How to mend holes in knitwear 

this is so nice and calming. reminds me im a human being that can do things. thanks.

I was so mad because three of my sweaters have been eaten… I’m still mad but after watching your video I think I can deal with it now thank you!

I will never look at knitting, sewing, or embroidery the same way again .... what a skill.

I bought this sweater at goodwill and I was able to fix the small hole because of you! Thank you, this video was very helpful and I will forever use your method.

A really clear and easy to follow tutorial. I just mended my first cashmere sweater and feel so empowered. Thank you!

As a bloke thinking of having a go at mending my own jumper; your brilliant post has given me the confidence to "have a crack" at it. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to film this; great job, well done!

I can't believe it was so easy to fix my sweater, I've been putting it off for weeks! Thank you for this amazing tutorial!

Thank you for showing how to do this with thread and not some complicated method or product that I don't have!

Thanks, novice fixed a hole in a jumper using your video. 😀

This is amazing! I'm a guy that doesn't sew / knit at all but was able to fix several of my fav wool and cashmere sweaters I didn't have the heart to throw out! They look like new again. Thank you so much for this!

Thanks!! I've added a new skill!! Calculus derivatives, dead reckoning, infection prevention and control, and mending knitwear. BTW, as many commenters stated, this tutorial is extremely clear and easy to replicate. Thanks again.

I watched this earlier today and went on to repair a hole in my husbands new merino wool jumper. He had attempted to cut the label out of the neck as it was scratchy resulting in him cutting a hole in it. Thanks to your wonderful tutorial I managed this and while not quite invisible it’s certainly usable. I now have a huge hole in the armpit of his lambswool jumper to try and rescue 😩. Thank you for your wonderful clear teaching.

Thrifted a beautiful lambs wool sweater and was afraid to mend it because it’s so fine but looks perfect now! thank you!

While I didn't make quite such a good-looking mend, I still found the tutorial very helpful. Kind thanks from a canadian Security Guard who's uniform sweater looks much more presentable.

I love her little satisfaction puff at the end of this video. haha Thank you. this is gonna save my 125$ cashmere sweater

"A lumpy scrunched bunch"! Love it! You sound a bit like my Grandmother, who was also a pretty good seamstress. I'll watch this when I need some comfort :)

So beautifully demonstrated. I don’t know either I can do like you or not but will try. My 5 silk mixed merino wool jumper got similar holes. 😂

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I only had to watch it once, and was able to repair my favorite cashmere sweater. You can't even see where the hole was!

Thank you for the lesson. My husband found a beautiful cashmere sweater for my son. It fit him perfectly but I noticed two small moth holes. I was able to mend it nicely with this technique.

Thank you for making this tutorial! My mom asked if I could mend a hole in her sweater (because I sew a lot) and your video has answered all my questions! :D

Wow. I had two holes in a grey lambswool sweater, followed your instructions and now can't even find the repairs. One hole was large - about 1 cm x 1 cm. I can't even find the big repair. The steam shot at the end really made the difference. Thanks so much!

Great thank you ! I’ve been putting off mending my fave cashmere sweater for two years , watching the hole enlarge . All done in 10 mins . Thank you very much !

This video was so easy to follow. Thank you! My client now has here 3 favorite sweaters looking like new!

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I inherited with some wool sweaters from my grandpa that have a few small holes. I was trying to decide whether to keep them for sentimental reasons but now they’ll be wearable again! 🥰

You've inspired me, I'm going to attempt to repair a beloved cashmere sweater with multiple moth holes. I have nothing to lose! I don't believe in just throwing things away. Thank you so much.

I've watched so many of these tutorials, but yours was hands down the best, thank you!

Thank you so much; really excellent video, with great camera work. (I was almost in despair trying to find a video that showed me how to mend; most spend 1/3 of the time either asking me to subscribe, or telling me what they're going to show me, instead of showing me). I'm a total novice at sewing -- just have a SmartWool shirt I love, that needs mending. Using a contrasting thread color is brilliant.

You’ve got such a hypnotic voice. I was almost in a trance watching this😅

What an amazing tutorial! I've just mended a vintage cardigan that I've recently bought. It had a small moth hole that I didn't spot when I bought it and with this technique you can't even tell where the hole was. Thank you so much for the tutorial ❤

I just purchased a new with tags sweater from the thrift store. After just washing it, I found a very small hole in the top right shoulder. Thank you so much for this video. I can mend the hole and hopefully have the sweater looking like new in no time. Thanks again!

Thank you so much! My grandma never lets me touch anything sewing related, so now I’m 30 and used to having everything mended but no idea how to do it myself. Going to try this today ☀️

Thank you very much for teaching us. I need to mend a jumper that was offered to me 25 years ago that I love very much. I am going to get to it right away. Greetings from France

Just mended a lot of moth holes, now I can wear my favourite jumper again (finally)! Thank you so much, you are a hero xx

Finally! This is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you!

