# Easy way to fix hole in pocket? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 15, 2004, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454 "2004-06-15T12:25:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/1 "2004-06-15T12:25:12Z")
I cannot sew. Now I have a hole in the pocket of a perfectly good pair of pants. I have tried, in the past, to fix holes by sewing them, but I do not have the knack. Are there any easy alternatives? ---
**Author:** ![LuckySevens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@LuckySevens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LuckySevens)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/2 "2004-06-15T12:28:11Z")
if you need something very temporary, a few staples will do Just take it to a tailor, they should do it for a small price. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/3 "2004-06-15T12:32:05Z")
Maybe some sort of iron-on patching fabric? ---
**Author:** ![daffyduck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ec9cab/32.png) [@daffyduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daffyduck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/4 "2004-06-15T13:29:48Z")
Duct tape. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/5 "2004-06-15T14:10:40Z")
I wouldn’t recommend staples, punching more holes in a pain of jeans that are wearing out really isn’t that it seems to be. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/6 "2004-06-15T14:14:00Z")
That should read, “isn’t really the great idea it seems to be.” ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/7 "2004-06-15T14:19:03Z")
Safety pins. Or use the other pockets. Carry a purse. Wear a fanny pack. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/8 "2004-06-15T15:48:58Z")
If the hole is in the bottom of the front pant pocket, try tying a string or dental floss tightly around it above the hole. Trying to find someone to sew the hole up would be the best, though. ---
**Author:** ![spiralscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@spiralscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spiralscratch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/9 "2004-06-15T15:56:00Z")
Many cleaners will also be able to make such a repair, as well as replace buttons, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/10 "2004-06-15T15:56:10Z")
> [@LuckySevens](#): > > Just take it to a tailor, they should do it for a small price. If you can’t find a tailor, most dry cleaners will do small sewing jobs like this. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/11 "2004-06-15T16:03:00Z")
“Man with hole in pocket feels cocky all day” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/12 "2004-06-15T16:59:36Z")
I just had to delve into some mending myself and my mom had me use [Stitch Witchery](http://www.dritz.com/askus/faq/faq_07.php) to hem my pants. Is the hole situated in such a way that you could roll up the pocket around the hole and “glue” it down with Stitch Witchery? All you need is a roll of the stuff, an iron and a damp cloth. ---
**Author:** ![MaryEFoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MaryEFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaryEFoo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/13 "2004-06-15T20:40:21Z")
If the hole is in the fabric, ie from wear from keys or whatever, iron-on patch works. Not, however, if the fabric is polyester or the like, since the heat for making a good bond melts the polyester. If the stitches at the seam have broken, or the seam torn at the stitches, sew inside and parallel to the seam. Detail: sew with regular thread (not button-&-carpet), one thread, up-down-up-down, the stitches longer than the original seam stitches. Then come back over it and sew it again, similarly but not identically. Avoid sewing in lumps, puckers, or strain points. The cleaner will likely put in a new pocket, which will probably last longer than your work. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/14 "2004-06-15T21:43:29Z")
You can’t sew? Or you can’t sew pretty? Is the hole in the side or the seam? Sewing an ugly hole in a seam is easier than tying your shoelaces. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-fix-hole-in-pocket/250454/15 "2004-06-16T03:14:13Z")
FilmGeek - its a hole in a pocket, why would I care if it were pretty or not? I have tried sewing other pockets, but it never holds ZipperJJ - I’m gonna try Stich Witchery, that may do the trick!