You’ll love this easy trick for How to Prevent Knee Holes in Jeans and Pants!
I’ve got an easy, budget friendly, no-sew tip to share with you today… it’s all about lengthening the life of your pants!
Your kids’ pants, your hubby’s pants… any pants that have a way of getting holes in the knees! For me… it’s my little boys’ jeans, and this is seriously one of my favorite Frugal Fashionista tricks!
Holes are attracted to the knees of their jeans like magnets… we’ve had new jeans one day and “holey” jeans the next!
Whether you’re wondering just how to prevent holes in jeans, or are looking for the best reinforced knee pants for toddlers, this little trick works like a charm, and is SO budget-friendly!
Here’s what you’ll do…
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How To Prevent Knee Holes in Jeans and Pants
One day it dawned on me rather than fixing holes… why not prevent them! For the past few years, here’s what I’ve done…
Pick up bondex iron-on patches in the color similar to the pants. I used denim patches for jeans, that you can find here…
Iron on Denim Patches
First… wash jeans or pants in hot water and dry completely. Then repeat. You want to make sure they’ve been washed and dried completely so whatever shrinkage will occur has already happened.
Flip the pants inside out, and locate the knee area.
Thinking of where the knee would hit when the pants are on, position the patch to attach to the inside of the front knee area.
Iron on with hot heat {per patch instructions}…
Repeat on other leg as well… after you’ve finished, they will look like this…
Now reverse the pants so they’re no longer inside out, and… voila!
Shh… nobody will know our little secret of the reinforced knees. Keep in mind… as they’re worn and washed again and again, you may need to occasionally re-iron the edges to touch them up.
Nope… these are no longer ‘regular pants’. These are reinforced-knee, mega-durability, ready for serious wear-and-tear pants! They’re perfect for school, and exactly the right kind of pants for my boys! And yes… you may notice the slight outline of the patch from the exterior of the pants, but it’s a whole lot better than patches on the outside, right? 🙂
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Ever Rabadan says
How can I prevent my daughter pants from holes?
She doesn’t wear jeans,just regular cotton pants
Stephanie says
My daughters were getting holes in the knee area of their pants all the time. To prevent it from happening, I told them to pull up the thigh area of their pants several inches before sitting down. Doing this helps the pant leg move up their leg and it doesn’t put stress on the knee area. Since they started do this, there has been no holes! Hope this helps everyone else out!
Stephanie says
I was always taught to pull up your pants several inches before you sit down. I have taught my daughters this and have finally prevented their pants from wearing out. When you pull up the legs, it takes the stress out of the knee area of the pants. Sure your pants will ride up your leg a little higher but at least they won’t wear out.
Heidi says
That’s a great tip to extend the life of your pants, Stephanie… thanks for sharing!
Stephanie says
You’re welcome
MaryAnn says
I’ve used old jeans to patch knees. It works well but my grandson still goes through that patch too! Use “Heat and Bond” and iron on the patch to the fabric. I also then hand sew around the edge of the patch.
Putting an iron on patch inside is s great idea too. “Preventative patching”!!
Love that tip from the grandfather who sewed a button on the inside of the patch so the kids wouldn’t kneel on the new patch and wear it out because they didn’t want to kneel on a button!! Discomfort is a wonderful teacher!