https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:25:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-487061 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:38:24 +0000 anne 487061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have done both the nail polish trick and the cutting one leg off trick in the past. And also keeping to wear under trousers.</p> <p>If they were cheap hose I wouldn't bother though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486917 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:49:23 +0000 Sveta 486917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I hate when this happens on the first time of wearing - what a rotten luck!<br /> I do darn mine if holes are going to be hidden (like the toes when I wear boots or closed shoes) but not if the hole or run is visible. In this case I grit my teeth and throw them into garbage.<br /> I think hosiery is the most expensive item of female wardrobe if you count a cost per wear - cruel! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486908 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:35:44 +0000 Anonymous 486908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now *that's* a good idea! </p> <p>Suz, did you think I was joking about wearing two one legged pairs? I have totally done that (and I read the idea in a real book, lol)! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486793 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:07:43 +0000 Diana 486793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I pretty much just cut off the toe part unless the holes extend further. Tights are basically just a tube anyway so I prefer to keep them as long as possible - they do tend to pop up a little shorter with no foot to stretch them, plus the cut end tends to roll a little bit. I guess if they have stretched out enough to have heel shapes you might want to cut that part off too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486789 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:03:13 +0000 Suz 486789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, that's a great idea. It's a problem I often have as well, and actually, in another pair that I love I may take that route. I'm so glad you suggested it. How far down do you cut the foot off? Right at the ankle area? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486788 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:00:37 +0000 Diana 486788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The nail polish thing works, as the other ladies have said, especially if the hole is somewhere inconspicuous. I don't think you can darn or sew together larger holes in such fine gauge fabric without it being obvious. Again if it's in a hidden place, it's fine, but otherwise I don't think it'll work. </p> <p>I always seem to make holes in the toes of my tights (and socks for that matter, I think I must have pointy toes) so after a while I'll chop the holey feet off my tights and wear them as footless tights. You can't tell they are footless if you wear them in boots and honestly I think they are more comfy that way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486787 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:59:19 +0000 Suz 486787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nail polish! I forgot that trick!! </p> <p>Sadly, it won't work on the holes I've made in these BRAND NEW textured tights...holes are right on my calves. HOW did they get there? Was it kitty? I don't think so. But I have no idea what I bumped up against. </p> <p>Sigh. </p> <p>I do know how to darn. But I think maybe this is a lost cause. I may try nail polish just in case, and if that doesn't work...well, I did get a day's wear for my $18. :(</p> <p>Thanks for the practical suggestions and the laughs. Claire, yours somehow managed to fall into BOTH categories, lol! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486786 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:58:48 +0000 Parsley 486786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I'd at least *try* darning them. It's not that hard to do. I think your success will depend on how conspicuous a location the hole is on the tights. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486778 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:54:57 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 486778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've used nail polish to stop a run. I sometimes make a hole in the upper leg and if they are tights I love, I will patch them with clear polish and wear them with slightly longer skirts/dresses. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486776 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:54:36 +0000 Amy 486776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh boy, I wouldn't want to darn something as fine-gauge as sweater tights! Yuck. I have sewn together edges of a hole in tights, but it wasn't pretty. I fix a lot of things, but gave up on tights/hose. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486769 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:50:23 +0000 Kristine 486769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was curious about darning socks a while back and found this primer. It might be worth a try. I think sweater tights would be easier to mend than nylon/spandex. </p> <p><a href="http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/how-to-darn-a-sock/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theartofdoingstuff......rn-a-sock/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486750 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:32:19 +0000 Anonymous 486750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If they are hose, a big dob of clear nail polish will keep the hole from becoming a run, but this only works if the hole is in an inconspicuous place.</p> <p>If they are heavier tights, you could try darning them. See if there is a youtube video on "how to darn socks". It invovles weaving the thread back and forth across the hole in a basketweave sort of pattern to reinforce it and cover the bare spot.</p> <p>Oh and I forgot another trick. If you buy a lot of duplicates, you can cut off the bad leg and wait till a matching pair gets ruined and cut of *it's* bad leg. Then you wear both one-legged panty-hoses at the same time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486747 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:32:10 +0000 Angie 486747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've tried to mend my hosiery. And this was the result:</p> <p>:( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486744 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:29:42 +0000 mamaKate 486744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you know how to darn? Try superglue? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-tights-mendable#post-486741 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:28:00 +0000 Suz 486741@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dumb question, but I thought I would ask it anyway, even though I'm pretty sure I know the answer. </p> <p>Are ordinary (nylon &amp; spandex or whatever) tights mendable if they get holes that are not yet runs? And if so, how would one do it? </p> <p>This is the problem with textured hose. When I wear it, at least. </p>