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Zipper Keeps Separating

My jeans zipper is separating from the bottom up after it is zippered. Help! These are my favorite pair.

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Removing the Lettering on Sweat Pants

How do I take lettering off a pair of sweat pants? The lettering is white and it looks like it's glue. I tried taking it of by scratching it with a safety pin, but it doesn't work?

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Silk Dress Shrank in the Wash

I bought a maxi dress that says 100% silk with a 100% polyester lining on the label. I washed the dress on a delicate cycle in a wash bag and hung it up to dry on a hanger. However now when I put the dress on the lining is longer than the fabric at the front and back.

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Removing Iron On Mender

How can I remove Korbond Iron On Mender (or the residual dark glue stain) from fine woolen suit pants? I'd like to avoid rubbing.

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Wool Vest Has a Stretched Area from Hanging

My husband hung his favorite wool vest on a hook for too long and now it has a "back bump". Any idea how to make that go away? Thanks.

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Shortening a Pleated Wool Skirt

I own a pleated merino (fine wool) skirt which has to be shortened. As I will not be able to do it myself, I want to know before I take it to the tailor, the best way to proceed. The skirt is a very fine merino wool and I would not like to do the wrong thing.

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Cardboard shoe sole template.

Keep Shoe Insole Template

I have to have insoles in all my shoes. Sometimes, the little lines are annoying and if you don't follow them just right then once it is cut, it is cut for good.

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Repairing a Scorched Shirt

How do I repair a scorched spot on a nylon shirt?

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Best Dye to Cover Bleach Spots on Clothing

Which dye will do the best to cover up bleach stains (light tan) on brown shorts. My husband was using bleach on something and didn't even realize that it had splashed back on his clothing.

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Preventing Your Seatbelt from Ruining Your Clothes

Last year I bought a new 2010 Chevy Silverado pickup truck. It wasn't long until I noticed all my shirts and even my sweaters, over the winter, had what I would describe as piling or fuzz on them. I'm sure it's the lap belt part of the seatbelt.

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Dye Fading Along Crease Line on Rayon Pants

The crease in my polyester/rayon pants looks whitish after a few washings. Can this be fixed or dyed?

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Fabric Dye from New Clothing Transferring to Skin

I bought my husband a new flannelette shirt. I have washed it 3 times and when he wears it the colour still comes off on his neck. Can anyone help?

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Reshape Summer Straw Hats

Don't toss a good straw hat that has gotten out of shape over the winter! Almost all straw hats can be put back into shape by wetting them slightly, then gently pulling and pushing them into the proper shapes before letting dry.

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Never Lose Another Button

To avoid losing buttons on your clothes, brush a small amount of clear nail polish on the thread in between the cloth and the button

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Repairing a Cigarette Burn Mark on Clothing

it was from a cigarette

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Stain Removal Took Color Out of Skirt

I rubbed a spot off a red skirt, dry clean only, and now color has come out. So now it looks like a white spot on the front center of my skirt. Is there any way it can be fixed?

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Fixative to Prevent Glitter from Coming Off Dress

Is there a fixative for fabric to keep glitter from falling off excessively? I have a mother-of-the groom dress with an empire waist. The cloth above the waist has glitter threads throughout. It sheds glitter easily.

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Repairing Squeaky Shoes

How can you prevent shoes from squeaking?

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