How to beautifully sew up a hole in jeans: darning with toothpicks and more

Learn how to sew up a hole in your jeans at the knee using toothpicks, a pencil, a ring from a keychain... You can easily repeat the master class, even if you have never held a thread and a needle in your hands before!

Darning jeans with toothpicks

The main idea of the master class is to create beautiful embroidery on jeans in a matter of minutes. It will close the hole and make the wardrobe item stylish.

You will need:

4 toothpicks;
thick threads of bright color;
bead;
needle with a wide eye;
scissors.

Now comes the fun part. How to mend a hole in toothpicks:

Having retreated 0.5 cm from the hole to the left and about 1 cm down, we thread a toothpick through the fabric. We bring it 1 cm above the hole. Make an indent of 0.5 cm on the right, go down 1 cm, insert a toothpick. We also place the end 1 cm above the hole. Similarly, insert toothpicks at the bottom and top of the hole. As a result, the defective area of the fabric should be stretched and form a square. Let's look at the photo:
We thread the thread through the eye of the needle and tie a knot at the end. We insert a needle and thread into the hole in the jeans and bring it out in the lower left corner of the square. We bend around the toothpick that looks down.
We bend the thread around the upper end of the toothpick on the right so that a cross (figure eight) is formed in the center. We tie the bottom edge of the left piece of wood again.
We put 3-5 loops on the indicated ends. Then we tie the left edge of the bottom toothpick and the right edge of the top one.Next we wrap the right end of the bottom toothpick and the left end of the top one.
We wind on the remaining empty ends.
We place the needle at the center of the resulting flower and intercept the middle with a thread. We draw it perpendicular to the resulting stitch. We string the bead and grab the middle again. In the center you will get a cross with a bead in the center.
Under each toothpick we make a stitch, clasping all the threads - the edges of the petals.
We take out the pieces of wood and admire the result.

If the hole is large, you can make a scattering of flowers.

Creative methods for dealing with holes

Just 10 minutes ago you didn’t know how to sew, and now you’re turning holes in your clothes into flowers? This is reality. We suggest going even further and doing embroidery.

Using colored pencils:

Take 2 pencils and colored thread. Pinch the pencils and the end of the thread with the fingers of your left hand.
With your right hand, wrap the thread around one pencil, then the other, to make a figure eight.
Make 15 eights. Tie the ends of the threads.
Thread the thread through the side of the left pencil, pull and tie a knot. Do the same on the right side.
Remove the threads and smooth them out with your fingers. Sew the holes in place. Sew a bead in the center.

Using a keychain ring:

Place the ring over the hole so that it is exactly in the center.
Place a piece of fabric on the back side.
Baste the ring on 4 sides using a needle and colored thread.
Bring the needle out to the edge of the hole. Place the ring over the edge and pass it under the fabric. Bring it out from the edge of the hole next to the previous puncture.
Repeat the action, moving in a circle.
When the entire ring is tied, make a knot on the wrong side.
Using a thread of a different color, embroider the middle, slightly extending onto the finished flower.
Cut the threads around the circumference of the ring to make the flower three-dimensional.

How else can you creatively and simply mend a hole:

Questions and answers

Will toothpicks ruin the fabric?

Not if they are thin and sharp. You need to insert the toothpicks into the fabric slowly. Then the threads will separate and new holes will not form.

Why is embroidery on toothpicks better than ready-made patches?

Threads and needles can be found in every home. Embroidery on clothes with your own hands will help out if you need to fix your jeans urgently. Moreover, it is not difficult to complete (even a 9-year-old child can cope with the task). This method also allows you to express yourself creatively.

Sewing up a hole beautifully is easier than many people think. Using toothpicks, pencils or a ring, you can make neat embroidery in its place. This is better than trying to make an “invisible” seam, which tightens the fabric and creates unsightly folds.