Introduzione

This is an easy step-by-step guide on how to repair a hole in a duvet insert. Through this guide, you will use a patch of scrap fabric to repair the hole to achieve the most secure repair possible on a very frequently used item.

Though there is no specific way that a hole might appear in a duvet cover, a hole can allow feathers to come out, or it may get bigger if it's not repaired.

It is beneficial to have some general sewing experience. Though the stitches do not have to be pretty or even, it will be easier to understand the process of the repair with such knowledge. Have fun fixing!

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Passo 1 How to Repair a Hole in a Duvet Insert

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Remove the duvet cover from the insert and locate the hole.

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Passo 2

Cut a piece of scrap fabric slightly larger than the hole.

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Passo 3

Insert the fabric inside the hole, making sure the fabric covers the entirety of the opening.

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Passo 4

Carefully pin the patch in place, ensuring the entire opening is covered and secure.

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Passo 5

Insert thread in the needle hole and tie a slip knot at the end of the thread.
Keep extra thread pulled through the needle to prevent it from unthreading. If it does, re-thread and continue.

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Passo 6

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Insert the needle in one of the corners of your patch, being sure to pierce through both the duvet insert and patch.
Continue stitching around the perimeter of the patch with stitches around 1/4 of an inch long until you have reached your previous starting point.

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