How To Stitch A Hole On The Seam Of A T Shirt Repair Guide

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How to Stitch a Hole on the Seam of a T-Shirt
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Introduction

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Step 1

              How to Stitch a Hole on the Seam of a T-Shirt

Turn the shirt inside out. This will ensure the new seam is sewn on the inside of the shirt.

Turn the shirt inside out. This will ensure the new seam is sewn on the inside of the shirt.

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Step 2

Cut a long piece of thread and insert it into the loop of the needle .
Tie the loose ends of the thread into a small knot.

Cut a long piece of thread and insert it into the loop of the needle .

Tie the loose ends of the thread into a small knot.

Step 3

Take your thumb and first finger and pinch the sides of the hole together.
This will create less width for the needle to go through.

Take your thumb and first finger and pinch the sides of the hole together.

This will create less width for the needle to go through.

Step 4

Insert the needle on the edge of the hole.
Place the needle right below the tear of the fabric.
Make sure the knot of thread does not follow the needle while stitching and stays on the outside of the fabric.

Insert the needle on the edge of the hole.

Place the needle right below the tear of the fabric.

Make sure the knot of thread does not follow the needle while stitching and stays on the outside of the fabric.

Step 5

To secure the knot of thread, place the needle within the outside loop of thread and pull the needle through.
This will establish a firm base for a stitch.

To secure the knot of thread, place the needle within the outside loop of thread and pull the needle through.

This will establish a firm base for a stitch.

Step 6

With a firm pinch, start stitching the tear together by inserting the needle through both sides of the fabric, coming back to the side the needle was inserted on, and pulling tightly.
Make sure the thread does not get tangled, and make your stitches as close to one another as possible.
Continue this step until you have reached the end of the tear.

With a firm pinch, start stitching the tear together by inserting the needle through both sides of the fabric, coming back to the side the needle was inserted on, and pulling tightly.

Make sure the thread does not get tangled, and make your stitches as close to one another as possible.

Continue this step until you have reached the end of the tear.

Step 7

Once completed, take the needle and thread back to the first stitch.
Insert the needle through the first stitch until the thread has made a small loop outside of the seam.
Insert the needle through the small loop and pull tightly.
Repeat this step to secure the stitching from unraveling and cut the thread as close to the new seam as possible.

Once completed, take the needle and thread back to the first stitch.

Insert the needle through the first stitch until the thread has made a small loop outside of the seam.

Insert the needle through the small loop and pull tightly.

Repeat this step to secure the stitching from unraveling and cut the thread as close to the new seam as possible.

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