I recently purchased a second-hand leather jacket, and the lining has significant holes in it where the pockets are. This is because the pockets extend about 2cm further down then the lining would allow.
Naturally I would want to fix these holes and stop the fraying, but I'm not sure how I could go about this. I don't have any suitable material to patch it, and wouldn't want to cause further damage. Having a patch that dangles below the hem to accommodate the pocket is undesirable, but losing pocket space instead would be a bummer. I'm also uncertain how well I could attach a different material to the existing lining, especially with my limited skills.
It should be noted that there is still some material attached to the leather along the hem of the jacket, which could be used to attach a patch.
Any recommendations would be appreciated, as I've never had to do anything like this before.
I admittedly don’t care if I change how the inside of my clothes looks so grain of salt here: go to a thrift store and get a sturdy fabric that’ll fit enough. Then cut a bit more than you need, maybe a quarter to half an inch extra at the widest part. Go bigger if you want the extra pocket space but it will look baggy then. Stitch it up around the edges, it’s on the inside so I personally wouldn’t care about what kind of stitch/thread/whatever as long as it’s functional.
Just make sure to double stitch so you aren’t putting a ton of stress on a small area of the old fabric or it’ll tear again.
Alright, that's fair; it seems unlikely that people will ever look at the inside of my jacket, and I hadn't really considered going to a thrift store for material - there are plenty near me, so I could probably find some nice scraps somewhere.
My wife uses bed sheets for quilt backing sometimes and they are often $8 or less and very sturdy fabric in most cases. some see makers also sell the bedding in cases made of the same material, might also check a buy nothing sell nothing and see if anyone is about to trash one of those as well.