Sitka Balaclava Repair

[Boxerboxer]

I have a Sitka grid fleece balaclava on which the stitching holding the trim around the face hole has gone to shit. I started repairing it with regular thread before realizing the thread needs to stretch. Can anyone recommend a durable thread with some elasticity for this repair? Planning to just double saddle stitch it by hand since I don’t have a machine.

 

[Bearwhisky]

Do a zig zag stitch with a sewing machine and it will allow stretch.


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[Boxerboxer]

Do a zig zag stitch with a sewing machine and it will allow stretch.


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Didn’t even think the stitch itself could do the trick. Tried a double herringbone by hand since I have no machine and that seems much better. It’s ugly but the deer won’t care.