What I heard on the radio this morning about clothing.
08-20-2011, 11:09 AM
#41
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Originally Posted by flowerjoy
Originally Posted by caspharm
My problem is that I cannot wear anything but cotton, cotton blend, or maybe a good quality wool for winter - with it heavy on the cotton for the cottons, because I need it to breathe. I get overheated in these rayon or polyester clothes.
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08-20-2011, 04:18 PM
#42
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Less fabric is right. We see especially girls and want a be older girls wearing next to nothing. we heard the statement- 'her skirt is so short you could mistake it for a head band.'- so very true. Haven't sen this much clevage in years either.
08-20-2011, 08:35 PM
#46
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I've been complaining about the lack of all-cotton jeans and other clothes for several years now. Even designer jeans, where you pay more for the name, don't give you all cotton. I'm all for making my own (or, more realistically, paying for someone to make them for me), but can you even find all-cotton denim fabric any more? Not to mention non-synthetic fabric for office wear.[/quote]
Yes you can find 100% denium. I recently bought bolts of 10-11 ounce (heavy denium) at JoAnn's. The price has gone up $3.00 per yard tho! I only buy it when it's on sale or I have a coupon. I have made my own jeans & jean shorts for years. I just took a pair I had bought that fit well, ripped them apart & made a pattern. It takes allot of ripping to get them apart & allot of sewing to make a pair, but it's worth it.
I've been making my own clothing since I was 8. My Grandmother made most of my clothing when I was a kid. I find most store bought clothing to be pure junk! Poor quality, poor stitching, or lack of. I also hate most of the styles today.
Yes you can find 100% denium. I recently bought bolts of 10-11 ounce (heavy denium) at JoAnn's. The price has gone up $3.00 per yard tho! I only buy it when it's on sale or I have a coupon. I have made my own jeans & jean shorts for years. I just took a pair I had bought that fit well, ripped them apart & made a pattern. It takes allot of ripping to get them apart & allot of sewing to make a pair, but it's worth it.
I've been making my own clothing since I was 8. My Grandmother made most of my clothing when I was a kid. I find most store bought clothing to be pure junk! Poor quality, poor stitching, or lack of. I also hate most of the styles today.
08-21-2011, 05:44 PM
#47
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I will be going shopping with my GD, who is 10 sometime in the next month. I'm dreading it.
When my DD was little one of the stores had a guarantee on their jeans, if they wore out before the child outgrew them they would replace them with another pair of the same size. I think it was Sears or Wards?
Do any stores still do this?
When my DD was little one of the stores had a guarantee on their jeans, if they wore out before the child outgrew them they would replace them with another pair of the same size. I think it was Sears or Wards?
Do any stores still do this?
08-21-2011, 05:53 PM
#48
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Originally Posted by playswithcolor
I will be going shopping with my GD, who is 10 sometime in the next month. I'm dreading it.
When my DD was little one of the stores had a guarantee on their jeans, if they wore out before the child outgrew them they would replace them with another pair of the same size. I think it was Sears or Wards?
Do any stores still do this?
When my DD was little one of the stores had a guarantee on their jeans, if they wore out before the child outgrew them they would replace them with another pair of the same size. I think it was Sears or Wards?
Do any stores still do this?
Sears still does. I buy my boys school uniform pants there for that very reason.
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