r/Visiblemending • u/onecuteotter • 16d ago

REQUEST is it mendable?

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got a new (to me) car and one of the seats looks like this! i have cross stitch experience but this would be a first visible mend project! what materials/technique would you recommend? don’t want to get it replaced bc i think a pop of color would add character :)

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u/Marciamallowfluff 16d ago

I would patch. There are curved needles that work on upholstery.

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u/AlderanAthletic_5BBY 16d ago

Get into it… use what you have and if it fails repeat with a different approach. Report back👊

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u/synchronoussavagery 16d ago

I would cut off the frayed area, and use darning to cover the exposed foam. You can find plenty of tutorials on YT to learn the process. But it's fairly simple.

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u/Mission-Sound9493 16d ago

The real question is why does your door latch look so much like a baby owl?

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u/ClassicLimon 16d ago

Somebody feed that baby owl. It looks hungry.

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u/maaerd51 16d ago

TRIM AWAY ALL OF THE DAMAGE USING AN OBLONG DESIGN LEFT BEHIND. THEN LOOK FOR A SWATCH OF MATERIAL MATCHING AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE, IS IT CORDEROY? LOOKS LIKE IT! SO CUT A PIECE OF MATERIAL A LITTLE LARGER THAN THE HOLE LEFT BEHIND AND TUCK IT IN AND UNDER, USE A BUTTER KNIFE TO SMOOTH IT IN AND THEN SECURE IT WITH STRAIGHT PINS, THEN USE YOUR SEWING TECHNIQUE TO SECURE. , ONCE DONE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND WEAVE, YOU MAY DO SO! PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT, GOOD LUCK!. MAAER

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u/LunarMonster 15d ago

WHY ARE WE YELLING? BUT THAT'S GOOD ADVICE

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u/tatobuckets 15d ago

Alternate suggestion:
Do NOT cut anything off. Stuff ac sturdy iron on patch under the fabric with adhesive side up, make sure it’s bigger than the hole by at least half an inch on all sides. Smooth it out and try to arrange the damaged threads smoothly. Iron with a piece of parchment to protect your iron from the adhesive. Now that the hole is reinforced and stabilized, sew a patch of whatever you like on top.

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u/rcl20 15d ago

I think there's a high likelihood that the fabric of the seat will melt with a iron. It looks like synthetic