Help! It happened...

**Southern Breeze** · 4th November 05, 12:42 PM

Two words-duct tape.

**bubba** · 4th November 05, 01:56 PM

I really do like good quality fabric glue. It won't discolor the fabric and dries flexible and clear and it's permanant.

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 4th November 05, 07:38 PM

Some pics of the tear:

**motorman4life** · 4th November 05, 08:53 PM

That tear is so small. I doubt it would be noticeable if you put a patch or some fabric glue on the backside. I would glue it with a good fabric glue, then use a larger denim iron-on patch to reinforce the area where the kilt pin will go. Once you get it glued and patched from behind, about any kilt pin will conceal it nicely.

**bubba** · 4th November 05, 10:23 PM

Personally, I'd get a swatch from Rocky and use fabric glue to glue the extra fabric on the back. Be sure to arrange the tear so it's as invisible as possible. If you feel it neccesary put on a patch of denim first, then cover it with tartan so it doesn't show if the apron blows up a bit. I would use regular denim fabric rather than an iron on patch, fabric glue will work better. A little care and it'll be hard to find the tear at all.

**Hamish** · 5th November 05, 05:50 PM

I am so sorry to hear about this 'accident', Rob.

Since it was me who suggested strengthening the fabric in the kilt pin area with an iron-on repair patch on the reverse, I have to say that I believe such a patch would have prevented (or, at least, minimized) the damage.

Of course, I cannot comment on the patches available in the USA but I imagine they are much the same as those we can obtain over here and, in all the years that I have used them, I have never known the adhesive to bleed through to the front of the fabric. If it could happen, I'd think it would only be with the very lightest and flimsiest of fabrics - not any used in kiltmaking as we know it. That being said, it might be adviseable to first test a small off-cut of a patch somewhere on the kilt that will not be visible when it is worn.

**Rigged** · 5th November 05, 06:40 PM

I'd take it to a tailor or seamstress and spend the bucks to have the work done by a professional.

I rip shirts pretty regulary and my laundry guy charges 4 or 5 dollars to repair small tears.

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 5th November 05, 07:08 PM

Hamish, it was the post about reinforcing the area behind the pin, that I thought was such a great idea, that had me kicking myself so hard when this happened! I am sure that doing so would have meant the pin, which did bend, would have either completely snapped, or pulled free from the clasp and saved the kilt.

Rigged, good thought. I have a very good cleaners around the corner that also does tailoring. Might see what they say, but I think I am going to take Rocky up on a small piece of scrap material and Bubba's fabric glue idea. I can niely match the pattern, so even if the repair is not 100% invisible, it will be hard to detect during normal wear.

Hey, if it had happened to a pair of trousers, I might not be able to repair it well enough to wear to work again at all!