Patching Clothes, Three Years Later

 Almost three years ago I wrote about a pair of jeans that had a tear in the knee that I fixed.  Here's how the patch looks now:

As you can see, it's still holding up pretty well, despite some additional fuzziness as the surrounding areas fray a bit because they weren't completely stitched down.  The jeans accumulated another small tear this last summer, which was easily secured without a patch:

Other than that, they're still going strong.  They get worn and washed almost weekly, so they have about 150 additional washings at this point.  If a garment is too badly worn or torn, it might not be worth saving.  However, an evaluation is called for--being able to keep things in service longer is well worth the relatively small amount of effort it takes (sometimes).