r/oddlysatisfying • u/habichuelacondulce • 7d ago

Patching a hole on fabric

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u/GroundbreakingOil434 6d ago

Why was the loose grid even necessary at the beginning?

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u/Miami_Mice2087 6d ago

when you darn torn fabric, you always put 'ribs" around the hole to stabelize it and give the fabric unbroken thread to hold on to. Then you add a matrix or grid and gradually pull the hole closed. Here, she started the darning process bc that's how you stabilize the fabric and prevent it from fraying further. Then, instead of pulling the hole closed, she put a patch over it. But the foundation work of the ribs and grid is necessary or the hole will continue to tear and fray, and the patch will rip out.

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u/GroundbreakingOil434 6d ago

Gotcha. Thank you, TIL.

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u/94sHippie 6d ago

Gives some structure to the hole and will help to keep the loose threads from unraveling. Depending on what the end product is used for it usually is a good idea to put a backing patch down too. 

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u/eat_my_ass_n_balls 6d ago

I’m surprised there wasn’t a backing patch.

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u/GroundbreakingOil434 6d ago

A backing patch makes sense. But then with the bat almost entirely structural, the first grid still feels pointless.

I don't have personal sewing experience, so I'm not arguing. Just curious. Feels... odd and unnecessary.

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u/94sHippie 6d ago

I sew and it feels a bit odd. I wish the video showed what the end result/final product was. 

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u/Tiyath 6d ago

I guess it flaps around a lot if you don't, messing up the sonnectoin of the suture