Originally Posted by
DiabloScott
I never had great success patching sew-ups... out of a dozen attempts probably three held up but they were still pretty sloppy. It was an interesting old-school skill to learn. These days if there's good tread I'll try some sealant and if it doesn't work I toss the tire.
When I used to repair them, I didn't use a single over and over stitch like pictured here, I did a double needle stitch, kind of like how you lace up your shoes, sometimes called a baseball stitch. It's easier to pull it evenly together that way. At the end, you can jut pull the loose ends back under the stitches you just did to bury them. Sorry I don't have any photos. I haven't done it since digital photography existed! Here's a little video though.
https://share.google/TPFoRodr2fPl4NJSm
Bob Freeman.