https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:59:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2019482 Sat, 13 Apr 2019 15:57:56 +0000 crst 2019482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those little crochet hook are indispensable! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2019393 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:49:09 +0000 Anonymous 2019393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fortunately snags are not a problem for me- I have tiny crochet hooks and I know how to use them ( also work on others sweaters at repair cafe). However,it seems after all these years, I still have no idea of where my mouth is while eating. Everything ends up in my lap or down the front of my top. Aarrrggghhh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2019319 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:22:48 +0000 Locked 2019319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bleach and food...&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018623 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:12:23 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2018623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ST, lol. This child has zero attachment to any physical object I can think of. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018619 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:51:02 +0000 Anonymous 2018619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The aspca meaning DS I assume </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018520 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 06:32:18 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2018520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks guys—rub it in some more, as if the ASPCA on my back weren’t enough. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018500 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:48:06 +0000 Cee 2018500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Poor critters... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018417 Sun, 07 Apr 2019 14:29:41 +0000 Anonymous 2018417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Poor little flamingos </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018379 Sun, 07 Apr 2019 10:52:42 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2018379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought of this thread when I pulled my son’s socks out of the washing machine. I killed the flamingos! I thought that, being tropical birds, they’d be fine in hot water. Nope! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018194 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:00:46 +0000 crst 2018194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine is snags from cats. I have gotten every grease spill out. Use something like grease release, a cheap grease remover, shampoo without conidtioner in it or Dawn. The key is letting it sit with the remover on it for several days. If you wash right away, the grease won’t come out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018183 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 22:03:58 +0000 Style Fan 2018183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use to wreck clothes when I was cooking.&nbsp; I try to wear something old or an apron.&nbsp; I have too many tops with oil stains on them.&nbsp; I wear jeans out but it seems to be my favourite jeans.&nbsp; And it usually happens when I am on vacation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018121 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:31:26 +0000 Liesbeth 2018121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Adding to the list: ruining pantyhose by sitting on chairs or underneath table with hidden rough areas, especially those wicker garden chairs or ‘rustic’ wooden bar tables... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018115 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:20:00 +0000 Astrid 2018115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Snagging my wool sweaters or cardigans somewhere which forces me to demote them to lounge wear - it’s so annoying! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/3#post-2018047 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:45:21 +0000 Cee 2018047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm... Maybe that's why the Evil Cowlneck has been putting on weight !!</p> <p>*Ducks heavy frying pan* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017901 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:13:21 +0000 Anonymous 2017901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have an apron. I just forget to use it. Many times I will put an old shirt over what I am wearing when I am cooking. Eating is a whole other thing. I never spill or drip anything that does not stain; I manage to find a way to drip things that do stain (even on my bra!! the horror!)</p> <p>DH, on the other hand, always has a stain on something and neglects to tell me about it or put a stain stick on it until after I have washed it and getting ready to iron. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017889 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:25:21 +0000 Suz 2017889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>But <b>Cee</b>, the cowl is so great for catching the little bits of food as they dribble out! :)&nbsp;</p> <p>Just repeating other people's comments here, really -- snags (mostly my cat's claws but sometimes other items); grease (though I wear an apron so this is rare); wear-and-tear (jeans eventually get irreparable holes).&nbsp;</p> <p>Worst for me is shoes. I'm <b>really </b>hard on them. I do replace heel lifts regularly and take care of them but when you walk the way I do, eventually the insides lose shape and structure, too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017736 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 23:48:04 +0000 Cee 2017736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mostly fighting with the Evil Cowlneck... and food stains ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017471 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 23:01:30 +0000 jill58 2017471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cats and bleach. