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
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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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full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it - Helen
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