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    Help!!!

    I'm making a top quilt for a friend, and carelessly made a snip in the fabric while trimming some of the thread ends. Am I screwed or is there some form of tape or adhesive I can use to put a tiny patch on it?

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    Ive used tenacious tape to repair camping equipment before. Im not sure how well itd work here but i think its worth a try.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AsaHanger View Post
    Ive used tenacious tape to repair camping equipment before. Im not sure how well itd work here but i think its worth a try.
    Seconding Tenacious Tape. I've heard lots of good stuff about it being used for this exact type of repair.

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    Another vote for McNett's Tenacious Tape. It is tenacious!

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    I make gear for friends with the disclaimer that I am not a gear manufacturer and your piece of gear will not be perfect. It will however have my best effort and some... Shall we say "custom" or "unique" areas.

    Personally I would agree with Carbon and say hand stitch it. I would rather see someone take the time to make the repair rather than just slap a piece of tape on the boo-boo.



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    I'm with Carbon... give it real stitch or two. Shows it's handmade, and ain't nobody gonna notice anyway.
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    I've got pieces of packing tape on the insides of my quilts from some similar errors. Besides me knowing, they are indistinguishable from those areas without packing tape.
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    Lol. Did the same thing. I used shoe goo just alittle on the inside and let it dry. Didn't have anything else

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    Depending on where it is, I have cut little patches out of the fabric and use silicon to glue them on. I only do this if it is in a non-stress area. If there will be tension on the nick, hand stitching is a safe practice.


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