You don’t need anything fancy to fix a snag in clothing…just a needle and thread! Learn how to fix a snag in no time. I’ve used this simple trick on sweaters, dresses and even my son’s dress pants!
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Anyone else a magnet for clothing snags? I try to be careful and watch for rough edges on counters and tables, but somehow I still frequently end up with snags on my dresses and sweater. Years ago, I made the big mistake of just cutting a snag off. Be warned- don’t do it! You’ll only be left with a hole instead of a snag!
Thankfully, since then I’ve figured out a super easy way to fix snags in clothing using just a needle and some thread. This little trick has saved many pieces of my clothing over the years, and hopefully it will do the same for you!
How to Fix a Snag in Clothing Easily
1. Take a threaded needle and pull it through the middle of the snag.
2. Knot one end of the thread to the snag itself. (I often double knot just to keep it nice and secure.)
3. Find the base of the snag and pull the needle through there.
4. Flip clothing inside out and locate snag and thread. The tail of the thread might be caught in the hole as shown in the picture. Just gently pull it free.
5. Snip thread, leaving small tails. Do NOT snip the snag since that would only cause a hole in your clothing!
(This picture is of the backside of the clothing after the thread was pulled through. The snag is still there obviously, but just on the underside of the fabric and not visible.)
6. Tada! Your snag is gone! At most, you might have a very slight indention as shown in this photo, but for myself, it has always been so minimal that it is pretty much not noticeable unless you look very closely.
And that’s how you easily fix snags in clothing! 🙂
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Hud
Used this handy trick to fix a snag in an elastine sweater. Such an easy fix!
Lydia Beiler
So glad that it was helpful!!
Nerys Williams
Hi could you recommend how to fix a pull in mesh material, it’s a bridesmaid dress. There’s no thread it’s a line in the fabric ?
Lydia Beiler
Oh dear, that sounds stressful. I don’t know if I’m picturing the right thing or not, but often if you gently pull the whole piece of fabric on both sides of the snag, it will kind of pull it back into place a bit. Sometimes that will totally make it almost invisible, other times, it just minimizes it but is still a bit obvious.
Dian
Thank you so much. I have a fine cottom top that has a snag and now I will try that.
Love your column.
Lydia Beiler
You are very welcome, Dian! I hope that it will help that cotton top look perfect again.
Tanner c
in my part of nc we call them picks. no matter snags or picks your idea works. Many thanks
Lydia Beiler
Interesting! I’ve never heard them called picks before. Now it makes me wonder how much of the rest of the country calls them that!
Destiny
Thank you so much! This helped me a lot. I especially appreciated the photos included with this. It made the process a lot easier for me to understand!
Lydia Beiler
You are very welcome, Destiny! So glad it helped. I’m a visual learner too so I understand the appreciation of photos showing the step. Thank you for taking the time to comment!
Sheri
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH for how to fix a snag in jeans. Just got some high end jeans and my dogs toenail snagged them….I wore them a full day and a half. This worked like a charm and I am now proud to say I can fix a snag AND sew on a button LOL! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
ThriftyFrugalMom
So happy that the jeans were saved! And hey, knowing how to fix a snag and sew on a button is more than most people, so go you!! 🙂