Will fabric markers in a lighter color hide a darker stain? Or does the stain need to be lightened up first…say…with bleach. Could the stain could be spot bleached carefully…and water wiped…and then marked with the fabric marker?
Maybe try this on an inside place that doesn’t show…and see!
Lightening with peroxide (not straight bleach) and then coloring would be a good idea for a dark stain on something like my top, but I wouldn’t go that route on this particular jacket. I like the ideas above of altering the pocket area to cover the stain in some design manner. I think that’s the best solution.
As well as browsing a lot of second hand shops for a replacement jacket. 
@Lindagaf have you taken this jacket to a cleaners and asked about this stain. Some are remarkably good at getting old stains out of things.
Maybe we should stop trying to fix this problem and start talking about how to deal with loss…
@thumper, I’ve been to the dry cleaners twice. It’s not happening.
I haven’t tried straight bleach, but I suppose I could. I think either way, the spot in question will ultimately need to be covered and I can use fabric markers for any tiny bits that might come beyond the edges of the new pocket flaps. I have actually used Sharpies in much the same way.
No, no, I wouldn’t apply straight bleach, I’d use peroxide just to lighten (not wipe out), but you could make the problem worse this way as you’d have to be very careful not to enlarge the problem area. I’d go with the alteration suggestions.
I still think the ticket flap addition is the best solution. It would cover the spot.
Sorry, I meant peroxide, which I’ve already tried and had the best result with.
Maybe you could find a suitable replacement here.
I’m not replacing the jacket. The whole point is that it is his dad’s jacket and it’s got a unique history, plus I’m pretty sure there isn’t another jacket like it to be found. Maybe in England, where it came from, but I doubt even that.
Just for a laugh, I’m going to write to Dr. Marten’s and tell them about this. I’ll be in England in November. Maybe they can help.
That’s a good idea.
I think it is time to add more stains and distress, elbow patches. Add some war stories…
Actually I was looking at some websites and books this evening on Visible Mending.
It uses a variety of techniques to cover stains, repair holes or tears and reinforce worn spots. The idea is not to hide the repair, but to make it obvious and unique. It uses a mix of techniques like patching, boro (Japanese patchwork), sashiko (Japanese embroidery), embroidery, darning, etc.
I have a run in the back shoulder area in a newer Patagonia sweat jacket and I’m probably going to embroider a colorful design over the run to both stop the run from spreading and repair the hole…
OTOH, If you want to make the spot invisible, maybe try some re-weaving techniques?
To re-weave, you’ll "harvest’ some threads from inside the jacket like from the seam allowances, then use these thread to weave a patch over the stained area. If you don’t want to try this yourself, there are some commercial businesses that will do this. Google re-weaving + your city.
Just making sure you know that Patagonia does have a repair service!
I know Patagonia has a repair service, but a snagged sweatshirt is not among the things they will repair.
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