@Lyn ... this isn't a perfect solution ( and frankly these things should be made fit for purpose in the first place) , but could you sew a further bit of fuzzy velcro ( the kind is on the looping strap, the hook or the loop piece) on the bit where your thumb is? to give sufficient overlap? although that still leaves an annoying piece hanging free at the end of the strap. I don't use kneepads but I've had to resort to similar on wristguards etc as i'm quite small framed.
What I could do is unpick this piece of Velcro and stitch it back on further across, then cut the spare 3” off, but that would mean getting the machine out. that is what’s really needed, either that or grow wider legs. Mmmm....choices😀
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
If you sew, you could unpick the stitching on the velcro and re-stitch it further along. You could shorten the strap too, but it might be a bit fiddly if the binding goes around the end (can't quite see it in the pic) - if it does, I would make the join in the binding on one of the straight edges. Or it might be easier to unpick and move the prickly velcro, if the stitching is all the way through and it's not caught into the main structure at the end that's not in the pic. I'd do it by hand (using a thimble!) because I don't think my machine would cope with the thickness. I would also send them the pic with a suggestion that they stock a smaller size for people with slimmer legs/smaller build - it's not just you (I'm forever adjusting things and I don't consider myself particularly thin). They won't know if no-one tells them!
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
It's amazing how many gardening products are still produce or designed with only male gardeners in mind. Although , to be honest, I have noticed some pretty, flowery gardening gloves for the ladies.
What I could do is unpick this piece of Velcro and stitch it back on further across, then cut the spare 3” off, but that would mean getting the machine out. that is what’s really needed, either that or grow wider legs. Mmmm....choices😀
Rather than unpicking, can't you just stitch on an additional piece of velcro? I realise you will still need to get the sewing machine out, but the rest of the job will be quicker.
Pretty, flowery gloves @B3 - I hate all that nonsense. It's a functional item, so why do they have to be like that. Are manufacturers so out of touch, or is it that they think young [in particular] women will be enticed into gardening if they have everything in pink or something? Total billhooks.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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that is what’s really needed, either that or grow wider legs. Mmmm....choices😀
I'd agree - unpick that piece and move it along. Or add a piece if you have any.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I would also send them the pic with a suggestion that they stock a smaller size for people with slimmer legs/smaller build - it's not just you (I'm forever adjusting things and I don't consider myself particularly thin). They won't know if no-one tells them!
Although , to be honest, I have noticed some pretty, flowery gardening gloves for the ladies.
Rather than unpicking, can't you just stitch on an additional piece of velcro? I realise you will still need to get the sewing machine out, but the rest of the job will be quicker.
Are manufacturers so out of touch, or is it that they think young [in particular] women will be enticed into gardening if they have everything in pink or something?
Total billhooks.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Red to lure them into bed.
The flower bed of course