https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:19:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/3#post-1848611 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:45:07 +0000 minimalist 1848611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team Gryffin, unless they're pesky or redundant. Most I'm aware of are useful; I probably haven't come across some of the types and locations mentioned her.</p> <p>I remove most labels, always open jacket/coat vents, and usually open pockets I'm likely to use. Used to request surgeons cuffs when I had suits made, because why have a mock opening? but it wasn't always accommodated. One tailor just made working buttonholes on a cuff that looked like it would open. </p> <p>I used to remove labels inside bras, but now that I have duplicates in slightly different sizes, leave labels in for quick identification. Like rachylou, I'd rather wait for the right time to clip than to damage a garment. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/3#post-1848580 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 02:15:57 +0000 rachylou 1848580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Uh.., no? Lol. The vast majority snip. But I will count. We like hard numbers </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/3#post-1848565 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 01:27:50 +0000 Anonymous 1848565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So Rachylou, have you tallied how many of us cut and how many don't? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/3#post-1848551 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:20:07 +0000 rachylou 1848551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess another of my problems is - I hate seeing that little bit of end stuck in the seam... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/3#post-1848533 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 22:37:28 +0000 Lyn D. 1848533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy a tip for cutting them without cutting a hole in your new top- small nail scissors and two snips- one for each end of the ribbon whilst holding it taut so it is neat. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1848497 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:00:08 +0000 Banoffi 1848497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't stand them and cut them off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1848489 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:20:33 +0000 rachylou 1848489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Omg, pillow tags... can we talk about those? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1848487 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:03:37 +0000 Laurinda 1848487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I cut the straps, and the tags, <b><i>and</i></b> I sew deeper pockets into pants' fronts. [Shhh.... I also remove 'UNDER PENALTY OF LAW' pillow tags]. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1848343 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 06:04:48 +0000 rachylou 1848343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I leave extra buttons sewn on, because yes! I have bins and bins of those extra buttons and they're a complete turn off to look through! Lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1848339 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 05:30:35 +0000 Zaeobi 1848339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It depends on the garment - usually I don't with skirts or trousers, since those usually don't show when being worn. I probably need to invest in better hangers but I currently keep the straps on wide necked tops that would otherwise slip off hangers without them.</p> <p>Gaylene's comment has left me wondering about one other little thing; extra buttons on labels. You know, the ones they supply in case the current buttons fall off. I don't usually cut those off because they're usually somewhere unobtrusive, like on the hip. Are you supposed to, though? (Personally, I'd know I'd probably lose them if they weren't still attached to their coordinating top, haha!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1848337 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 04:35:28 +0000 Gigi 1848337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've always left them on, assuming that I might need them someday for some reason. But they usually slip out and annoy me. So thanks to this thread, I will be cutting them the next time they get in my way!</p> <p>There are only a couple of pieces where I actually use them, one being a spaghetti-strap dress. I'm afraid that the spaghetti straps will get stretched out due to the weight of the dress, so I use the hanging loops to help hold up the weight. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1848058 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:04:35 +0000 Thistle 1848058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. I hate them. They're itchy and lumpy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1848003 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 20:56:39 +0000 Greyscale 1848003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gaylene, thanks for all that info - I hadn't realized that some of those anti-theft tags are now RFID. A friend from college worked on RFID on individual items for inventory control as his PhD thesis at MIT, long ago, and at the time it seemed so far-fetched. You've just planted the seeds of a vague art idea, actually.</p> <p>(I cut hanger straps. Though I wish I'd kept them on one cardigan that always slides off its hanger!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847921 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 17:14:03 +0000 Gaylene 1847921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>K.M., those "thingies" are RFID tags which are used for inventory control, logistics, and supply chain management. The devices were first used just on pallets, but have evolved to the point where they can now be incorporated Into individual items. Supposedly the devices are either de-activated at the point of sale, or removed by the customer, before the garment is worn. </p> <p>The use of RFID tracking has skyrocketed in the past few years as companies find new uses for the devices and the devices become more sophisticated and durable. Institutions use RFID "buttons" for sorting laundry, retailers can use the devices for dressing room management, luxury goods manufacturers can weave electronic fibers into a logo so the item can be tracked if stolen, and some retailers are looking into offering children's clothing with "built-in" RFID tracking so parents can monitor their children's movements. </p> <p>Right now, I try to remove the obvious devices from my clothing by snipping off the labels, removing "decorative" buttons at the hemline and in the lining, and checking through pockets for gizmos tucked inside. As the devices grow more sophisticated, I'm not sure how easy it will be to find and remove them from our clothing. I'm not particularly concerned, but neither am I enthusiastic, about being "trackable". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847869 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:35:00 +0000 Beth 1847869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting information, Gaylene. Thanks.</p> <p>I usually cut the straps off as they seem to migrate to my armpits and tickle! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847834 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 13:17:56 +0000 K.M. 1847834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hahaha, I thought I was the only one puzzled by those straps! I cut them out of pieces I will keep in a drawer, but there are a couple of tops that need to be hung and the straps help keep the top in place on the hanger while preventing the hanger from poking those pointy marks at the shoulder (the straps help "hold" the top up).