am
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rza wrote:
my Giro gloves did this, too - surprise! After only 2 months of wear. Curious if this is a brand-specific flaw I should avoid in the future...
it is, and Giro shoes are even less durable
Andrew_Squirrel
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:43 am
Joined: 01 Mar 2010Posts: 2098Location: Greenwood
I've also had to repair a bunch of Giro gloves.
protip: their warranty department will send you a replacement for anything if you complain
donavanm
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:20 pm
Joined: 14 Jun 2012Posts: 1342
Im also available for amateur hour sewing amd repairs. Standard pricing of costs plus beverage.
Squirrel, how durable is the felting method? Ive historically done backing patch plus cross stitching and have a few more to take care of after this summer.
key lime
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:38 pm
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Backing patch w sewing is pretty damn solid, but doesnt work well on knits. Felting is as secure as the original sweater - or weaker or stronger, depending on how thick you make the felt. Best used for tiny holes or clean cuts, it can make a relatively unnoticeable mend. A good sized gash on knit wool is going to look like garbage no matter how it's fixed.
Andrew_Squirrel
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 2:02 pm
Joined: 01 Mar 2010Posts: 2098Location: Greenwood
I can't speak to the durability quite yet. Also the holes were quite small when I caught them.
I lucked out with this repair and had perfect color match, wish I had taken a before photo:
justgarth
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 2:15 pm
Joined: 04 Apr 2011Posts: 802
I think my jersey just earned another season or two. Totally gonna try the felting fix out, it's not like the collection of holes were getting better anyways.
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