Can this Bag Still be Fixed?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨counselwolf@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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Can this Bag Still be Fixed?

The bag is The North Face Kaban. I went to some shops that repairs bags and they said they couldn’t repair it.

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apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
North Face typically has a pretty good policy on repairs and such. Could contact them and see what they say.

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- hockeyboss77@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  North Face replaced a tent for me that had rips in the mesh. Definitely reach out to them.
  
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  - kamenlady@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    This is good advice. Some brands really have their customers ( or their image ) in mind and replace their products, without many questions asked.
    
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CaptObvious@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I echo the suggestion to contact North Face. If they can’t repair it, talk with a tailor or an upholsterer.

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solrize@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Nylon repair tape. Won’t look great but it’s inside the bag so who cares.

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- Glemek@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Agree with nylon repair tape generally, but I think this is the shoulder strap’s lower attachment point, which would be a very different story to random interior damage.
  
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  - solrize@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Oh I see. I guess an ugly stitching/patching job with a strong thread then.
    
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Shyfer@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Maybe check with !sewing@lemmy.world or ! sewingrepairing@sh.itjust.works.

Or !diy@lemmy.ml

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topinambour_rex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Try someone who fix clothes.

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Glemek@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Is this the lower shoulder strap attachment point?

There is a decent chance North Face will be willing to repair it.

I think if you just patch it, unless you fix it in a stronger way, whatever wear pattern that caused this will probably reappear in this area again. Maybe that buys you a couple years or however long this took and that would be worth it to you. It looks to me like that spot is a pretty complicated area with lots of panels meeting up. So it might not be very easy to fix strongly in a way that looks nice. If the stylishness of the bag is pretty important to you, it might not be a great beginner DIY project.

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Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
If you need to repair it yourself, yes it can be fixed. You need to fold and sew each edge before sewing the two edges together so it doesn’t unravel.

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