How Do You Sew Kneepads Into Work Pants?
For applications like extreme sports or rock climbing, it makes sense to have professional molded kneepads. But for everyday projects like gardening, tuning up vehicles and cleaning floors, you can make kneeling and crawling more comfortable by sewing some makeshift kneepads into your work jeans or overalls. Just follow these steps to make your own built-in kneepads out of easy to find items. Begin by gathering your items. Most fabric stores will carry everything you need, with the possible exception of foam rubber. Smaller fabric shops may not carry this, but you should be able to find it at most hobby and craft stores. Put on your work pants and position one of the patches over one knee. Your padding will go under the patch, so keep that in mind as you put the patch in the ideal position. When you have it right where you want it, use a pencil to mark your pants at all four corners of the patch. Repeat Step 2 on the other knee. Start with a piece of thread about twice as long as your
