I tried before on these pants but due to the tightness of the areas I could feel them while going about my day so I went for exterior patches.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/31929482
Yes I patched them myself
Yes I know the patches stick out
And yes I do wear them out and about
EDIT: The back also has a few patches for those curious.
Pic of the back
Patches on the inside change enough of the fabric feel that I can feel where they are while wearing them, I'm probably going to go with a shashiko type thing though on the patches to secure them fully and ensure the holes I'm covering are solidly anchored in place to prevent catching.
Currently though I'm not getting caught on the holes from the inside but the holes for these ones were much smaller than one of my other pair of pants that need some serious patching.
It captures them a shitton of data that they very likely sell or use to get advertisers on board.
I def struggled with picking a fabric for it and I had a few starry ones to pick from too, and after stitching the first patch on I'm happy I picked this one for these pants.
NGL it wasn't an easy place to patch for sure
Basically had to modify my embroidery ring (longer bolt) to be able to crank it down enough to hold them tight enough to force the needle through the seams.
It was a fun challenge to tackle, I highly recommend it over tossing a pair of jeans
Thank you!
They were quite fun to patch as well, it's super chill just sitting and stitching while listening to an audiobook
Different strokes for different folks
They're quite comfy though, and those patches breathe really well (partly why I didn't use denim for the patch material)
Yes I patched them myself
Yes I know the patches stick out
And yes I do wear them out and about
EDIT: The back also has a few patches for those curious.
Pic of the back
I've gotten fairly skilled at mending my own cloths as of late. And fixing my shoes.
By "skilled" I mean I can keep my junk from flapping in the breeze, which IMO is good enough.
It's getting rough out there, and I can't afford to buy that shit now. Thread is cheap, sewing needles are cheap, and extra fabric is easy AF to come by.
The Ultra Wealthy basically.
I need to get my flag pole situated on my car so I can hang a 3x5 flag off the back.
I ain't going quietly into that good night goddamnit
EDIT: I'm planning to hang a pride flag for those curious. Maybe a "FDT" flag if I'm feeling really spicy.
Edit: I a word in the title.
Edit: I a word in the title.
And I do actually mean help here and not "fix my car while I watch"
Basically we both work on it in different spots so we get the work done faster, we tag out when a specific thing is being a headache, or I do the thing and he guides me through it so I don't make my car a lawn ornament (my favorite)
A terrible meme I made today while talking credit cards with a younger family member. Intentionally bad because I'm "old as time" according to them and I "Don't understand new memes" (kinda true NGL lol).
Begin image transcription:
A text message send to the contact "Credit Card"
The sender days "would you still give me a credit card if I was a worm?!?"
The reply says, "I don't recognize the command. Please send "HELP" to get the list of accepted commands."
End image transcription.
My Mom asked for help painting the face on the new (to her) terracotta pig she got. She painted it pink the day before while I was fixing the brakes on her car.
She loved how it came out, and so do I.
I didn't put any on the inside as I could feel them when I tried, the pants aren't tight I'm just really particular about the feel of what touches my skin.
These pants have basically been a learning platform for patching things lol
I hadn't done any patches before this pair of pants and at this point I'm getting pretty quick and good at it. There's some seams that I can still stitch up (somehow, I'll figure it out) but they're improving.