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  • How do I stuff a hole on my Vaude knit sweater?
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Step 1

              How do I stuff a hole on my Vaude knit sweater?
  • Cut a length of thread about 40 cm long.

Cut a length of thread about 40 cm long.

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Step 2

  • Insert one end of the thread through the eye of the needle.

Insert one end of the thread through the eye of the needle.

Step 3

  • Turn the sweater inside out. Insert the needle through the garment at your starting point at the top of the hole. Pull the thread through until only about 5 cm of thread is overlapping. Before inserting the thread on the other side of the hole, pick up any open stitches so that no other stitches come loose.
  • Cut away any overlapping threads from the hole so that the loose stitches are more visible.

Turn the sweater inside out. Insert the needle through the garment at your starting point at the top of the hole. Pull the thread through until only about 5 cm of thread is overlapping. Before inserting the thread on the other side of the hole, pick up any open stitches so that no other stitches come loose.

Cut away any overlapping threads from the hole so that the loose stitches are more visible.

Step 4

  • Continue to pick up any stitches that still exist. Repeat this procedure as long as it takes to pick up all stitches around the hole.

Continue to pick up any stitches that still exist. Repeat this procedure as long as it takes to pick up all stitches around the hole.

Step 5

  • Then stitch across a row of stitches weaving in and out of the stitches you just made.

Then stitch across a row of stitches weaving in and out of the stitches you just made.

Step 6

  • When the hole is closed sufficiently, you can tie off your thread. To do this, insert the needle several times through the same point in your fabric. Then cut off the thread.

When the hole is closed sufficiently, you can tie off your thread. To do this, insert the needle several times through the same point in your fabric. Then cut off the thread.

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