10-25-2012, 09:53 PM
Well, the way I have seen it done is to harvest a piece at least 1 inch larger in length and width, and pull away about 1/2 inch of woven threads in all direction. then use a pin to guide these "hairs" into the area surrounding the hole. When you are finished, the tiniest bit of fabric glue to hold patch and then snip all remaing hairs. Beware that the patch will probably be lighter in color than the rest of the grille cloth, so you could probably stain the donor material with some tea, coffee, or whatever to make the repair less noticable. Sort of like fixing a hole in a window screen.
Another way to fix is to darn the hole like a sock with harvested threads of similar color thread. This can be practically invisible when done by a talented seamstress.
No, I no longer attempt such delicate work anymore. My better half can.
Another way to fix is to darn the hole like a sock with harvested threads of similar color thread. This can be practically invisible when done by a talented seamstress.
No, I no longer attempt such delicate work anymore. My better half can.
