PJ dilemma
02-29-2016, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
Don't wear any, problem solved.........
Hand sewing the button holes small would be my suggestion.
Hand sewing the button holes small would be my suggestion.
have tacked both ends so now the buttons are snug. But, since this is a jersey-type knit, I'm sure they will stretch out again...then will just sew up the front as Jan does?
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02-29-2016, 06:03 AM
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That is usually the second thing I do with button PJ's. Wash and shrink them first. I usually leave the top button unsewn, if it is too small to fit over my head. Even the most expensive do not stay buttoned for me.
03-01-2016, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Geri B
Buyer's remorse? After hunting for these "sewing print" target special pj's and wearing them three nites I've have been faced with this strange thing. The buttons do not stay in the buttonholes! And it's not that the top is not snug..they just unbutton from tossing/ turning during the nite. I'm really an nightgown person, but the few pjs I do have are pull over head top--- so I'm thinking should I just sew the top closed up the front and have buttons there as deco..there's enough room for head to come thru opening. My DDH, who always wore men's button top pjs never had his buttons undo by themselves.....
anyone else experiencing this?
anyone else experiencing this?
03-01-2016, 02:21 PM
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[QUOTE=Chasing Hawk;7479548]Don't wear any, problem solved......... /QUOTE]
Girl after my own heart! I have hated for years the way bedclothes of any kind pull against my 100% cotton sheets(flannel in winter) and wrap me like a mummy. Much better rest without any.....which makes sleep studies and hospital stays a bit of a pain!!
Jan in VA
/QUOTE]Girl after my own heart! I have hated for years the way bedclothes of any kind pull against my 100% cotton sheets(flannel in winter) and wrap me like a mummy. Much better rest without any.....which makes sleep studies and hospital stays a bit of a pain!!
Jan in VA
03-06-2016, 05:52 AM
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I bought mine last yr but they are still in the take up pile. It sounds like to me that they didn't stablize the fabric behind where the button holes are and the fabric does have some stretch to it. I'm glad to find the out, I may put some stabilizer in it or even take up the button holes a little. I have lots of button up pj shirts and never had this problem. Something to consider when I get around to sizing them to me.
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