My baby girl has just started dance and her brand new leotard has a small hole on her right side of her chest that looks like it got a little bigger since I washed it. Is there any way to cover/fix it?
I cant afford to buy her another one right now, so any suggestions are greatly appreciated!!!
It was knicked by her tap shoes and I dont have the reciept anymore.
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Do you still have the receipt? I'd exchange it for a new one.
Otherwise, you can sew it up and then buy a few small butterfly patches from a craft store; use one to hide the stitch and the others to decorate so that the patch covering the sewing isn't alone.
If it was knicked by her tap shoe the receipt is irrelevant, it was damaged after you purchased it. Wal Mart has really inexpensice leotards, you could try that if you are not into a patch.
I would say ask the teacher. She should have been in the dance business for years so she has had this issue before. I think if it were me I'd just sew it by hand to close the hole or put a little appliquéd flower over it. But if it's just a stretched out place I don't know. I'd just make her wear it and be done with it.
great spot for a hole! go to a fabric or craft store and get a cute iron-on patch: a flower, heart, the first letter of her name...and cover it up with that. it might even look like it was made that way! good luck!
i'm not sure what area you live in, but we get leotards at the consignment shop for about 1/2 the price. good luck!
Discount dance supply online offers leotards, dance shoes, etc... for a really good price. However, if you order shoes you absolutely need to know the correct size because ALL dance shoes run differently. As for this leotard, go to a store that sells patches and have your daughter pick something out. Be careful though, leotards are tricky to sew because the material can be lightweight and slippery.
Don't try the iron on patch suggested by the Momma below. Leotards are synthetic, the iron would melt the fabric sooner than it would melt the glue to adhere the patch.
Try this.... turn the leotard inside-out and stretch it over something glass or plastic... ie: if it is a leotard, as in a pair of leggings/tights, and the hole is in the leg, put a drinking glass inside the leg to hold the fabric open. If it is a leotard as in the actual body suit, try turning it inside out and inserting one of your glass mixing bowls into the body section. The idea is to separate the fabric. Take some clear nail polish and very lightly "paint" the inside edge of the hole. this will keep it from running any further. Once the nail polish has dried, take a needle and matching thread and from the inside of the fabric do the best that you can to sew it. It will inevitably leave a little pucker in the fabric.
If you do want to go with the other momma's suggestion about a patch, buy the patch (they do have really cute little flowers, butterflies, etc.), and buy a bottle of fabric glue to adhere it with. Either that, or sew it on. Just don't use an iron on leotards or you'll have a bigger problem than you started out with!!! :-)
Good luck!
