Patching soft shell jacket

londoncommuter

Not sure there are enough spanners involved to be a proper workshop thread but I was hoping for some advice on repairing a soft shell jacket. I came off wearing an Endura FS260 jacket (like the link below) and tore the elbow:

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... nduzjac300

It's a bit more than a tear though as it's abbraded quite a lot of fabric so the mother-in-law advises it needs a patch not just sewing together again. Any tips on what to use? She's more concerned about matching the colour which I don't care about but I'd like something that's wind proof and durable like the rest of the jacket.

Many thanks

sungod

you could use a goretex repair patch, they stick on, following up with a warm iron improves things, if you hunt around there are a few different colours available (black, red , blue i think), maybe different weights too

make sure fabric is *really* clean before applying, no fabric conditioners either

Monty Dog

Agree on GoreTex repair patches, pretty durable too if ironed-on

londoncommuter

Thanks guys. Are those just for waterproofs though as they seem to be stick on? As it's torn fabric I wasn't sure they'd work?

smoggysteve

I damaged a softshell around a year ago. I tried the gortex patches at first but didnt really work. I ended up just patching with normal fabric. The damage was on the elbow so the gortex just came apart again from the movement.

crankycrank

Try contacting Endura directly. They may have some advice on how to patch it or may even supply the proper material for a patch.

sungod

another way is use seam grip, if the fabric is just torn, stitch it then smear with seam grip to complete the 'patch'

for a larger area you can use it to stick a piece of fabric over as a patch - but you need to find a suitable material - a broken umbrella is a possible source of light windproof stuff, keep an eye open for discard ones on these windy days

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/mcnett-seam ... it-p107603