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aChicken
aChicken Posts: 50 Forumite
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I tore my winter coat today and since it's winter, the shops aren't selling any winter clothes:mad: so I can't buy a new one.
Anyway I'm not sure if I can fix it since it has polyester padding inside and it's just the top layer of fabric that ripped so I can't see a way to use iron-on patches or wonderweb etc (not that I own an iron!)
Does anyone have any tips? Would fabric glue be an option? Or should I just wear 12 jumpers til the summer?

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  • onetomany
    onetomany Posts: 2,170 Forumite
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    hi hun dont now about sewing bit but mattalans got some lovely coats in at the moment got a ski coat for my sun for £7
  • *moggins*
    *moggins* Posts: 165 Forumite
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    If this happens to me with a coat with a lining, I usually unpick the lining at a point where it's easy to access the tear, repair the tear from the inside and then restitch the lining sewing from the outside but using very very small stiches.
  • aChicken
    aChicken Posts: 50 Forumite
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    *moggins* wrote: »
    If this happens to me with a coat with a lining, I usually unpick the lining at a point where it's easy to access the tear, repair the tear from the inside and then restitch the lining sewing from the outside but using very very small stiches.

    Sounds a bit scary, I'm not great at this sort of thing but I might just have a go at that. Thank you.
  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
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    i would agree it may take a while but it is cheaper than buying new coat or freezing to death,im terrible for wonderweb its amazing stuff
    :xmastree:Is loving life right now,yes I am a soppy fool who believes in the simple things in life :xmastree:
  • phizzimum
    phizzimum Posts: 1,712 Forumite
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    a lot of dry cleaners do small repairs or alterations to clothing. It might be cheaper than buying a new coat if you really think the sewing is beyond you. But there again it probably won't be cheaper than a matalan coat!
    weaving through the chaos...
  • ivyleaf
    ivyleaf Posts: 6,431 Forumite
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    I wonder whether you could slip some wonderweb inside the hole where the tear is, then iron it on the outside?
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