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Homemade Liquid Shoe StretchLeather shoes can often be stretched using a liquid shoe stretch product. You can save money by making your own with products you probably have around the house. This is a page about homemade liquid shoe stretch.

 

Green down jacket

Feathers Coming Out of a Down Jacket?Pushing the feathers back into the coat and fluffing the jacket in a cool dryer may help slow the loss of feathers. This is a page about feathers coming out of down jacket.

 

Red Glitter Shoes

Preventing Glitter from Falling Off Clothing?This page is about preventing glitter from falling off clothing. Keeping this shiny decoration on material can be a challenge.

 

Sweatshirt Logo

Removing a Logo From a Sweatshirt?This is a page about removing a logo from a sweatshirt. You may want to remove a logo from a sweatshirt because it is damaged or just to update the shirt.

 

Purple Crocs shoes on white background

Crocs Can Shrink in the SunThis is a page about Crocs can shrink in the sun. If your Crocs are a bit too big, heat from the sun or a few minutes in the dryer can be used to shrink them to fit.

 

A pink stained shirt.

Bleach Has Made My Clothing Pink?This is a page about bleach has made my clothing pink. Bleach can have unexpected results when used on colored clothing.

 

Faded Spots on Jeans

Repairing Faded Spots on Clothing and FabricSunlight, chemical spills, and wear can result in faded spots on your clothing or other fabric. This is a page about repairing faded spots on clothing.

 

Scuffed Leather Shoes

Removing Scuff Mark on Leather ShoesThis page is about removing scuff marks on leather shoes. When your leather footwear gets scratched you need to find a way to cover or remove the marks.

 

Woman's Winter Suede Boots

Repairing Bleach Spots on Suede Boots?This is a page about repairing bleach spots on suede boots. Bleach removes the dye from suede. There may be ways for you to repair the damage.

 

Stretching Shoes and Boots

Stretching Shoes and BootsSometimes to make footware more comfortable, you need to make them bigger. This page is about stretching shoes and boots.

 

Clear nail polish on white background.

Use Clear Nail Polish to Mend Nylon ScarvesClear nail polish has long been used to stop the runs in nylon stockings. Using it on a scarf should be just as successful. This is a page about use clear nail polish to mend nylon scarves.

 

Close-up of jeans with a patch sewn on

Patching JeansSave fabric from unrepairable jeans for future patching. This is a page about patching jeans.

 

serval sheets of different sandpaper

Use Sandpaper to Make Shoes Less SlipperySometimes new shoes will have very slippery soles. You can try roughing them up with sandpaper. This is a page about using sandpaper to make shoes less slippery.

 

Using a chair back to stretch out new underwear.

Stretching Elastic in ClothingThis is a page about stretching elastic in clothing. Elastic that is too tight can be really uncomfortable. Here is a great tip for stretching elastic in clothing.

 

Hawaiian Aloha shirts in many bright colors.

Restoring Faded Aloha Shirts?This is a page about remedy for faded aloha shirts. Vibrantly colored Hawaiian shirts can lose their color over time. Here are some tips to try, if you are attempting to restore its color.

 

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UGG Boot

Fixing Faded UGG BootsOver time the suede outers of your boots may fade. This page contains some suggestions for revitalizing faded UGGs. This is a page about fixing faded UGG boots.

 

Leather Skirt

Shrinking a Leather Skirt?While some leather products such as shoes can be shrunk a bit if worn wet, altering the size of a skirt is a different situation. This is a page about shrinking a leather skirt.

 

A hoody with a drawstring

Rethreading DrawstringsWhether a bathing suit, hoodie or sweat pants a large safety pin can help guide that string back where it belongs. This is a page about rethreading drawstrings.

 

A pair of vinyl running sneakers.

Stretching Vinyl Sneakers?This is a page about stretching vinyl sneakers. Vinyl sneakers can be difficult to stretch but it can be done.

 

Close-up of the torso of a man wearing a dress shirt and tie bucking a seatbelt

Preventing Your Seatbelt From...This is a page about preventing your seatbelts from damaging your clothes. The webbed fabric that seatbelt are made from can actually cause damage to your clothing where it comes in contact with the belt.

 

Woman with too large a Pair of Jeans

Shrinking ClothingThis is a page about shrinking clothing. Sometimes you may actually want to intentionally shrink a piece of clothing.

 

Man's hands sewing button on shirt

Preventing Lost ButtonsThis is a page about preventing lost buttons. Losing a button is quite frustrating. There are ways to try and prevent this from happening.

 

Loose Jeans on a woman.

How to Shrink JeansThis is a page about intentionally shrinking jeans. If your jeans are a bit too big you may be able to shrink them for a better fit.

 

Close up of iron on red shirt steaming heavily in the foreground and woman with hands on head panicking in the background.

Repairing a Burned Hole on a Dress?This is a page about repairing a burned hole on a dress. Your favorite dress has a burn from too hot an iron or some other cause. The solution is to repair it.

 

A burn mark from a clothes iron.

Repairing Burn Marks on ClothingThis is a page about repairing burn marks on clothing. A too hot iron for the fabric content of your clothing can result in a burn mark.

 

Replacing a Zipper Pull

Replacing a Zipper PullThis is a page about replacing a zipper pull. You don't have to replace the entire zipper just because the pull breaks off.

 

young woman trying to button too tight jeans

Stretching Shrunken Cotton ClothingThis is a page about stretching shrunken cotton clothing. Washing clothing in too hot water or drying on the wrong dryer setting can shrink your clothes.

 

Faux Fur

Fixing Matted Faux Fur?This is a page about fixing matted faux fur. Faux fur can become matted from wear or even cleaning.

 

Sandals

Repairing SandalsThis is a page about repairing sandals. It is distressing and potentially expensive when your favorite pair of sandals breaks. However, you may be able to do some minor repairs and get some more wear out of them.

 

Blue velcro in a strip.

Repairing Velcro?This is a page about repairing Velcro. Over time Velcro loses its holding power.

 

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A burn mark from a clothes iron.

Removing Iron Burn Marks on ClothingThis is a page about removing iron burn marks on clothing. A too hot iron can leave scorch marks on clothing.

 

Man wearing a white t-shirt.

Repairing a Cotton T-Shirt?This is a page about repairing a cotton t-shirt. Just because a t-shirt has a few tiny holes in the fabric or is stretched out does not mean it is time to get rid of it.

 

suede leather shoes

Repairing Shoe InsolesThis page is about repairing shoe insoles. Sometimes you want to extend the life of of a favorite pair of shoes.

 

Jeans with torn knee.

Patching Knees on PantsThis is a page about patching knees on pants. The knees on pants take a lot of abuse and tend to wear out long before the rest of the garment. Rather than throwing them out, you can patch the knees.

 

Fur Coat

Repairing Fur Coats?This is a page about repairing fur coats. A new or vintage fur coat may develop tears that will need to be mended. You probably want to take a new, expensive coat to a professional. If you have an old one that was passed down or picked up at a thrift store you may want to try to repair it yourself.

 

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Removing Hanger Bumps on SweatersThis is a page about removing hanger bumps on sweaters. Hanging a sweater on a clothes hanger leaves bumps, stretched spots, on the shoulders at the ends of the hanger.

 

Razor For Removing Fabric Pills

Removing Pills From FabricUnfortunately some types of fabrics are susceptible to pilling, ruining the appearance of your clothing or linens. This is a page about removing pills from fabric.

 

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