Moth hole repair?

[jmercier]

I've got a question for anyone here who knows how. The antique regulation doublet that I received last week has a small moth hole on one of the inverness flaps, on the same flap is also a moth hole that was repaired many years ago. I'm wondering what method is used to repair the little hole caused by moth damage. Looking at the repaired hole I cant tell what method was used, but I would like to do the same to the other hole in the same flap. Any help would be appreciated, I stopped by two cleaners with tailors and two tailor's stores and none of them knew what to do. One of them even suggested (ugh) an iron on patch (yeah right!)

Here's a picture of the hole, i put a quick stitch around the edge of it to make sure it doesn't get any larger.



here's a picture of the other hole that was on the same flap that was repaired

[ChattanCat]

Can you post a picture of the repaired hole? I will link you to a previous reweaving done on a kilt as soon as I find it.

[jmercier]

The bottom picture is the repaired hole

[ChattanCat]

Here is one repair job:Fixing Holes

[jmercier]

Thank you for the link, but unfortunately that just shows the results of the repair job but doesn't describe how to actually go about doing a repair effectively on a hole like that. Does anyone know of a place, or a book, that describes re-weaving or whatever it'd be called to close up a moth hole effectively, perhaps in the manner of a tutorial or step by step?

[Tartan Hiker]

http://www.awesomeguides.com/money_m...lor_sewing.htm


And take a look at these photos to see what expert reweaving can accomplish.

http://www.fabricmending.com/

I'm trying to get my hands on this book and some reweaving needles. I'd really like to learn this particular skill...it's just the kind of challenge that I find fascinating and rewarding.

[Carolina Kiltman]

My mother used to do re-weaving, not only moth holes but burn holes from sparks from the trains my father traveled on. (He didn't smoke or there would have been that type of hole too.)

I don't remember the exact process, but she would go to a seam somewhere under the lining and extract several threads, then literally weave new fabric over the hole. Not all that different from darning a sock. Just had to match the type of weave in the fabric. While most of his suits were single colour, one would just have to be sure to get the colours needed from the kilt.

I think it is a skill that could be learned by any reasonably handy person, just start on some scrap tartan twill, and experiment. The needles, if I remember, weresimilar to embroidery needles, elongated eyes and blunt points, but about one and half to twice as long.

good luck. Looks like the person in the link has found a niche industry.

In this day of cheap mass-produced goods, a kilt is an anachronism, a hand made, custom made garment. That accounts for the prices charged.