Fixing small holes on sofa

[richardjoseph@gmail.com]

I have a sofa that small slits (less than a half inch in length) from
the back paws of my cats. What are the options to repair these slits?


Thanks.

[Mrs Bonk]

richardjoseph@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a sofa that small slits (less than a half inch in length) from
> the back paws of my cats. What are the options to repair these slits?
>
I think you could well be in the wrong group for this question, it is after
all nothing to do with cleaning, perhaps sewing or repair would be better or
possibly a cat group as they must also have the same problems that cat
owners, in general have. I believe some countries actually declaw cats to
stop the scratching, I find it hard to believe a civilised country would do
this but there you go, that is just my opinion.
I think the repair of the slits would depend on where they are and the type
of fabric. There are sprinkle powders that one puts over a rip then a hot
iron melds the edges, it may be possible to use that sort of thing.
Best of luck with it anyway dear, failing all else a nice throw will work
wonders.

[Mystified One]

a nice throw works wonders.

<richardjoseph@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1122384664.614544.217030@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I have a sofa that small slits (less than a half inch in length) from
> the back paws of my cats. What are the options to repair these slits?
>
>
> Thanks.
>

[Wayne Boatwright]

On Sun 31 Jul 2005 03:28:23a, Mrs Bonk wrote in alt.home.cleaning:

> richardjoseph@gmail.com wrote:
>> I have a sofa that small slits (less than a half inch in length) from
>> the back paws of my cats. What are the options to repair these slits?
>>
> I think you could well be in the wrong group for this question, it is
> after all nothing to do with cleaning, perhaps sewing or repair would be
> better or possibly a cat group as they must also have the same problems
> that cat owners, in general have. I believe some countries actually
> declaw cats to stop the scratching, I find it hard to believe a
> civilised country would do this but there you go, that is just my
> opinion. I think the repair of the slits would depend on where they are
> and the type of fabric. There are sprinkle powders that one puts over a
> rip then a hot iron melds the edges, it may be possible to use that sort
> of thing. Best of luck with it anyway dear, failing all else a nice
> throw will work wonders.

Although it's costly, there is the ages old process of re-weaving. I had
this done years ago on a sofa where there were a couple of cigarette burns,
and also on the upholstery of a brand new car that suffered a damage. When
done properly, it's completely undetectable. To be able to do reweaving,
there needs to be a bit of extra fabric. I had them use an arm cover for
the fabric on the sofa. On the car I ordered a fabric swatch from the
factory.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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[Mrs Bonk]

Mystified One wrote:
> a nice throw works wonders.

It was cats dear, not parrots

[Mystified One]

throw the cats?
<g>

"Mrs Bonk" <arse@cutey.com> wrote in message
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> Mystified One wrote:
>> a nice throw works wonders.
>
> It was cats dear, not parrots
>
>

[Mrs Bonk]

Mystified One wrote:
> throw the cats?
> <g>
>
> "Mrs Bonk" <arse@cutey.com> wrote in message
> news:3l65rlF119n96U1@individual.net...
>> Mystified One wrote:
>>> a nice throw works wonders.
>>
>> It was cats dear, not parrots

repetition!