How to Repair Lace 

You would think this would be a no-brainer but for the life of me I never thought of being able to repair my lace. Thank you so much for posting this, I saved my favorite blouse using this method and now I cannot even tell the repaired areas from the original. All thanks to you! You are absolutely amazing and I just adore your channel. :)

It’s 2024 and this video saved my life! ❤

I generally double or sometimes even triple my loops on the back. a single knot can more easily come out. Very good tutorial. Thank you!

This is a very helpful video! I have a dress from the 1920s and the lace is badly damaged. I tried this on a small part and it looks great!

Thank u! I bought a preloved slip with a lace trim online, which the seller failed to disclose had over 10 rips! I'm glad I found your video because now my $6 is totally well spent!

Thank you for teaching me how to do this. I'll be repairing a few holes in my antique dress I'm wearing for my graduation! 💗👩‍🎓🪡

You are a lifesaver! I'm making a dress for my doctoral graduation in a few weeks and I managed to damage all the lace for the sleeves by forgetting to handwash (D'oh!) Thanks to you I was able to rescue my project by cutting smaller cap sleeves and using your technique to close up the holes. Thank you so much!!! You have saved my special creation!!

This saved my new nightgown I had only worn once. It got caught on my earring as I was taking it off. So glad I was able to get more use out of it. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much for sharing your repair ~ it has saved a jumper of mine 😊 absolutely brilliant 🌟

Love love love love! As a lover of lace clothing I'm so thankful I found this video after today I bought a dress that had a small hole in the front but with some navy string and the help of this video good as new! Xxx

Thank you for this! Much better than replacing panels in finished garments!

Thank you very good job, you are a very good teacher thank you for you time, God bless you.

Thank you!! My new dress just got a huge tear from a roadside bicycle😢Now I can fix it!!

I recently had to repair a crochet lace table cloth. I did it your way, and it was 👍 thanks for sharing 💖

Good job. I’ve altered and mended wedding dresses in my younger life, but never had to deal with tulle on the dress. I’m fixing a 3 rips down the back next to a string of buttons. This has helped, Thank You

this video literally saved my wedding dress

Thank you so much!!! This looks so good and "easy". Just what I needed.

Excellent tutorial. TY, PP.

Thank you for sharing this video! It gave me hope!

I was admiring your well manicured hands more than what you are doing ..anyways good job !!

I just want to say a big THANK YOU for this helpful video. I was actually on the verge of taking my dress to someone to fix and thought I would search how to's on a whim and this vid was by far the most helpful. Thanks again!

Thanks a ton 🥺😭🖤🖤💯💯💯 you really saved my new top. I accidentally torn it a bit, thought to check can I stitch it and first was your video, just followed your steps trust me it worked 100 percent. Thanks alot 🌻🖤

Thanks so much for making this video! Now I can repair one of my favorite shirts and continue wearing it. Super helpful! Thanks, again.

This saved me! I just recently got a new grad dress bought by my parents and I got a rip in the lace! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this!! I had been searching for a way to fix a lace and there was nothing until now. Now I can fix my shirt and wear it again!! :)

Thank you for this great video...you rock!

This helped me so much😁

Thank you!

thank you looks good

Thank you for this!! My problem is solved❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much.❤️

Woohoo left hander! Thank you for the tutorial!

I spent hours making a dress just tried it on and it has a small hole! thank you so much!!

amazing thank you sm

Tysm❤

thank you!

Thank you❤

You should thank my dog for bring me to this video.

Wow thank you for this tutorial! I just saved a beloved bra that had been stashed in a drawer for 2 years, I just couldn't resolve to throw it out... glad I waited! :) Brilliant!

This is amazing

Thanks so much.

Thank you for showing us this! Would this work on larger holes, or would it be better to try something like a reverse appliqué?

Yay! Thanks!

Is this the same as fixing mesh? Does anyone know if this would work? I got a beautiful dress from a coworker and it has mesh cut outs but it has 2 small tears in the mesh. I totally feel its salvagable and am planning to just line everything up and fabric glue it back. Any thoughts or tips?

Very helpful :)

What type of thread you use the match the fabric? Where can I get it?

Thank you, that was a great example for me to use to fix my dress that I've torn!

Sweet!! Thank you for this!! I just bought a beautiful dress used with lace but there is a hole right along the breast line. I will try to see if I can fix it !! Yay.

This is gonna be really usefull as i bought a lace chiffon cape and it had a single hole

Would this work for tulle? I'm restoring a tulle and lace wedding gown and this poor thing was abused...one i I finish pulling melted horsehair trim off I have a few holes along the hem to fix..and they are actually holes not rips..any advice would be great 😃

Is it possible to repair plain toole?

I just finished knitting a lace shawl and noticing a hole in near the middle. I may never ever again knit with Malibrigo Lace wt yarn. I hope this repair works prior to wash and blocking it. Tfs

This is it thanks for this video there is now hope for my top that i bought ripped from a thrift store

hi! i don´t have a hole in my lace but a tear at the end/edge of the dress ... hope this will work also??

