Go get a "knit picker" at a local fabric or crafts store. Run it though the fabric near a snag, come out at the snag and hook the loose fibers and pull them in. It may also need an upholstery regulator (an ice pick would do) to work the fibers back into place. With a little time and patience, you should get a reasonable repair. Here is a link that might be useful: knit picker

Well, House Beautiful this ain't, but I agree it's hard to visualize without a photo, so here is one. The light from the window interferes with the exposure but you get the idea. The picture over the sofa won't be staying (wrong size, wrong height, we aren't attached to it anyway). I will have fun finding something for that space later, no hurry. We may or may not get another rug someday, no hurry there either (one of our dogs was very sick on the old one near the end of her life). The coffee table was a Target bargain to serve as train table, art table, laundry-folding table, etc; it's probably not a long-term piece. The things that will stay for sure are the brown recliner (new, DH chose, we are still not really used to the dark color) and the '80's lamp behind it. You can't tell in the photo but the lamp is sort of a butterscotch color, a leftover from DH's bachelor days; and even though orange is one of my least favorite colors, I like it somehow. So ugly it's retro, that sort of thing. The wall "art" nearby (one print is not in photo) both echo the butterscotch-terracotta color and also have a sagey green which coordinates fine with all the fabric samples I posted. Aloe is the most unlike it, but being all the way across the room I think it'd be OK. Oh yes, wall paint and drapes will stay the same. It doesn't have to be one of the fabrics I posted, by the way -- those are just the pictures that were handy, and those are the shades of green I've narrowed down to. (At least for today.) That particular fabric is 44000 double rubs, from what I unearthed on the Internet, and some of the colorways are available locally for a good price (which doesn't mean I have to use it). Roarah, thanks for the photo -- I also have a sample of a fabric that looks similar to yours, so it's very helpful to see it on a finished piece. The legs of my sofa are part of the frame, as palimpsest says, so they can't be changed. So, seeing this photo -- darker green because of kids and black dog hair? Lighter green to make up for having such a dark chair? Green at all? Doesn't really matter as long as it's not burgundy plaid? (lol)

I couldn't agree with Parma more-- I am clapping wildly hahah. I was looking at a smith bros sofa when I bought my leathercraft sofa. I am so sorry that I didn't buy the smith bros. I swear it was the most comfy thing my bum had ever touched! It's all about how they make their cushions--the "sit" is firm but sooo soft and comfy. I didn't need the sales pitch or cut-away cushion to sell me... I knew I loved it the minute I sat in it. I can't really give you a price range since I was looking at a leather sectional.. but do check them out. I have seen SO many deals on high quality sofas since I bought my sofa in April. Furniture stores are struggling and offering good deals-- maybe it is different in your area but it would not be difficult to get something really nice for under 2000.

I'm puzzled by your statement that the hole is 'running.' Knits run. If every single stitch isn't caught in the repair, the loops in the knit will continue to come undone, as each loop stabilizes the ones above it. I would expect your coat is woven? Other than stitching over it with very fine thread in a matching color, I don't know what you could do. You could try harvesting some fabric from inside the coat (maybe a pocket?) and fusing that in place, but I'd be afraid that temperatures high enough to fuse would scorch or melt the shell. Assuming you can find a piece of fabric from the inside, the lining or pocket, Maybe use Fabri-Tac, or some other specialty glue for fabric to glue a patch in place? If you could find matching fabric, maybe rubber cement? Rubber cement is used to glue pieces of leather and foam together. for a permanent bond, you spread the rubber cement on both surfaces, let it dry until it's tacky, then press the glue coated surfaces together.