Thank you so much for showing how to fix small holes in clothes!!! It helps very much✨✨🤞🧵

I feel so empowered with this easy to follow tutorial. I've got a sweater I've needed to fix and now I know I have everything I need, because all I need is needle, thread, and this video. Thank you!!!

Love it!! I am mending all my favorite knits now. Thank you so much for a clear and concise explanation!

I can handle this! I’m a knitter, so I thought duplicate stitch would be easy to learn but I can’t quite get it yet. And the holes I have are in very fine sweaters that I didn’t make. So tiny tiny! This is definitely doable. I was just going to keep wearing my sweater till the hole got so big I couldn’t wear it anymore. But I can do this! Thank you so much for a clear tutorial!

Really helpful, great tutorial! And, I never thought of applying steam at end. The repair is pretty invisible and looks lovely. Thank you!

Thank you so much. I’ve repaired sock holes, but this was a much better system for my granddaughter’s sweater and that worked so well I did the cashmere sweater repair I’ve been dreading!🎉

Thank you so much you saved the vintage cardigan of my dreams that I just bought😍❤️

Amazing! I’ll be able to save three sweaters with this technique. 👏🏽 thank you! ❤

I used your method on my pale blue merino v neck jumper. I’m amazed and delighted with how good it looks. Thank you!

Thank you! I don't know what I'm doing and the video I saw before this was complicated for me. I just want to fix my favorite hoodie! I appreciate the tutorial!

Thank you! I have so many lovely fine wool sweaters and shirts, but they keep getting tears. This is the easiest invisible mending tutorial I've seen, with non specialty supplies!

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I got a hole in my favorite marl sweater and was sad that I would have to throw it away. My sweater's yarn was thicker and the stitching looser than your example, but the technique worked perfectly, and I was able to fix it good as new. (In fact, I'm not even sure where the hole used to be 😂.) Thanks again! ❤

Thank you! I'm going to use your technique to sew a skull cap into the inside of a wool hat, as a liner, since that wool hat is too itchy to wear for long all by itself. I'll only be adhering the skull cap in about four small places. And after watching this I now know how to put my needle through the wool so that it'll work wonderfully. :-)

Thank you so much for this!! I needed for two thrift finds I almost ruined right away because I didn’t read my care instructions! Found this video right in time 💕

Thank you, mended two moth holes in a good golf jumper, now I will be able to wear it. Well explained, watched a few times to get the technique.

Thank you so much! Just had a cashmere sweater get a few holes and this makes SO much more sense than the way I’ve previously mended nilly willy.

I have mended my 1st sweater ever thanks to your video!! I am so happy! Thank you ❤️

tried this today and it's great! even my wife was impressed :) thanks very much for this great video

Thank you so much! My husband's lovely lambswool sweater got a hole in it and this is a perfect and concise demonstration.

I'm a 39 yr old man and that was satisfying to watch. I cant wait till my jumpedrs get wrecked now so I can have a go 😄 The lady has a really nice voice

This was a short and sweet, lumpy scrunched bunched life saver! Thank you!

Thanks for sharing this video. There is hope for my woolen sweater!

Thank you so much for this tutorial!! So clear and easy to follow, it’s helped me on two separate occasions now!

Very nice! Thank you. There is not much need for mending wool in Texas but I can see this method being used for other knits.

Nice, I’ve learned a thing or two: on the reverse side - use thread, work horizontally, then vertically, couple of puffs os steam to bind the wool together. Now, I might not have written this out as precisely as it was taught, but I have got the idea, right hemispherically. Reproducing what I’ve learned here, helps me retain what I’ve learned. Thank you 🙏🏽

This was brilliant - so clear. I’ve just mended my first jumper, a chunky fair-isle merino affair. Slightly more bunched up than it needed to be (I’ll know for next time to more closely follow your instruction of gently bringing the edges together!) but overall not bad for a first go. I’m off to repair a cashmere jumper now! I only wish I’d come across your video sooner (thinking back to a moth-eaten but beloved fair-isle jumper that an ex-MIL had knitted for me and which I wrongly presumed hopelessly damaged and I gave it to charity 😩)

Thanks! I was inclined to fix a hole in a cashmere sweater by going back and forth, then thought I better check here first. Never thought to work in the loops. My sweater and I thank you!

Thank you so much. I have a sweater with exactly the same kind of snag. I followed your demonstration step by step and I now have a perfectly and invisibly repaired sweater. Your video was a perfect instruction.

Used this technique to fix my husband's favorite sweater. Thank you so very much!

Thanks a lot for the sharing. I tried to is method to mend my merino wool sweater. It works. It holds well even after machine wash in delicate mode plus non-crease function.

