Time Waster
Veteran
A couple of thorns put two linked tears in the shoulder of my paramo velez, the lighter version. Those tears basically form a hole less than 1cm long by half a cm wide at most. It has however grown to that size from what originally looked like just snag.
I need to stop it fraying or growing. Paramo is a three fabric combining to form an effectively waterproof layer. It means the it can repaired by patching or sewing not just a glued on patch like most membrane fabrics. I however am not good at wielding a needle and thread. So wonder if there's a good alternative? I have iron on tape in black, grey and white. Perhaps a small piece of that rolled up then shoved into the gap and cool ironed to fix it. I could pull the edges of the tear together before the iron fixes it. The small area would not matter with the extra layer of what could be cotton. It would mostly be hidden by the paramo outer edges of the hole bought together and sealed to the tape piece.
Or should I just bunch up the edges of the tear and put a few locks tithes in? Or similar stitches?
Any advice on this repair?
I need to stop it fraying or growing. Paramo is a three fabric combining to form an effectively waterproof layer. It means the it can repaired by patching or sewing not just a glued on patch like most membrane fabrics. I however am not good at wielding a needle and thread. So wonder if there's a good alternative? I have iron on tape in black, grey and white. Perhaps a small piece of that rolled up then shoved into the gap and cool ironed to fix it. I could pull the edges of the tear together before the iron fixes it. The small area would not matter with the extra layer of what could be cotton. It would mostly be hidden by the paramo outer edges of the hole bought together and sealed to the tape piece.
Or should I just bunch up the edges of the tear and put a few locks tithes in? Or similar stitches?
Any advice on this repair?