Mending advice
I’m hoping to do my first ever sashiko mending on this pair of 18oz 100% cotton jeans. The fabric overall doesn’t feel thin in this region, except for where the white fade line extends beyond the 1” blowout. I look forward to eventually having a bunch of high contrast patches on these jeans, but for now would love this patch to be somewhat low profile since it will be hidden in the crotch area anyway. I’ll be choosing a dark blue thread.
I would love to get at least 60 more wears out of this repair job. should I make the patch as big as I’ve outlined in photo 1? Or would a smaller patch (like in photo 2) suffice? Maybe I should consider a different shape/size patch altogether? I would prefer a smaller patch for now, and would be ok with adding a bigger patch down the road - but I obviously want it to last longer than a month or two.
what’s the thinnest viable fabric you would recommend for the patch? Summer is approaching so I don’t really want to add thicker fabric than I have to.
Any other advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!