Reweaving

-the art of reweaving-

Do you have a damaged garment that needs some love? Send it our way! Our passion is to give your things a second life.

How We Do It

French Weaving

This technique is used primarily for small bug damage or snags. The weaver takes threads from the garment itself, from hidden seams/areas, and replaces each broken thread, one at a time.

She follows the weave of the garment, using magnifying glasses and a special needle. This type of reweaving usually produces invisible, miraculous results.

The photos below show these remarkable results in the before and after images from a damaged garment.

after- close up of the previous fabric with no hole in it

before - close up of fabric with a small hole in it

Over-Weaving

The weaver takes a piece of fabric from a hidden area of the garment, matching the direction and pattern of the damaged area. Using a special latch needle and magnifying glasses, the fabric piece is woven into a blocked area around the damage. Then the cut out area is replaced with lining.

The overweave can show as a faint square, especially in light tan colors. Usually, however, it is unnoticeable to a person not aware of the repair.

Below is a photo of a damaged lapel on the left, and a repair of the fabric using overweaving on the right.