SINGER 00097 Iron-On Mending Fabric, Fabric Patch for Mending ClothesWhite, White

I use this all of the time to patch fabrics. It really does a great job. I have even patched a tuxedo shirt with it. It is easy to use and really does the trick!

It worked to seal the tear in the fabric. It didn't show that there was a tear when the fabric was placed together touching each other. It was a good value for the money.

Works okay for quick mending, eventually comes off in the laundry.

Our feather quilt seam split and sewing would cause further damage. The iron on patch can be cut to whatever size you need and sealed the seam.

Bueno

It got the job done, but I don't think I would buy it again. It's good in a pinch, but I don't see this being my go to item to mend clothing.

Just what I needed to cover holes in husband's jeans. Problem they came loose in the wash. Don't know not enough sticky or my husband bending over made them weak so maybe why they came loose.

My iron has a steam control and a temperature level setting. When I saw that I assumed, even though I wasn't planning on using steam, that was probably a good indication of about where I set the iron. I set the dial about 20% above the lowest steam setting. When it worked well I decided to measure the temperature. At that setting the iron seems to control to around 400 degrees F (iron surface temperature). I oversized the patch and I placed a second smaller piece on the opposite side overlapping the actual hole in the fabric. It worked very well.I could not cover the entire area well with the iron while keeping the patch perfectly flat and so I continuously moved the iron as I was heating the patch. Looking back on it I think it's a good idea to keep the iron moving. When I thought I was done there was an area of the patch which let less of the color of the original material show through. This material is pretty thin so, unlike a denim patch for example, the material underneath will show through if there is a color contrast (thin but it does seem like it will be durable). The pocket I was repairing is black and you could clearly see a difference in the area where everything had gotten to the correct temperature for a sufficient length of time and an area which had not. The area which was not heated for long enough still looked like the original patch material (the black original material did not show through). I worked that area with the tip of the iron until it had the same appearance of the rest of the patch. It doesn't turn translucent but that's about the only way I can describe it. When it looks like that it seems to have adhered well. If it still looks like the original patch material you need to heat it longer.There was one review where this received a very poor rating. I suspect their iron may have been set too high. I didn't see that review before I started but I was concerned that it might be possible to overheat the adhesive. After I read that review I though it would be good to try to quantify a temperature which worked well for me. Once you do it there is some visual feedback but you wouldn't know that without having done it once. I used an automotive or HVAC infrared pyrometer (non contact temperature probe) to measure the temperature. Hope this helps others.