</p> <p>I do, however, very often neglect to cut those narrow long tags that have a hard plastic thing inside (not sure what those are? Gaylene, I read your very enlightening explanation, but don't know what applies to these thingies). Then months or years later I will take off my pants and discover the pokey thing that's been making my hips itch. </p> <p>(Just don't read the last sentence out of context!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847832 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 12:56:10 +0000 Anonymous 1847832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those thin velvet-flocked hangers are the best. I use them for everything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847766 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 02:42:47 +0000 Anonymous 1847766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I cut off all my hanging straps as they don't really serve a great purpose once the item has been purchased.&nbsp; If it's a dress or top, the items stay in place on the velvet-flocked hangers I use and there is no danger of the items falling to the floor.&nbsp; If it's a sweater, those are folded and placed on a shelf so there is no reason to hang those items.&nbsp; I also have extremely sensitive skin and I am far more comfortable if they are removed.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847663 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 19:03:38 +0000 donnat 1847663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After reading this, I went into my closet and cut them all off! Lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847656 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 18:58:30 +0000 Gaylene 1847656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Extra Stuff 101--a traditionalist perspective:</p> <p>Pocket basting and vent tacks are part of the construction process; the purpose is to keep two pieces of fabric from moving around as they are being sewn. Basting uses a very long, loose stitch and, often, a different colored thread to make it easier to remove after the stitching is completed. Tacking and basting can be left in to keep parts of the garment flat during shipping but is normally removed before a garment is worn</p> <p>Labels can be on hanging tags attached to a garment, basted onto a part of the garment (the label on the sleeve of a suit jacket), printed directly on the inside of a garment, or sewn into a seam. Outwardly visible labels are normally removed since it might look rather strange to see someone walking around with pricing and care labels dangling from an armpit or sleeve. Long, dangling labels sewn inside a garment are often marked with a dotted line with a scissor symbol to indicate they, too, should be cut particularly if they contain retailing tracking devices. Small, decorative identification labels sewn into a garment at the back of the neck, or on the lining, are usually left since they don't show when the garment is being worn. </p> <p>Hanging straps are put there for retail purposes as are pieces of tissue, plastic, pins, and cardboard used to protect certain parts of the garment during shipping and to facilitate display at the point of sale.</p> <p>Just be warned that seeing someone walking around with these bits of manufacturing, shipping, and display pieces can look very odd to those of us who are older since we were taught to always remove these items. On the other hand, my grandmother would never have worn a T-shirt with a company logo written across the front, so times do change. </p> <p>*Off to hack at my new jacket with my seam ripper and tiny scissors as per my grannie's and Angie's orders!* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847636 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 17:52:51 +0000 shoppingisfun 1847636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I pretty much always keep them and very rarely have a problem with them popping out! If I did I guess I would cut them tho. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847621 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 17:07:23 +0000 Kari 1847621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, almost always. They annoy me if I don't. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847586 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:21:41 +0000 Laura G 1847586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never cut them. I always figured they had some arcane purpose that I wasn't smart enough to figure out, but would discover as soon as I cut them... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847584 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:19:34 +0000 krishnidoux 1847584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn! Yes! the tag that shows through. I see it on others, I know others see it in my back. And just like Rach, I am afraid to ruin the article by cutting too much.<br />&nbsp;<br />As of sewn pockets and back slits: it's a philosophy. I say you have to undo the loose stitching used to maintain the pieces in place (it's just one snip of the cisors and the rest comes undone). I mean, one must decide: either wear the garment or don't. If you leave the stitching, it's like the garment is wearing you. As if we weren't suppose to breathe and bulge and move. Keeping the stitching is like never really admitting to yourself that you are wearing the item, but instead having only provisionally borrowed the precious piece from the closet (Oops, excuse-me mister closet, while I slip on this straitskirt and straitjacket for a few hours and cease to exist during this time; I'll return it, promise!). So I certainly will cut the stitching.&nbsp;</p> <p>With this in mind, excuse-me while I go immediately cut off all the straps on my clothes.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847556 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:32:40 +0000 rachylou 1847556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My banker boss never cut his pockets. Said it preserved the line. I'm paranoid now about cutting those too... lol! I avoid it until the day I can no longer stand it and need a pocket, then do bad things like rip them open with a letter opener... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847524 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:00:09 +0000 anchie 1847524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They get cut together with tags. But I am never sure about sawed in pockets </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847483 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 08:54:24 +0000 rachylou 1847483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hehe :), you and Angie, Lyn, are decisive! </p> <p>See, as per fashionintern above, I feel leery. I believe the straps need to be cut very very close to the seam... I have made boo boos before of this... I get very nervous at cutting time... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847471 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 07:01:15 +0000 Lyn D. 1847471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>CUT THEM OFF!!<br /> Also any visible tags on sheer tops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847470 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 06:25:12 +0000 binkle 1847470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I keep them. Helpful for hanging in the closet. If the item is hand-washable or not-for-the-dryer, the loops are useful to hang the item up for drying, especially skirts and pants.</p> <p>Then again, I don't wear boatnecks or big scoopnecks, so I don't usually have the problem of the loops poking out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-cut-hanger-straps/page/2#post-1847419 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 01:35:56 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1847419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you cut them, don't the stubs itch and scratch? </p>