Repairing Damage to Leather Handbag?This is my favorite handbag gifted to me by a special person. I was riding a bicycle and put this bag on the handle. I don't know how, but it got a a hole and few scratches. Kindly suggest a thrifty, cheapest, almost free solution to repair it and reuse it. I don't mind doing it by myself.
Shrinking a Leather Skirt?I need to shrink a leather skirt. I'm seeing all theses things like put them in a dryer, wear the clothes wet to form to your body, but how do I know if these things are true?
Repairing a Snag in Fabric?I recently bought a shirt that is 100% polyester. I thought there was a piece of fuzz on the shirt, it turned out to be a snag. Well I pulled it and it made a run and hole in the outerlayer. If the material is stretched at all it runs even more. What can I use to fix it?
Fixing the Handle on a Gucci Bag?How do I fix the handle on my Gucci bag?
Keeping Glitter on T-shirt?Is hair spray or fabric glue the only way to keep glitter designed t-shirts from shedding glitter? I want to wear it today.
Removing Iron Marks from Nylon?How can I remove an iron impression from a nylon blend fabric?
Dyeing a Champagne Colored Cotton Gown?I have a champagne colored gown. It is a cotton lace material with a polyestor/rayon lining. Is it possible to dye it silver or black?
Covering White Marks on Black Dress?I bought a dress with beads on it. I took them off and found white lines on the fabric. How can I cover the mark up? I have tried to dye it, but it did not work.
Bleach Turned Turned T-shirt Blue?I got bleach on a Raglan tee and it turned light blue what can or should I do?
Repairing a Burn Hole in Vintage Disco Shirt?I was wondering if anyone knows how to repair a polyester disco shirt? I slightly scorch it using an iron. I know that I should have not have done so. Or maybe the iron was hot. It now has a medium hole in the lower area of the shirt.
Fixing Uneven Dye on Dress?I dyed a formal dress from a champagne colour to a blue. I am loving the colour, but in some spots there are darker bits where it dyed too much and the rest of the dress is lighter. How do I get these darker spots out without removing the rest of the dye?
Repairing a Sun Faded Spot on Jacket?My husband left a jacket on a sunny porch over the summer, now it has a big faded patch on the back. Is there any way to get rid of this without dyeing the jacket?
Repairing Damaged Pile on Corduroy?I was at a conference recently and applied a very sticky nametag to my corduroy jacket. When I removed the nametag some of the pile was torn off with it. It's a small area, but now I can't help but notice the mark. Is there anything I can do to fix this or at least make it less noticeable?
Stretching Vinyl Sneakers?How do I stretch vinyl sneakers? I am hoping for a home remedy.
Repairing Heat Damage to Velvet Fabric?I had on a brand new velvet top and held up a lit birthday cake too close to my top. The fabric did not get a hole burned in it, it just changed colors and you can see a round spot where it is lightly singed. How can I restore the original color/fabric?
Restoring Faded Aloha Shirts?I live in Hawaii and have 350 very beautiful aloha shirts. A small amount of these were used. In this part of the world, the sun is very, very strong. Some of these shirts were put in the sun to dry, something I would never do.
Repairing Dearfoam Slipper Soles?I have a favorite pair of fuzzy Dearfoam slippers given to me several years ago that are made with a cloth sole. I have worn through the soles, but haven't figured out what to use to adhere to these cloth soles to allow for more wear. Surely there's some material that I can attach (glue?) as a sole. Any ideas?
Repairing a Stained Denim Jacket?I have a dusty rose denim jacket that has light stains on it. They look to be like bleach and Oxiclean, some of them are light blue, and grease. Can I use a Rit color remover and then use a Rit color dye to re-dye the coat?
Solution for a Discoloration on Vintage Velvet Dress?My late mother-in-law made beautiful velvet Christmas dresses for my girls 30 years ago. I would like my granddaughter to wear one, but they are discolored. Can't tell if it's dirt from hanging in the closet or an actual permanent color change.
Repairiing Nail Polish Marks on Ugg Boots?My daughter has managed to spill nail polish remover on one of her brand new Ugg boots. Any suggestions for removing this or improving the look of the boot? The colour is now faded. Would hand washing do anything to improve this?
Repairing Faded Hemline When Lengthening Jeans?I am lengthening my jeans and there is white line all around the blue jeans. Do I have dye these to remove the line?
