How to Darn a Hole in Denim Jeans by Hand

Gather your jeans needing repair and locate the hole to be darned.

Using a pair of scissors, trim away any loose and frayed ends.

Match a thread color to the color of the denim you are repairing.

Cut a patch from a similar colored piece of denim.

Turn the jeans inside out and use pins to attach the patch to cover the hole.

Thread your needle with the thread you chose in Step 3.

Cut about 3 feet of your thread and tie a small square knot just big enough to not pull through your fabric.

From the inside insert the needle and pull the thread through completely until the knot is tight against the fabric.

Repeat the process by pulling the thread from the outside back to the inside until there is a line formed with your thread.

Continue the process shown in Step 7 for the entire perimeter of the patch.

Now that the patch is fully attached, turn the jeans right side out.

Insert your needle from the inside of the jeans about 1/2 inch above the top of the hole and 1/2 inch to one side of the hole.

Pull the thread tight and insert the needle again on the other side of the hole about 1/2 and inch in the opposite direction.

This should create a stitch or a line of thread across the top of the hole.

Repeat the process to create enough stitches to cover the entire length of the hole.

Begin by putting your needle under the stitch closest and then over the next stitch and under the following, so forth and so on.

Continue this process for the entire width of the hole.

When you reach your final stitch you will pull your thread tight and begin again from the other direction.

Once this is completed, you should insert your needle, pull the thread tight inside the jeans, knot off your thread and cut the excess.