Fixing a hole in a suit
As the title says, I have a very small hole in my suit that needs to be fixed. Do you guys have any tried and true methods of fixing such holes? It is a perfect circle (like a moth hole) about the size of the rough end of a wire hanger hook, similar to the picture attached. I have taken it to a few tailors but the problem is that the material is so thin that a patch will be noticeably visible.
Thinking of trying this http://www.blitzkriegbaby.de/reenact/reproductions/mothholes.htm
I went to this guy after ripping my suit (got caught in a door). http://www.yelp.com/biz/french-amer-re-weaving-company-new-york?nb=1 Cost can add up. Mine was like $265, but it was pretty messy. Your moth hole should be much cheaper. Takes few weeks. I think there was another guy in NYC. But he closed his shop and now its more like mail delivery.
I would just take it into your favorite dry cleaners/alterations place or tailor and call it a day. They should be able to do something for you. Frankly, i wouldn't trust myself at all to do the procedure above lol.
That's why I'm hesitant, I'd probably screw it up worse haha. But yea I originally brought it to my dry cleaner and she wanted $60 for a patch. Not a terrible price to save the suit, but the patch would look shitty because the suit material is so thin. She showed me a sample and you could clearly see the square border patch and the circle inner patch, it looked terrible and she advised me against it
You need reweaving if you want it to look like before. Basically they take wool from somewhere else (maybe pants) and weave the whole thing.
reweaving is my last resort. 3 different tailors all wanted $125 to do it. Looking for a cheaper effective solution before I get it reweaved. At that point I think I'd rather put the cash towards a new suit instead
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