Clothing Repair

Tear Mender

To easily repair leather and fabric, a product made in 1932 is still considered one of your best bets.

Tear Mender is a liquid latex formulation designed to make permanent, waterproof repairs to clothing. The product will work for indoor and outdoor fabrics. Tear Mender works on leather, upholstery, cotton, denim, jeans, canvas and most fabrics. It is not recommended for silk, sheer fabrics or nylon.

Tear Mender says that you can repair a tear in fabric, wear it in 5 minutes and wash it in 15 minutes.

The inventor originally created the product to repair canvas belt drives on steam powered farm machinery. A torn drive belt meant the loss of a day's harvesting, so a glue strong enough to fix canvas drive belts fast and permanent was a popular invention.

Tear Mender Glue was soon being used to repair many other fabric tears around the home and farm to quickly become a successful product. During the Great Depression, repairing clothes helped many families through tough times.

The general directions for the product are; shake well before use. Spread a thin layer of Tear Mender onto the patch or the item being repaired. For thicker material, apply to both surfaces. Press the two surfaces together and allow to dry. On most fabrics, it will dry to usable bond in 3 minutes.
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