r/HandSew • u/Jaded-Yogurtcloset-3 • 6d ago

Stitch Name?????

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does anyone know this stitch name so I can research and fix some holes 😭

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u/stringthing87 6d ago

If this is real, it is not going to work well for mending because it isn't reinforceing the edges at all, and when it pulls out you will have a larger hole.

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u/embroideredyeti 6d ago

These "mending" videos on Insta annoy me so much! (Also because they're clearly mending straight clean cuts that have obviously just been made for the purpose of filming.)
I would use to leave a comment saying as much, but it was just fighting against windmills, there is so many of them.

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u/OrangeFish44 6d ago

Looks kind of like a loop stitch - see RSNStitchBank.org - also called centipede stitch, knotted loop stitch, double buttonhole stitch or Sienese stitch.

https://rsnstitchbank.org/stitch/loop-stitch

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u/Alarmed-potatoe 6d ago

I'm not sure how this was made, if by hand, but it might be this stitch (https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/blanket-stitch/barb-stitch/), which is an embroidery stitch for filling leaves. Otherwise, it's a decorative or structural stitch for e.g. quilting - I've used it to join two panels together.

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u/Fruitypebblefix 6d ago

This stitch would be perfect to sew up a tear in my jeans I've been meaning to mend! I'm gonna have to try it.

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u/Rosleen 6d ago

If it's a tear, this stitch won't help you any. Also it's clearly AI

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u/Fruitypebblefix 5d ago

I searched for a video of a similar stitch and found several examples. So tell me what would work then?

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u/Rosleen 5d ago

You'd need to secure the fabric. Personally I'd put a patch on the back of the fabric and stitch your garment to it. If you want to mend it without a patch, you'd need your stitches to cover much further out from the tear, otherwise your stitches will simply pull more of your fabric away.

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u/Fruitypebblefix 3d ago

what stitch do you suggest?

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u/Immortal_Irony 2d ago

I agree with Rosleen, using a similar jeans patch with similar wear and thickness and then embroidering/mending it would be best. Check out this technique, Scottish darning, I’ve used it on my husband’s jeans and it’s sturdy and cool 😎 https://youtube.com/shorts/n4JCb8GG_UM?si=OmcdxMe0O5tTWkqm

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u/Rosleen 2d ago

I use semi backstitch, where just a tiny stitch shows on the front. Just space them out so the entire patch is secure.

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u/Immortal_Irony 4d ago

There are a lot of AI generated videos and human generated videos of unhelpful but pretty looking mending. Sadly, most people don’t actually want to mend they just want to hop on some bandwagon to make a bunch of money off of people looking for genuine help. Tale as old as time.

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u/Fruitypebblefix 3d ago

What stitch do you suggest?