glue jeans
yes, you read this CORRECTLY, i did in fact put GLUE ON MY JEANS. but, please let me EXPLAIN.
last year i decided to purchase my FIRST(and FAVORITE EVER) pair of jcrew MATCHSTICKS. it was a BIT of an expenditure (although an AMAZING FRIEND used her employee discount for me), but they IMMEDIATELY became my FAVORITE jeans. i could go on and ON why they are and will ALWAYS be my faves, but i’ll spare you and get to the point.
so i wore them four days of every week for a good six months, washing them only to clean them up and get the fit back. always washed in cold water and never dried to preserve the color…
ANYWAYS, they soon began to wear out like most denim tends to and i actually grew to love them MORE because of such distressing. this was all fine until the day a small hole formed near my front right pocket. i was a little worried, but it didn’t slow me down!
i decided to keep an eye on said hole and make sure it wouldn’t get any worse. then the day came that the hole got bigger and drastic measures were to be taken. time for a patch.
I KNOW… but it’s not what you think. it is the darker denim shade of patch and i ironed it on the inside of the leg and it was still guarded by the white strands of a new tear.
this made me happy and all was great again. but then the horrid day came when my patch was to be replaced and re-ironed as the white threads soon were separating from one side…
all these details seem very trivial in the grand scheme of things, but when it comes to saving a favorite pair of jeans, i thought it wouldn’t hurt to try something else.
so during class one day, i remembered i had just bought a pack (3 tubes) of super glue. and ever since purchasing the tubes, i have come up with lots of ways to repair things with super glue! this included the genius idea to aid the patchwork job.
i simply put the glue around the perimeter of the hole, then a little across the remaining threads and the job was done. it worked like a dream and has extended the life of my favorite jeans. what could be better?!
adam insists i patent the idea (naming it “distress arrest glue jeans jam” none the less) and try to push it into the denim industry. so we’ll see!
-if only i had thought of this sooner to save my friend’s treasured 7’s…
Mrs. Fix It! You are amazing and that is not a bad idea. You know super glue might be the new thing…remember when everyone began to find all those different things you could do with duck tape….now it’s the SUPER GLUE’s turn!
so i’m NOT crazy, then! and i totally agree with you. thanks katy.
I myself have a fav pair of designer jeans that have now been discontinued in my favorite dark wash. I have looked everywhere for them and found them last month on overstock.com for half of the original cost. They claimed to only have 4 pair left. I bought them immediatly and now have them safely tucked away for the day that my current pair take on the roll of “play jeans”. I will remember this trick if a hole develops. But…my advice to you is to watch for the sale of the matchstick and buy them up, girl. You never know when Jcrew is going to discontinue a good thing.
oh, i know! i bought two more pair last fall, just in case;) but the first is still my favorite, you know? maybe i should wear the others more often…
Oh thank heavens you fixed your jeans! It’s terrible to have to retire your favorite pair. Glad you didn’t super glue them to your thigh. :)
Oh Janie! I wish you had thought of this sooner. My 7s are just not the same. The hole keeps getting bigger and bigger. I’m happy your were able to save your j crews!