How to repair jean crouch?

I agree with Lewis, and not "helpful" Hattie.

My size 5 sister, with legs she describes as, "chicken legs" (read: very slender legs), has thighs that rub. It can happen to anyone, big or small.

In any case, I like the recommendation to try to prevent through the satin patch: who knows? It might (maybe) still work after the fact? There is also a website about what is called, "Denim Therapy." They charge $7 an inch, and I think $12 to ship your jeans back. They match the right color, fading, texture, etc. to your jeans. You could check it out if you want.

Otherwise, I have found that buying from certain retailers versus others makes all the difference in the world between jeans that last, and ones that don't. I like to go to Lane Bryant for many of my clothes. I still have items from a shopping trip I made about 5 years ago that haven't faded, torn, become threadbare, pilled, or anything...even after 2 years touring with only about a week's worth of clothes to wear, washing them every week! When I went to one famous everything-in-one-store retailer, I had to throw out the pants after a whopping 2 months! Certainly not worth $20.

One of the manufacturers for Lane Bryant is called Venezia Jeans. They make many things besides jeans, and I think they manufacture in standard sizes as well, if you are a standard size. They can be a little pricy (not terribly so), sometimes, but being able to keep my classic-style clothes over five years has more than paid for that $200 shopping spree. I think the price was more than worth it.

that's my 2 cents, for what it's worth. Good luck with your repairs!

Michelle

Michelle
January 2008

It's not so much a matter of repair as it is prevention. If you put some smooth material, like satin/silk on the _inside_ of the jeans at that point, this will help the problem. I think that it allows the material to slide around your leg better, so there is not so much friction on the outside of the material.

What the previous writer said could be true, but some people just have their legs very close together, so there's alot of rubbing when they walk. Some pants tend to pull your thighs away from each other more than others, not completely depending on just how tight they are.

How pants are cut is unexpectedly complicated, i know just enough to know that.

Lewis.

lewis
November 2006

I will no doubt be seen as rude in saying this, but, the correct and most realistic (and practical!) answer is to buy looser fit jeans, or if you think you might be a bit overweight, try to slim down a little bit. It's rubbing because they're not the best fit for you, whatever size you are. The patches will always wear. You'll be right back where you started only with even more tatty looking garments. Better to fix the root of the problem.

Helpful Hattie
October 2006