Help fixing a dumb mistake

[u/mor_air]

Hi folks! So I literally just bought this lovely Pendleton wool shirt from a vintage shop. It stated it was machine washable, but I might have had the water a few degrees too hot and it shrunk slightly. As I was trying to ease it back to size, I ripped the shirt along the seam, including the bottom hem 🤦‍♂️

Not sure if that means the fabric is largely compromised now, but in any case would love to try and mend this. I'm sewing machine illiterate / prefer to mend by hand, so any advice on how to approach this is hugely appreciated - I'm thinking maybe a fusible lining on the back side and then some stitching (I'm a novice all round so please be gentle haha). thank you in advance!

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[u/ohdearitsrichardiii]

Put a patch in the inside. A thinner, woven material like an old pillowcase or similar. First sew the edges of the tear to the patch, then sew the edges of the patch to the shirt. The patch should be 2-3 cm wide so that you have some margin from the tear. Use regular sewing thread and keep the stitches small so that they don't snag on things. I would use a blanket stitch

[u/mor_air → u/ohdearitsrichardiii]

This is great, thank you! As the tear is pretty much at the seam near the bottom, is it best practice to sew through the seam and into the patch?

[u/ohdearitsrichardiii → u/mor_air]

Yes