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Posted by on July 30, 2006, 1:47 am
I just bought a wool sweater that has a cut in it. Here's a picture of
the cut:
http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/98/fb/e0_1.JPG
I figured it would be easy to mend with thread but after reading a
little about wool, I wondered if regular thread would work, & wondered
if mending using yarn like thread would be better.
I also read that re-knitting the cut would be best but I don't know how
to knit.
I then read that wool is hair and can be treated like hair. So how
about superglue? Has anybody tried gluing the two edges together? I
got this sweater for less than $4, plus shipping. I just need it for
staying warm this winter, not for formal affairs.
There must be some simple solution that I can do myself, right?
Thanks.
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Yours truly,
Lee Harrison
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Posted by Tracey on July 30, 2006, 3:20 am
loneweasel@gmail.com wrote:
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> I just bought a wool sweater that has a cut in it. Here's a picture of
> the cut:
>
> http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/98/fb/e0_1.JPG
>
> I figured it would be easy to mend with thread but after reading a
> little about wool, I wondered if regular thread would work, & wondered
> if mending using yarn like thread would be better.
>
> I also read that re-knitting the cut would be best but I don't know how
> to knit.
>
> I then read that wool is hair and can be treated like hair. So how
> about superglue? Has anybody tried gluing the two edges together? I
> got this sweater for less than $4, plus shipping. I just need it for
> staying warm this winter, not for formal affairs.
>
> There must be some simple solution that I can do myself, right?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
>
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Lee Harrison
>
Since what it looks like isn't a real big problem for you, if it
were me, I would probably get an iron on patch of some kind, make
it a little bigger than the rip and then iron it on on the inside
of the sweater (so it doesn't show). That would keep it from getting
bigger, I would think.
Of course, the more knowledgeable here will probably have a better
solution.
Tracey
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Posted by Wooly on July 30, 2006, 10:40 am
On 29 Jul 2006 22:47:23 -0700, loneweasel@gmail.com spewed forth :
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>I just bought a wool sweater that has a cut in it. Here's a picture of
>the cut:
>http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/98/fb/e0_1.JPG
Sure hope your seller "disclosed".
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>I figured it would be easy to mend with thread but after reading a
>little about wool, I wondered if regular thread would work, & wondered
>if mending using yarn like thread would be better.
You need to look up "darning", which is what one does to mend woolen
goods.
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>I also read that re-knitting the cut would be best but I don't know how
>to knit.
Best, yes. Practical, not usually. Even those of us who knit
probably wouldn't try to "reknit" to mend a tear in something knitted
of very fine commercial yarn.
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>I then read that wool is hair and can be treated like hair. So how
>about superglue? Has anybody tried gluing the two edges together?
Ever get superglue on your fingers? Hard as hell, and brittle too.
Yes, it'll mend the tear, but it'll leave you with a hard scratchy
blob.
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> I
>got this sweater for less than $4, plus shipping. I just need it for
>staying warm this winter, not for formal affairs.
Hit the local resale shop and look for some garment made of similar
fabric that you can buy for a few bucks. Use it as patching material
and just sew a patch over the tear.
Or, just whip the edgeds together with the same needle and thread
you'd use to apply a patch.
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>There must be some simple solution that I can do myself, right?
Usually is, for somebody willing to think about the problem for a
while ;D
+++++++++++++
Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.
This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.
Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...
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Posted by Lee on July 30, 2006, 11:05 am
Wooly wrote:
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> On 29 Jul 2006 22:47:23 -0700, loneweasel@gmail.com spewed forth :
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> Or, just whip the edgeds together with the same needle and thread
> you'd use to apply a patch.
My first thought exactly. Thank you.
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Yours truly,
Lee Harrison
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on July 30, 2006, 11:40 am
loneweasel@gmail.com wrote:
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> I just bought a wool sweater that has a cut in it. Here's a picture of
> the cut:
>
> http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/98/fb/e0_1.JPG
>
> I figured it would be easy to mend with thread but after reading a
> little about wool, I wondered if regular thread would work, & wondered
> if mending using yarn like thread would be better.
>
> I also read that re-knitting the cut would be best but I don't know how
> to knit.
>
> I then read that wool is hair and can be treated like hair. So how
> about superglue? Has anybody tried gluing the two edges together? I
> got this sweater for less than $4, plus shipping. I just need it for
> staying warm this winter, not for formal affairs.
>
> There must be some simple solution that I can do myself, right?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
>
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Lee Harrison
>
As you aren't worried about looks, just utility, I would take a needle
and thread - preferably in a matching shade - and simply sew up the slit.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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> the cut:
>
> http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/98/fb/e0_1.JPG
>
> I figured it would be easy to mend with thread but after reading a
> little about wool, I wondered if regular thread would work, & wondered
> if mending using yarn like thread would be better.
>
> I also read that re-knitting the cut would be best but I don't know how
> to knit.
>
> I then read that wool is hair and can be treated like hair. So how
> about superglue? Has anybody tried gluing the two edges together? I
> got this sweater for less than $4, plus shipping. I just need it for
> staying warm this winter, not for formal affairs.
>
> There must be some simple solution that I can do myself, right?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
>
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Lee Harrison
>