I am going to sew the hole in my glove

[file cabinet]

it'll be my first time sewing. doubt it'll be too hard. I probably should've bought a thimble or something though since my gloves are leather.. mmm.

[Birdsnest]

If you find that regular thread & needle aren't strong enough for leather, you might have to look for a large hooked needle & ask for extra strong thread for the job. Just knot the end several times in the same spot so it doesn't pull thru.

Its good that men try sewing too.

[file cabinet]

I sewed it this morning. I was successful.

[jimkopelli]

Did you put in a patch or just stitch the hole shut?
Sewing isn't hard, my mom made me learn at some point so I wouldn't have to bug her for repairs... now I just do it myself. Birdsnest, that goes both ways. Ever changed the oil in your car?

[Sam172]

Last time I sewed was about 8 months ago, when my multicoloured poncho tore down the seam. I proceeded to sew it all up by hand......then realise it would have been much easier to savage it on the sewing machine :(

[ohnoaninfp]

I sewed my Dad's jacket for him, and also my light leather jacket that was falling apart. It takes a lot of patience to sew.

[file cabinet]

Did you put in a patch or just stitch the hole shut?
closed a hole, no patch.


Birdsnest, that goes both ways. Ever changed the oil in your car?
well.. I don't know if you can really compare sewing to changing oil. I looked into changing my own oil.. the cost(of time and money) for someone who wants to change their oil on their own makes it seem to cheaper to go to Jiffy Lube($20!). Anyway, I would say sewing is more intuitive, I asked my mom for guidance last night and she explained it in less than a minute now can you do that for changing the oil on a car?

[spirilis]

heh, changing the oil in a car is simple as hell, provided you have a good filter wrench and the means to jack it up (plus a pan)
I would say it's a half decent analogy, except changing the oil requires a little more physical effort than sewing.

As for sewing, I have done it before, been a long time though... I used to sew patches onto my boy scout uniform :)

(and as for the economics of changing your own oil, it might not make sense unless you're like me and you use synthetic oil, which most oil-change shops charge you a colossal arm and a leg for... so for me, it's definitely economical, since I buy the synthetic oil at cheap prices. Plus my car's easy for changing oil, you don't even have to lift it all the way off the ground, just a little bit so you can fit your torque wrench under there.)

[file cabinet]

heh, changing the oil in a car is simple as hell, provided you have a good filter wrench and the means to jack it up (plus a pan)
I would say it's a half decent analogy, except changing the oil requires a little more physical effort than sewing.

As for sewing, I have done it before, been a long time though... I used to sew patches onto my boy scout uniform :)

(and as for the economics of changing your own oil, it might not make sense unless you're like me and you use synthetic oil, which most oil-change shops charge you a colossal arm and a leg for... so for me, it's definitely economical, since I buy the synthetic oil at cheap prices. Plus my car's easy for changing oil, you don't even have to lift it all the way off the ground, just a little bit so you can fit your torque wrench under there.)

Things you need to know to know for changing the oil on a car:
- need to buy an oil filter
- may need to buy a certain kind of oil
- where does the oil filter go
- where does the oil go

Things you need to know when sewing:
- do I want to sew this way or that way

[SheepDog]

My wife thinks I'm nuts because I fix the holes in my socks. Maybe so, but I consider it to be good practice. Sewing is a good skill to have.

And I change the oil in our vehicles, too.

[Birdsnest]

Ugh, not oil, please!

You might be surprised to know that as an INTP I want to know about everything, and did take auto mechanics in 11th grade, so I at least understand how the engine works! But when it came to actually assembling engine parts I wasn't very good. I only really wanted to know the theory, I didn't really want to get dirty. I found that when it comes to getting under the car myself and having oil drip all over me, I am just not into it. I had to try to put a distributor together with the brushes, and it was quite a puzzle.

I have successfully changed a battery by myself, and "checked" the oil, and filled trans fluid & that type of thing. But now I have a newish Toyota 4 runner, that I let the dealer do the work on. I think sewing is easier than changing oil. If I absolutely had to do it, I might be able to, at least I know where the oil goes IN, not sure about where it comes out.

[SensEye]

When you say sew, do you mean use a stitch or just weave the thread around and about? I can sew that way (which works for closing up a rip, although it doesn't look all that good, not that anyone usually notices).

I would like to be able to hem pants, other than minor repairs that is about the only reason I would have for sewing.

I could change my oil, but it's not worth the effort in my opinion. You have to go to the store to buy oil and filter, go home and do the work, take another trip to someplace to dispose of the old oil. All to save $5-$10 over going to some quickie lube joint.

[Birdsnest]

To hem pants, turn the pants inside out after folding/pinning them to the length you need. Along the top of the inside fold, take long stitches only catching the inside hem, then take a short vertical stitch (pin point) into the pant above the hem from the inside. So it looks like this on the inside fold:
_____ I _____ I _____ I : (the only part that actually shows is the small stitch at the top of the I on the outside of the pant). The rest is all hidden on the inside fold. Hard to explain unless you see it. The only thing that shows on the outside is a tiny vertical stitch every half inch or so.

[SheepDog]

I hem my wife's pants. She doesn't have the patience.

BTW, it helps on some fabrics to iron the fabric after you turn it inside out (as Birdsnest mentioned). It holds the line better while you're doing the stitch, meaning it's easier to get the hem straight.

[athman]

I was getting ready to go for a bike ride in the hills his moring, it was cold so I wore track suit pants. I noticed the stiching on the hem had fallen out so I used a desk stapler. Hey, it worked. But I don't think I'd use it on gloves though.