What to do if your jeans are stretched at the knees

Surely you love jeans too! And how can you not get attached to these durable and practical trousers - especially since they give comfort and at the same time allow you to look elegant. What can I say! Everything is fine in jeans, if not for one “but” - elongated knees! What elegance there is!

And still we will not give up our favorite clothes. And we will tell you how to deal with this problem.

How to get rid of blisters on your knees

If the fabric begins to bubble in problem areas, you can return it to its previous appearance in several ways.

Using fabric softener

1. Take fabric softener, some warm water and a spray bottle.
2. Pour three parts water and one part conditioner into a container. Mix well.
3. Moisten the problem area with the resulting liquid.
4. Spin the clothes in the washing machine on the drying cycle or dry them with a regular hairdryer.

Advice! If the problem cannot be resolved the first time, repeat the procedure.

Steam treatment

Another way to correct the situation is to use an iron with steam mode. For this smooth the damaged tissue, periodically treating it with hot steam, until it returns to an acceptable appearance.

The same procedure to eliminate the “bubbles” effect Can be done on wet jeans until they dry completely.

Reference! If you cannot tidy up the problem area yourself, you should turn to the services of specialists, a sewing studio.

Creative way

A good way to correct this defect is to take a creative approach to the problem. It is enough to decorate these areas using “fake” patches, embroidery or appliqué from colorful fabric or pieces of leather, and the stretched fabric will not be noticeable.

You can make decorative cuts on youth jeans, which are extremely popular at the moment.

What to do to prevent jeans from stretching at the knees

Let's also not neglect preventive measures. Professionals give some tips that will help you forget about such a nuisance as sprained knees.

1. Try to buy only quality things.
2. Items made are more difficult to deform made of elastic fabric.
3. Don't wear jeans for several days in a row. After one day of wear, you should let the pants “rest” for a couple of days.
4. Before sitting down, pull both pant legs up a little, and having risen, run your palms over them, as if smoothing them.
5. Don't wash jeans in hot water and don't boil them.
6. Be sure to turn them inside out when washing. and fasten all hooks, zippers and buttons.
7. If you have steamed your jeans, you should not put them on right away!
8. Make sure your jeans are completely dry before wearing them. After all damp fabric is more susceptible to deformation.
9. You can protect areas around the knees if glue pieces of elastic material on them from the wrong side. A special fabric with hot-melt adhesive is suitable for this purpose.
10. Sew several vertical, invisible stitches with matching thread in the area that is particularly exposed.

As you can see, nothing complicated! You should be a little more attentive to your favorite jeans so as not to worry about blisters on your knees. Well, if none of the above methods help, you will have to resort to a radical method: using scissors and shortening the legs to get flirty shorts.