Leather gloves are an indispensable accessory for men and women during the cold season. It's not easy to find your pair that fits your hand perfectly and suits your wardrobe universally. That's why we value our favorite gloves so much. But it often happens that over time they become unusable and tear. Don't rush to throw them away. First, assess the nature of the damage to the leather product.
Exists three types of damage.
- The machine stitch has come apart one of the seams.
- The clasp, button or zipper is damaged accessory
- Material torn products. For example, the leather on one of the fingers of the glove has become worn out and worn out, and the leather on the back or inside of the product has burst and torn.
We will tell you how to carry out repairs yourself at home.
How to repair a seam
The problem can be easily fixed if the seam comes apart. This often happens, especially where the base of the thumb attaches to the main part of the glove. It will take a little time, patience and diligence.
- It is necessary to turn the glove inside out and remove the remaining threads from the machine seam.
- Gain access to the torn area. As a rule, all gloves have a lining, flannelette, knitted, or fur.
- The lining is unraveled in the appropriate place along the seam or a cut is made.
- Carefully sew up the resulting hole using the “needle back” method or with a hidden seam, trying to get into the previous holes from the needle.
- Evaluate the result.
- Sew up the lining fabric.
ADVICE! If the fastener is damaged, the problem can also be fixed. The part that has become unusable should be replaced: sew in a new zipper or attach a new button to the product.
How to apply a patch
If the damage directly affects the material of the product, it will be more difficult to restore it. In this case, it’s worth using your imagination and trying to fix the problem by turning ordinary gloves into a unique product.
Anything can be used: old pieces of leather of various colors, thick fabric, straps, rhinestones, beads and other decorative elements.
If there are pieces of leather in the house that are identical in composition and color, it is worth trying to apply invisible patches to the damaged part of the accessory. This is a painstaking task.
ATTENTION! To replace the torn material with a new one, you need to prepare the torn strong thread with a needle, an awl, scissors or a blade, and a new piece of leather.
Stages of work
- Make a pattern from a piece of new leather. It must exactly match the shape and size of the part of the product being removed.
- Rip out old seamsusing a blade or nail scissors. Completely necessary remove a piece of torn leather from the product. That is, rip the seams of the glove around the damaged element on all sides.
- Remove all threads.
- Turning the accessory inside out, Apply the patch to the edges of the seam. Secure it with needles along the perimeter of the upcoming work.
- Manually sew the pattern with a hidden seam, making the stitches similar in size to the stitches of the leather product. As you work, you may need an awl to poke new holes in the thick leather material.
- Fine fasten the thread upon completion of the process.
- Sew up the lining.
Decorative patch
If there is no piece of identical leather, but you still want to repair the item of clothing, you can take leather of other colors, similar in shade or even contrasting. This will give the product uniqueness and originality. Try making decorative patches to fill the gap. The shape of the patch can be any: oval, rectangular, triangular and even asymmetrical. The main thing is that the patch looks harmonious and neat.
- Make a patch pattern.
- Place the sewn patch on top of the damaged area and secure it with needles around the perimeter.
- Sew a decorative seam using strong thread and an awl. Evaluate the result.
- To achieve symmetry, you can also sew an identical patch to the second glove.
In addition to leather patches, pieces of various fabrics can be sewn to the glove. In some cases it will look appropriate and harmonious.
Repair of the back of the glove
If a leather glove is torn on the back of the hand, You don’t have to sew on a patch, but disguise the seam.
- Sew up the hole on the back of the glove, making the seam as neat and inconspicuous as possible.
- Find any decoration items in your home. These can be beads, rhinestones, sequins, large beads or glass beads, small buttons and even pieces of lace.
- Sew decorative elements, trying to disguise the seam and create a beautiful artistic composition.
- At your discretion, perform a similar composition on the second glove.
ADVICE! If you have embroidery skills, you can cover up the seam with beautiful hand embroidery.
Bringing back the shine
After the restoration, I want to get shiny gloves that are very similar to those that were purchased once. You can make them like this again! If the pair becomes dirty, you must first clean the product (with soap solution, shampoo, or sometimes with a cloth soaked in an alcohol solution.
To restore shine, a leather glove is rubbed with a special wax or cream.
By showing imagination and patience, you can extend the life of your favorite accessory and keep the product looking attractive. And decorating gloves with improvised materials will give them uniqueness and originality.
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