I have this pair of ripped jeans that I love but where the rip is traveling up my strong thighs. I decided that I have the skills to make this better. And I thought of sashiko mending where you use thread and use running stitches to mend/reinforce.

I robbed my kids craft box and grabbed a blue and a black embroidery thread. I ended up choosing black as I liked the contrast against the blue jean fabric.

Are my stitches even and neat? Absolutely not. But this was a fun experience and I’m interested to see how this feels and how it wears the next time I put these on. I ran anchor stiches down each side of the opening and then crisscrossed using those anchors to reinforce the opening.

And if I don’t like this? I can totally rip it out and try again. Happy Sewing!!