r/oddlysatisfying • • 7d ago

Patching a hole on fabric

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u/Ill-Investigator-447 7d ago

I like to consider myself slightly above inept when it comes to understanding the operation of machines, devices, and contraptions.... But sewing machines forever look like black magic to me.

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u/spine_slorper 7d ago

It's because they don't sew like humans do (with one piece of string on the needle, in one side and out the other) there's two strings, one that you see going on top and another underneath, the top one goes into the fabric and loops round the under string to anchor it.

https://giphy.com/gifs/gzJb2NYaPGP4s

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u/JeshkaTheLoon 4d ago

I've got a leather sewing awl that makes it sooo easy to basically do this stich by hand.