A hole in my jacket

[artificer]

You might be well served calling a traditionally trained tailor to enquire about having the damaged area re-woven.

http://blog.suitupp.com/2009/04/13/h...uit-reweaving/

http://www.yelp.com/topic/san-franci...-holes-in-suit

or here


or here

[piperdbh]

The quick, cheap and easy way to stop further damage would be to cut a 1-inch square of heavy-weight fusible interfacing and push it through the hole to the inside of the sleeve. Flatten it out and press the sleeve into the interfacing. This should "glue" the threads together surrounding the hole, but you'll still have a hole visible.

If the jacket is a 44 long, you could consign it to my dustbin.

[The Wizard of BC]

David,

To my way of thinking leather patches on the elbows of a jacket are in keeping with the thriftiness of Scots. Mend, repair and make-do.

The Tweed jacket is daywear, not formal, so elbow patches fit perfectly to my mind.

If you remember I put elbow patches on the first few of my Kilt Kut Sport Coats.



I usually cut down the elbow patches that I buy at fabricland in the Tillicum mall and hand sew them on.

But, if you really want, I'll get you a new jacket.