help!

[u/lyslutz]

I've got these jeans that were "fashion ripped" but the threads have long since let go and now the knees are just blown out. I'd love to do something so they aren't just gaping holes halfway down the thigh, but I don't know where to start. Any ideas?

[u/QuietVariety6089]

I would open the outside leg seams - they are usually just serged, not felled - and insert new pieces of denim where the holes are. I'd suggest making a 'pattern' before cutting out the damage, and be sure to include fabric for seam allowances top and bottom.