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The local furniture superstore has a Flexsteel couch in Kashmira on crazy clearance. It has a small (one inch?) vertical tear in the back, which doesn't show because the couch will go against a wall.

1. Will the hole likely spread over time? There won't be any extra impact or load on that spot.
2. Could we stitch it up with fine thread and a tiny needle? Or would those holes weaken it even more?

Thanks!!
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