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Can these be saved? The rest of the breeches are in excellent condition. I suppose I could get some kind of stretch material and have the dry cleaner sew a patch on the inside. Has anyone successfully done this? The breeches are On Course, I'm guessing Cotton Naturals.

I patch breeches (and jeans and fly sheets) with thin polar fleece. Fleece stretches if you use a zigzag stitch, is soft against the skin, and is available in many colors.

Thanks Canyon. I will pick up polar fleece. My machine is so old that it doesn't have a zig zag. I assume the fleece would go on the inside, against my skin.

Yes, I usually sew the fleece patch on the inside. I have done a few on the outside, like in the shape of a star, if it seemed like a good place to have a bit of fun.

once mine go, there is no saving them, i patch and they give out pretty quickly again, in a slightly different place, and yes, mine always go between the thighs first, i guess its the ( in my case) thunder thigh pants syndrome.

Would the fleece work for deerskin full seats do you think or would a nubuck type of material work better?

Dapple Field, is the deerskin wearing out or the cloth material?

Polar fleece seems to last forever, so it would probably be fine to use. I have no experience using nubuck.

The deerskin is wearing out. It may have been also exacerbated by a recent unplanned lawn darting last week as I hadn't noticed the tear before. I just thought that repairing it with leather might be uncomfortable.