With this also work with a quarter size hole? I have this bra that clips in the front and has lace on the back and tbis is the only bra that fit nicely but I never knew how to repair the lace thank you for making this video

Thanks for this. Now I can wear my top

I’ve done this. But I’ve also cut out a flower or leaf from a piece of a scrap of the same lace and appliquéd it on

"well I actually repaired another hole right there" I'm a 21 year old guy just trying to fix the small netting on my backpack that I've had since 10th grade, but my mind was blown lmao

awesomeeeee!

Okay, that's pretty cool

tysm for this TT i thought i had to throw away a rlly good blouse until i saw this

My wedding is in one week. I took my veil out to look at it again and the woman that I bought the veil from she folded it up and apparently the combs poked a couple holes in it right in the middle of the veil is there anyway to fix that? There’s no pattern on it to try to camouflage anything like the lace in the video.

How do you fix fuzzy lace? I have a all lace dress and one of my purses had sequeins on it and snagged the lace so now a large patch of my dress has fuzzy lace?? How can I fix it??

Hi Professor Pincushion. Where do we go on your website to suggest things we like to see? Under what heading? I enjoy your videos and work. Thanks so much! :)

can you use hot glue to mend lace?

You saved me ❤

what about big lace like thicker lace like a lace jacket???

Thanku I'm going to use this to fix my daughters party dress. :)

You do a marvelous work please can you show a bridal bodice with banelles ?

Does anyone know how to fix fine mesh material? I’ve got an expensive gown that I managed to snag and now a small hole I put my nail through on a mesh panel on some lingerie.

I hope you get this and can respond! I have to alter my vow renewal dress for our ceremony in just a week and a half! (My hubby proposed to me for it just this past week, so I got late notice lol)...I need to put a corset into the back of the dress, into the lace material (lace that's like in your video here) on the back of my dress so I can wear it (it only zips to the waist..so I will leave the zipper bottom part in there). HOW CAN I ACCOMPLISH THIS? I checked all over RU-vid typing in diff searches and all over the internet, but there's no tutorials I can find on it. Should I add boning with loops in where I take the zipper out at? Will that be enough to support the corset inside the delicate lace fabric? Or do I need to put in a liner to the entire back (with the lace over it) so I can add eyelets or loops to make a corset back? PLEASE HELP! thanks, Megan :)

Thank you for the helpful video. Here I am in 2021 searching. Hehe!

Hello, do you live in NYC? Would you be able to do repairs to a lace undergarment? Ripped in two different places. If not, do you recommend anyone in NYC?

Hey do u know how to alter a loose mesh wedding dress?

Have you ever tried this technique on stretchy lace?

if your repairing tulle do you do the same thing

Maybe i can use an embroidery hoop with this right

Thank.you so much i have my favorita bra with a little lace in the back were i hook it and i gained weight and i stretch it to poiny it ripped and its my favorite bra i was like noooooo😭

Is the knot at the end difficult?

I am wearing my grandmothers wedding gown from 1957 (60 years old!) and as you can imagine the lace is very fragile. It has a few tears at the neckline (all fabric intact), would this method work to repair it? Also is there a way to reinforce the lace to prevent further damage?

Thank you for another great video. Your videos are always so clear and incredible quality. May I ask what camera you use? I'm looking to buy a good camera and, in addition to all of the sewing help, you could also help me with a camera buying decision. Thanks!

does this work with plain mesh? 😞

My rat decided to take a bite out of my grandmother's hand made lace curtains...

Thank you, I'm fixing a vintage wedding dress.

Your hands are beautiful

Why can't we use an invisible thread??

what if the hole is very large?

Someone took a scissor to my chiffon dress. They cut a 1" horizontal line into it. I planned on wearing this dress on a cruise next weekend. I thought of covering the area up with a sash but this color fabric is hard to find. Is there anyway to repair it!?! You're my only hope...

Thank you for your efforts. What about chiffon hole 😭

Thanks so much for this! Thought my favourite bra was ruined but this saved it 🙌

I’m 62 years old and was taught to sew by my mother but I also took Home/Ec in jr high school. They really need to bring that back into the schools. I am not kidding, I had to show an 18 yr old how to sweep n use a dust pan!! God Bless America but quit dumbing down our children!!

I HAVE A VINTAGE AND IT HAS A SMALL TEAR ON THE UNDERAM AREA AND IT IS A THIN FABRIC LIKE SILK. PLEASE HELP. IT'S A 1940'S PIECE

I have a 1920s lace dress with flowing sleeves it looks marvelous. It was significantly damaged because it was handmade french lace. I watched this video extensively until I knew how to sew the lace. The lace pictured in this video looks very similar my lace was slightly thicker and got thinner as it draped down to create the flow. That was where is was damaged most.. clearly enough the sewing technique worked out so very well that I can now wear my dress thank you!

Plot twist, Makes another hole with scissors. Haha Jk , Good Job.

yep... I'm here cause my cat suddenly wanted to jump to my lace curtains.. and now its got a huge whole in it torn apart... 😮‍💨😒

@professorpincushion can you see a fix a hole in mess leggings?

How to repair a hole in chiffon net dress??