These had holes on the top of the inside of the thighs.
I used some heavy duty windstop polarfleece stuff that was the only stretchy heavy duty (but soft) material I had on hand. Here is the small piece I used. It has thread stuck to it.
This is the big hole. It looks like it has been through a few repairs that did not hold. A big problem with pants made out of material like this is how much they stretch. So it got a hole and it stretched differently on all the sides and no longer fits and nice and flat together. (A STITCH IN TIME!!!)
I put the piece of patch material inside the pants, after positioning the hole under the needle (right side out). First I zigzagged down the edges, then across the middle, then back and forth, over and over, essentially darning.
I always use a much larger piece of patching material than needed, that way it's easier to position it and get the whole hole mended. Here it is on the inside after trimming the fabric.
I forgot to get a picture of the outside, but there was a second hole on the other leg that hadn't progressed as far, here is that one on the outside.
If your pants are getting a hole or showing stress on a seam, FIX IT ASAP and love those pants for years. This is especially important for all you kids wearing flimsy stretch jeans and/or riding bikes!
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