Just completed two small hole repairs. They are imperceptible! I have one more to go and then I will tackle a 30yr old sweater I haven't worn in 10 years because I was afraid I would make a mess of it. I love that wool sweater! Thank you for a providing a non-complicated way to mend small holes!

What a great, cleat tutorial. I’ve always used wool to mend a jumper but I shall try thread now, especially as it’s much easier to find a matching colour. I have a fine cashmere jumper with a few small holes so hoping it will work with that. Thanks for the video.

Thanks. I've purchased some woolwear that damages easily, so I'll keep this in mind for when I need to repair any of it.

Thank you for this video. I've repaired several sweaters and wool socks similarly but didn't know that steam trick to unite the fibers. Very helpful!

A wonderful tutorial on how to mend sweaters that I couldn't bear to part with! Thank you !

Thank you! You helped me transform a rather nice sweater I bought second hand that had a bunch of holes. Now it looks good as new 😊

Very useful tutorial, and so calmly delivered.

Brilliant! I was just kicking myself for burning a hole in my lamb wool jumper, and wondering if I could find the same colour where I bought it. You are absolutely brilliant!!

Lovely instructions! Thank you so much for your work.

Thank you - just mended a tear in my boyfriend's sweater.

fantastic video; showed everything I needed and nothing more! Thank you for explaining things with such clarity.

Super helpful and perfectly instructed. Thanks for the steaming tip at the end! 😊 I'm now going to tackle a hole in my navy blue jumper. I suspect the hole was caused by my belt.

Great method, thank you, much better than darning for small moth holes.

Incredible! I’m needing to repair a sentimental Aran sweater. Now I have more confidence. Thank you.

What a beautiful work and tutorial. To be honest, i wasn't looking to mend anything, i just wanted to get a sense on how does wool jumpers look and feel before buying. But then your calming voice and clear instructions, forced me to finish the whole clip. Wonderful. Thank you.

This is INCREDIBLE! Thank you so so much!🎉❤

Fantastic tutorial. Thank you for posting!

Such a tranquil video, going to attempt to repair a small hole tomorrow will be the first time I’ve ever done something like this your video makes me feel confident

I have just found your tutorials, they are so interesting and very helpful.

Wow, thank you so much!!! I've recently acquired numerous beautiful natural fiber items and they have so many moth holes I felt overwhelmed, but you make this look so much easier than I expected. Thank you again!!

I had no idea this was even possible! Thank you so much for the brilliant tutorial.

Thank God I found your video… my husband gave me a sweater as an anniversary present and it got trapped in my skirt’s zipper the very first time I wore it… You saved my beautiful sweater and maybe my marriage lol just kidding, but it was useful anyway

Fantastic!! Thank you!! My favorite Tommy Hilfiger sweater got a moth hole in it, and I was devastated!! I’m So happy to find your video 🙏🏽😩❤️☺️

Thank you! Helped me mend my favourite sweater

I bought a turtle neck from an H&M clearance rack and found out it had holes in it, but I really liked it so I wanted to keep it. Thanks for showing me how to close the holes! I'm never throwing stuff out anymore.

Thank you for the video! I have been meaning to repair a sweater for about 2 years but was scared to mess it up but your video was so easy to follow and it took me like max 5 min to fix it, its not perfekt but im not scared that its gonna breake more and it wearable again😊

Yay.... Just the video I need! Thanks a bunch

Thanks for this video. I did my best with a hole in my jumper. It doesn't look perfect, it's a little puckered and it did go through to the other side..... BUT it isn't really noticeable unless you look carefully and the jumper is definitely usable now, so thank you! Hopefully my skills will improve as time goes on. 😊

Great video - the closeup photography is excellent, and your directions are so clear and, as many here have pointed out, so calming! One technique I sometimes use on thick sweaters is to use a single strand of wool thread for crewel embroidery. Fortunately in St. Louis where I live there is one surviving shop that sells not only cotton floss but silk and four brands of crewel wool, so I can get a close color match. Of those four brands I find Waverly too thick for mending purposes, but have had good results from thinner strands like Appleton (Yorkshire sheep), Planet Earth (merino), and Vineyard Silk (merino).

Just got mine fixed. This is very helpful thanks

I sometimes sew appliques over holes in garments after I darn them. A few flower appliques saved a sweater of mine for many more years of wear. Yesterday, I repaired a much loved quilt for my mother with appliques.

the most useful video so far! thanks dear

Very helpful for an absolute beginner.

This is very helpful, thank you! I have a few lightweight merino cardigans that got holes after only a few wears, but I've been so intimidated about trying to repair them since I don't know how to darn, and the yarns are so small. This definitely is something I can do.

Great tutorial, thanks!

Wow this is so impressive! Thank you for this simple and easy to understand tutorial.