Repairing Bleach Damage to Black Dress?I seriously need help. My black dress that my aunt gave me was bleached with zonrox/clorox and she got disappointed with the result. Although it's just small stains it's very many. Do you guys have any suggestions on how to repair my dress without using any Pentel pen?
Repairing a Sun Bleached Wool Sweater?I have a dark grey wool sweater that was left hanging on the handle of an exterior door and now is sun bleached. How can I get it back to grey?
Repairing Faded Spot on Jeans?I was cleaning a stubborn stain off a pair of colored jeans, but the dye came off as well. I am just wondering if there is a way to correct this problem.
Repairing a Rip in the Seam of a Lined Coat?I need to sew a ripped seam in a coat. However there is a lining. Should I cut open the lining to sew the seam? Then sew up the lining hole?
Shirt Has White Spots After Washing?Actually I have one maroon colour Raymond shirt, but after washing it with detergent powder, white patches appeared on my shirt. How can I remove them?
Removing a Scorch Mark on a Cotton Shirt?How do I get a scorched patch off a 100% cotton shirt?
Repairing Bleach Stains on Clothing?Loads of our clothing have been ruined. I presume these are bleach stains. How can I get rid of them or any recommendations on what washing powder to use? This was Surf from Coles. We have a top loader.
Bleach Accident Left Pink Spots on Shorts?I soaked my granddaughter's shorts in bleach to get rid of a sun cream stain and now they are all pink patches.
Repairing Faded Spots on Silk?How do I repair faded spots on silk?
Restoring the Design on a Coach Purse?I have a Coach tattoo skeleton limited edition tote and as you can see the gold painting/dye on the leather has faded and worn. How can I restore this?
Shoes Damaged by Bleach?Is there any way for these shoes to be cleaned? The original print (first photo) can no longer be restored, for sure, but can the stains and remaining print be removed so that it'' will only be the white parts left and I can paint a new design on the shoes?
Repairing White Stain on Green Jeans?I have a white stain on the knee of green denim jeans. How can I cover it?
Restoring a Sun Damaged Hat?My hat is sun damaged and discolored. Is there any way I can salvage the hat and make it wearable again?
Preventing Fading in the Breast Area of a Blouse?I'm sure I'm not the only woman who has this problem. You buy a really nice blouse or shirt and a few months down the line you can clearly see the breast marks on the shirt due to being a bit busty. Is there anyone out there that has found a way for this not to happen? Or if it does happen, how do you fix it?
Stretching Rubber Rain Boots?How do I stretch rubber rain boots?
Removing Bleach Stains from Clothing?How can I get rid of this chlorine stain from my black skirt. It was stained when we went swimming. I didn't noticed it until I removed it. I don't know how to repair it.
Color Faded on New Jeans?I hand washed my new baby blue jeans and have noticed that they have white faded marks on them, can they be removed? Is this the colour coming out of them?
Bleach Stains on Pajamas?I got some lil bleach stains on my black Polo pajamas and I was wondering do any of you guys know how I can get them out?
Bleach Hair Dye Stained Nikes?My boyfriend bought me new white Nikes with the fabric looking material and I was bleaching my hair and some splatted on my shoes. He will kill me if he found out lol, but I need help on how to get the blueish bleach hair dye stain out of the fabric on my new white Nikes without him knowing.
Gold Foil Decorations Coming Off Disney Tutu?I bought my daughter this cute outfit from Costco; it's a Disney princess tutu and shirt. After wearing it for a couple of hours I noticed that my floor was full of little pieces of gold glitter looking things. To my surprise it was the gold foil decoration that was on the tutu. And now the tutu has only half of an Aladdin magic lamp, Cinderella's slipper is also missing a piece of foil.
Foil Decorations on Girls' Dresses Falling Off?I bought my daughter a Disney princess tutu and started noticing that the foil decorations on it where falling off. I went to the store and returned it because I thought it might have been a faulty one. Then this past Christmas my mother gave her Hello Kitty dresses with foil decorations all over it. And now I just do not know how to avoid the foil from falling besides just storing them away.
Repairing a Sun Bleached Jumper?I have a dark grey jumper which has been out in the sun and the sun has bleached it in places. Is there anything I can do to restore it please?
Fixing this Broken Sandal?I got a pair of sandals and the buckle has ripped apart. Shown is a picture of what it should like. They aren't an expensive shoe, but I wanted to try and fix them. I had an idea of using heavy duty glue, but thought that may come off again. Or maybe sewing it? I'm not too sure, I don't know if anyone has any advice?
