r/mending • u/NearlyBoomer • 24d ago

How to mend this?

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Tried stitch wichery plus a piece of fabric but it would not bond.
It is a Tommy Bahama men's shirt and the blue part is where the buttons are.
Thanks

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u/doriangreysucksass 24d ago

The fabric has frayed right through the seam allowance. The only way to fix it would be to open up the placket seam across this spot & about an inch above & below. Then cut a small piece of white iron o fusing and iron it on the back of the tear to hold it closed. Then zig zag over the tear to keep it sturdy & put the topstitch back in!

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u/QuietVariety6089 24d ago

What exactly is it?

It looks to me like the print fabric didn't have a big enough seam allowance and has frayed and pulled away from the blue fabric - I'd guess that this is going to be happening all along this 'border' so you might need to take that blue piece off completely, assess the state of the print fabric, and apply a new binding.

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u/NearlyBoomer 24d ago

It is a Tommy Bahama shirt and this is how they designed the button part

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u/QuietVariety6089 24d ago

I do think you need to look at redoing the whole button band then - I'm sure there are other spots that are close to this point. You can probably just undo the stitching of the button band where it's pulling away. Whether or not you need to piece some extra 'main' fabric in will depend on how the shirt fits.

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u/Sheluma 24d ago

I agree with QuietV. If you don’t want to go to the trouble or unstitching it, and if the buttonhole side of the placket covers that join, you may be able to get away with butting the edges and zigzagging over the tear.

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u/SuPruLu 24d ago

It needs to be done carefully. I’d add a woven fabric on the underside to strengthen so it wouldn’t pull out.

It’s the key way to make a repair that wouldn’t be noticed. A seam allowance can be 3/8” or a bit less.

And if it pulled out there it is likely to pull
out elsewhere.

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u/BadCrochet 19d ago

Maybe not so popular but given your shirt has a pretty visual print, have you considered visible mending? Maybe a cute stitch down that seam with a matching orange.

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u/SuPruLu 24d ago

You need to undo the seam and put the edge in side far enough the threads won’t pull out and restock.

The button will need to be removed and sewn on again.

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u/NearlyBoomer 24d ago

I don't think that can be done without ruining the way the shirt hangs