Help, there's a hole in your garment or your favorite sweater has started pilling. Don't panic, you can repair this yourself instead of replacing the item right away for a new one. Repairing is the most durable option.

Hole in your clothing, not on the seam

When small holes appear in your garment, for example at the bottom, it is often due to poor quality yarns. In particular, this occurs with fast fashion clothing. In order to make T-shirts as cheaply as possible, these chains often use single jerseys. This means that the fabric is knitted with a single thread. Obviously, if such a thin thread breaks, you immediately have a hole in the fabric. T-shirts knitted with two threads are less likely to have holes, but this is more expensive.

What you can do is iron a piece of Vliesofix against the inside of the fabric. You can buy Vliesofix in different colors at Hema and other stores. With this you can prevent the hole from getting bigger. And often the hole is not even visible anymore.

Repair hole on seam

Is there a hole in your garment and is this hole on the seam? Then it is easy to repair. Take out needle and thread and choose a thread color that matches the thread already used in the garment so you won't see any difference. Pin the seam and sew the hole closed.

The solution for a hole in your tights

Did you get a hole or a small ladder in your tights? Then you can prevent it from getting bigger. By carefully going over the ladder with clear nail polish. Always start at the bottom. Another option is hairspray. This actually acts as an extra layer of protection for the pantyhose and also prevents the hole from getting bigger. When the hole is in a non-visible spot, you can wear the tights longer this way.

This is how you treat peeled clothing

Many clothes made from natural fibers (wool or cotton) will pile over time. Pilling occurs due to friction of the fabric. The appearance of pilling occurs both during wearing and during washing. This is a normal process and fortunately easy to solve. So take the time from time to time to take care of your pilled clothing. This can be done in the following way: use a peeling device to remove the small balls on your sweater and possibly a wool brush to smooth the surface again. A de-piller is available at the Blokker or Cool Blue, among others. With the device you shave the lint off your clothes, so to speak. If you do not have such a device at home? You can also try using a (blunt) razor blade to remove the fluff. Do this carefully, of course, to avoid holes. If you have a few single pieces of lint on the garment, you can also use nail clippers to remove them.