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017447 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:24:31 +0000 Staysfit 2017447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>1. Scuffing heels from the gravel and salt that is used to provide traction in the winter.</p> <p>2. Stains</p> <p>3. Snagging sweaters, scarves, and multiple other garments on sharp, rough or jagged edges of furniture, Velcro, in the gap between seats and seat backs, and on that silly adjustment knob on my office furniture. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017432 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:58:53 +0000 Christina F. 2017432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lately it's been grease stains. Even when I treat them before washing, they don't fully come out. I saw that I should try dish soap, so that's my next step with two tops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017431 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:39:20 +0000 Gretchen 2017431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shoes — those darn heels getting caught in cobblestones, grates, escalator treads.... and them I make it worse by scuffing the toes. </p> <p>Also, if there’s an exposed screw or nail under any desk I guarantee I will find it and rip either nylons or my pants. </p> <p>And then there was the case of the magically ripped pant seams.... I finished presenting and sat down to find 4 inch gaps in both inseams midway down the thigh. No idea where they came from! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017408 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:26:44 +0000 DonnaF 2017408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I scrape the back heels of most shoes. . .</p> <p>Back in the day when I wore nylon pantyhose, velco would ALWAYS find my navy ones to snag. Never the black ones; always the navy. I think I had some type of briefcase or messenger bag that fastened by velcro.</p> <p>Wearing an apron nearly all the time at home has saved most of my clothes. Having naturally soft water has probably also contributed.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017356 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 14:09:46 +0000 Anonymous 2017356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ug Bijou-velcro is The Worst </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017354 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 14:07:23 +0000 Bijou 2017354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have resolved to never buy jackets with Velcro, it is impossible for me to not snag things on it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017308 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 06:27:27 +0000 Gigi 2017308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't ruined too many clothes from food stains, because I always wear an apron. I've had too many close calls!</p> <p>I do have issues with snagging delicate scarves on coat zippers. I also get tinted sunscreen stains on white shirt collars, and they don't like to come out. </p> <p>I recently semi-ruined a pair of expensive suede boots by putting moisturizer on my hands and not letting it sink in enough before I handled the boots. The moisturizer left some oily blotches. I had to have the boots professionally cleaned, which changed the nap of the suede so it is not soft anymore, and it looks a little rough. Argh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017307 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 06:26:51 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2017307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Irina, i recently used a chalk marker to touch up a wall. You could try that, or paint markers, which would be more permanent. <a href="https://m.staples.com/Uni-Paint-Medium-Bullet-Tip-Marker-White-12-Pack-63613DZ/product_1571691" rel="nofollow">https://m.staples.com/Uni-Pain.....ct_1571691</a></p> <p>Art supplies store sell them too. I just realized my link is for a dozen. Oops! They are generally available individually. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017302 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 03:49:35 +0000 Jessikams 2017302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rope ball, I have trouble with makeup stains on white clothes too!! </p> <p>Kari, I can just imagine how cute a rat on the shoulder would be! I mean, too bad they chew holes, but still so cute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017275 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:38:03 +0000 Kari 2017275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, and snag marks from pup nails or rat nails, or tiny holes in knit tops that, based on the location, I’m pretty sure are from one of my rats getting curious and munching a hole while sitting on my shoulder or lap. *sigh* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017274 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:34:50 +0000 Kari 2017274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wearing a hole through inseam of jeans via friction. Lots of pilling on knit items, or the knit becoming so thin that it’s see through. An irreparable tear. A grease stain or armpit stain that won’t come out. </p> <p>Most perplexing: when a pair of boots cracked all the way through the sole. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-wreck-clothes/page/2#post-2017272 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:28:58 +0000 Irina 2017272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I walk a lot and ruin my shoes quickly. The toes, especially the pointy ones get scratched in the few days. Don’t know a remedy for that. Just yesterday I found a very nice pair of white pointy toe mules and didn’t buy it. I use shoe polish to cover the marks on my black shoes but at loss what would I do with white ones. White out? For the same reason, I regretfully didn’t buy a pair of burgundy boots. They were worth searching for a burgundy shoe polish. But I thought about it too long and they a gone.<br /> Aside from occasional snag on a scarf or knitwear mostly done with rings, I do OK. </p>