No Sew Patched Jeans

Jeans with holes are in style now. I have never owned a pair until recently. My daughter and I each found a pair at American Eagle. Except  for the holes, I fell in love with them. Call me old-fashioned, but I don't see the practicality in putting holes in jeans that are new. However, we both loved the fit and decided to purchase them.

I wore mine once on a cold, wintry day and decided to patch them. Since I didn't want the jeans to look like they were patched, I opted to do a no-sew patch. I searched a local Walmart Supercenter for a bonding material that would work on heavier fabric. I found Heat n Bond Ultrahold sold in packages of one yard. The price was right so what did I have to lose?

I gathered my materials together. Pinking shears, Heat n Bond,

iron, ironing board sleeve,

and an old pair of jeans to cut up for patches.

Here's the jeans with the frayed holes, before patching.

First, turn the jeans inside out.

Next, using a pinking shears, cut two large patches from the old pair of jeans to cover the areas with holes.

Then cut two pieces of Heat n Bond equal in size to the patches. To do this, lay the Heat n Bond on top of the patches.

Once the Heat n Bond and patches are cut, place the Heat n Bond with the film side next to the jeans, making sure to cover the holes.

Iron the bond onto the jeans. (Note: I used my table for taking photos, but I do NOT recommend using it for ironing as the table will become hot from the iron. Use an ironing board.)

Follow the instructions on the Heat n Bond package for iron setting and ironing time.

After ironing, pull the paper off the sticky bonding material.

Make sure to get all the remaining paper off.

Here's how the sticky bond looks close up.

Next lay the patch on top of the bond, right side next to bond.

Press down.

Iron jean patch to sticky bond.

Pull right side out.

Voila! And there you have it!

After patching, I once again wore the jeans. Not sure how this patch holds up to washing, but the package states it is a permanent patch. Time will tell. For now, I'm happy with the results.

Pros: My daughter loves the "frayed" look. The frayed edges should last longer as they are bonded to the patch now. Since the holes are somewhat eliminated with patching, the jeans should also last longer with the patches staying the same size and not getting any bigger.

Cons: Where the patching is, the jeans are stiffer, heavier (for summer wear) and a bit tighter with the extra layer. Below the patch, the jeans seem to sag somewhat.

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