advice repair rip in shorts

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advice repair rip in shorts robb 07-09-2007
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Posted by Steve W. on July 11, 2007, 4:41 pm
robb wrote:
> I was walking along between ailes of cars in parking lot (car park) when the
> seam on my *clean fashion* carpenter style shorts became a bit to friendly
> with the side molding of a car (or maybe the other way around)
>
> the result errreeeeeeepp ! before i could stop i managed to make a 4.5" (12
> cm) rip/tear in my carpenter shorts along the *outer* seam starting at hem
> and go up almost half way. Rip is about 3/4" (2 cm) from the side seam
> toward front :(
>
> so ideas on how to repair ?
>
> I was thinking of trying to just sew a seam with rip edges (or some type of
> faggoting ) but figured that would probably rip again ??? I think trying to
> pull enough material to do a stronger seam will reduce size too much to wear
> and a patch from underneath will work but the rip edges will fray and be
> unsightly ??? yes/no ???
>
> thanks for any help ideas,
> robb
>
>
>

Just wear them and be in "style". Looking at the new designs out now you
will fit in just fine.

--
Steve W.
Near Cooperstown, New York

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