Clothes moths is a frustrating bug, trust me! You can see them, but they keep eating your favorite clothes little by little.
That’s what a moth did to my favorite jumper. Seeing the tiny holes, I almost cry and shout What is the best invisible mending for moth holes? 😑
Seeing my frustration, my grandma laughed and said, ‘Why are you getting so hyper? You can just darning moth holes & it will be gone like it never. You just gotta do it right with all kind of darning stitch.’ I jumped from happiness, took my clothes to her, and said, ‘Fix it right now 🥺’
Grandma similes and said ok let’s go,
First, you’ll need a thread. It doesn’t have to match perfectly, but I’m using bright yellow for this demonstration so you can see what I’m doing. It just needs to cover moth damage. You can use the mending technique too. But I’m going for a darn one.
Normally, I’d match the color more closely. I’m not doing honeycomb, so I used no bright color. Then, thread my Darning needle.
Turn it inside out. This is a lambswool jumper, so it’s a bit thicker. But the method is the same for most knits. Look closely at the back can you see how the knit has vertical chains and horizontal loops? That’s where I’ll do moth hole repair.
That’s important because I’ll use that to guide our stitches, just like the Drawing 3 line guide used for double darn. Then, I put the cloth under the darn egg.
Start a little away from the hole. Secure your thread by looping it around a stitch or two. Don’t go to the front; I want to keep this as invisible as possible. But I’ll use the darning technique.
Now, we’ll work vertically. Gently catch the broken loops, moving upward over the hole. You’re almost weaving the thread back into the jumper. Don’t pull it too tight. Just enough to bring the loops together. You are not doing darn embroidery, so no need to be fancy. But if you wanna be fancy you try twill darning.
When you reach the top, come back down the next loop. Can you see how the hole is already closing up? It’s like magic, isn’t it?
Once the vertical loops are secure, we’ll work horizontally. Bring the thread across the hole, gently easing it together. Wool loves to be coaxed, not forced. Keep it natural, like woven darning.
When you’ve covered the hole, secure the thread a little away from the mend again. I like to tuck the thread through the back of the stitches before trimming it.
No dangly ends here! Pull it slightly before you cut, and it’ll disappear beautifully.
Turn the jumper right-side out again. See? Even with yellow thread, it’s hard to spot the mend. If you weren’t looking closely, you’d never know it was there!
For the finishing touch, gently steam it with the iron, not touching the wool, mind you! This helps unite the fibers, making the mend even more seamless.
And there you have it, my dear. No one will notice a thing, and your jumper is as good as new. 😍 You can never tell there is a moth hole. You can also use this darn technique to fix even big clothes moths hole. You just gotta need to stitch it right.
So yeah, that’s how you can do darning moth holes sweaters. This way, you never know the moth and never create a hole.
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