Care and Repair of your Clothes and Shoes
Spots
and Small Burns on Clothing: I'm known as someone who
can fix anything, but, there are limits. If some spot is unfixable, I
use iron on patches. Cut the burnt place out, cut a patch from
someplace & put the patch around the patch & Viola!
it's gone. Depends on the place, of course, the fabric. Can you sew it
into a dart or a seam? Can you put a decorative patch on the area? See
it as a challenge. Can the area be cut off & made into a
shorter garment, or have shorter sleeves. Hope this gives you
some imaginative ideas. -- bobby b
Clothing
Tip: When replacing a button on an article of clothing, use
dental floss to sew it on. Dental floss is almost impossible to break
and I guarantee that button will never come off again. -- Jeannie
Gabriel
To
stop an Angora Sweater shedding. This follow-up is in
answer to the question about how to get an angora sweater not to shed
on dark clothes. Answer: Put the angora sweater in a plastic bag and
then put it into the freezer for several hours before wearing it. I
really don't know why this works but it does --
Nancy Abu-Ayyash
To
prevent Leather shoe from Fungus ~ Fungus attacks the
leather shoes. When you return home clean the shoe with a cloth and
then sprinkle some talcum powder on it. First wrap with newspaper
& then put it in a perforated polythene bag. Shoe will be
fresh. -- Mary F Hong Kong
Extend
the life of leather shoes: You can significantly extend the
life of leather shoes by applying silicone fluid, buy it by the bottle
or get some from a chemist friend, Dow the chemical giant is the main
manufacturer. Medium viscosity is best -- Steve Jones
Pittsburg
Not
just putting them on - Take care when removing your
shoes. You can damage the back of your shoes over a period of time if
you use the toe of one of your shoes on the back of the other to hold
it in place while you pull your foot out. -- S. Jones
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