How to Make a Jeans Patch Less Noticeable

Introduction

This repair guide demonstrates how to not only fix a hole in jeans but also make the hole less prominent. Patching a hole in the pocket is easy but sometimes the color of the patch doesn’t match the jeans, making it look awkward. Creating a design on the backside of the jeans will repurpose jeans that were not going to be worn. This will ultimately reduce waste because it allows us to repurpose a pair of jeans that would have been discarded.

What you need

Step 1 How to Make a Jeans Patch Less Noticeable

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Place the jeans on an even surface.
Flip your jeans inside out.

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Step 2

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Trim any loose thread around the hole.
After cleaning the area, use the iron to warm the area before placing the patch.

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Step 3

Grab the patch and iron it on until it is secured to the jeans.

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Step 4

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Start preparing your thread and needle and knot the end of the thread.
Push the needle from the back to the front.
Create an outline of the part where the patch is visible, until a circle is formed.

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Step 5

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Push the needle from the back to the front, filling in the hole.
Repeat this process until the hole is covered and the patch is not showing.
Tie off the thread in a knot on the inside of the jeans.

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Step 6

Grabbing a new color thread, tie off a knot like mentioned in step 4.
Starting inside, create your desired design (we decided a moon and stars).
Push the needle back to front creating little clumps within the hole.
When you have finished the design tie it off on the inside of the jeans.

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Step 7

Cut a new piece of thread and place it on the inside.
Push the needle back to front of the jeans and push it back inside a few centimeters down.
Repeat this threading technique a few times, creating a star.
Tie off the thread on the inside of the jean.
Cut any excess thread from the inside of the jean.
Jeans are now ready to be worn.