Mending a tear in jersey fabric - possible?

sugarspunsister

I have a funeral to attend on Thursday and I've just got out my black jersey dress to discover a tear on the outside of the sleeve near the shoulder :eek:

I don't have time to replace the outfit, so short of felt-tipping my arm black :rotfl: I'm not sure what the best thing is to do.

Can anyone offer any advice? Do you think that Sew Simple stuff might save the day? And if so... do I stick a little patch of the same fabric underneath? Anyone used it? Does it dry white or clear?

Why can't tears just stick to seams, how inconsiderate :rolleyes:

Thanks so much if you can help or offer any suggestions, it's appreciated.

loulou88

hi,
I'm not sure about sew simple but i have used a similar product called fraystop. But it would show a little on black dries a little shiny. Bad colour to mend. I once bought an iron on tape that was fabric on one side and glue on other that stuck when ironed a bit like that quick hem but on a tape of material and you could buy that in black (and other colours). Iron onto inside of dress not sure how long it would last but it can be washed. Or you could try on scrap of fabric first using quickhem with a little piece of material on inside of the dress but you will have to be carefull to match up the tear accurately. Good luck let us know how you get on.

whatatwit

Depending upon the size of the tear, I'd try some sellotape or sticky duct tape on the inside.
Or could you try begging to one of your neighbours to put a couple of stitches in just to hold it until you can get it sorted properly.

thriftlady_2

I'd darn it with black cotton thread. I recently darned DS1's blue school jumper's elbows with blue sewing thread that wasn't quite the same shade of blue. It didn't look too bad but I think with a black garment and black thread the darn would be more difficult to see

Penelope_Penguin

Anything here Invisible mend.

Penny. x

mummysaver

I'd use black iron on interfacing, the thin stuff. Works well on thin jersey or t-shirts, usually have a supply of the white stuff in for the kids t-shirts, far to mean to chuck out play shirts just cos they've caught them on something, and interfacing keeps it nice and smooth - throw back to when dd1 used to go doolally about any lumpy or bumpy bits in her clothes!

sugarspunsister

You're all brilliant, thanks so much for the suggestions.

I don't think I'd be able to darn it, I just don't think I'd get it smooth and thanks to the placement of the tear being somewhere where there's a constant slight tug on the material, it would really emphasise any bumps or stitches I would imagine.

I think it's a case of the dress is !!!!!!ed *sob* but with these suggestions I should be able to get away with one more wear.

It's a really clean tear (almost looks like a cut), so I think I'm going to try the black iron-on interfacing.

Anyone seen if Hobbycraft stocks it?