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When quality pays off
Short answer: Quality pays when the garment is worn often, washed often and sits close to the skin. On those three cr...
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The arithmetic behind a cheap and an expensive t-shirt
Short answer: An expensive T-shirt that lasts four years costs less per year than two cheap ones that last a year and...
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Cost per wear and how to work it out
Short answer: Divide the price by the number of times you will use the garment. That number says more about a purchas...
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Repairing clothes while travelling
Short answer: Bring two safety pins, a needle and a metre of thread on your trip. It takes up no room and saves the d...
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First aid for clothes at home
Short answer: Act the same day. A hole of five millimetres takes five minutes to mend. The same hole a month later ta...
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What should be in a repair kit
Short answer: A small repair kit holds two needles, four colours of thread, small scissors, a safety pin and a few sp...
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What a repair shop typically does
Short answer: Hemming, changing the fit, replacing zips and linings, and repairs that need industrial machines are th...
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When to go to a repair shop instead
Short answer: Go to a tailor when the repair needs a machine you do not have, when the garment is expensive enough fo...
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What cannot be saved
Short answer: Fabric worn thin over a larger area, a cracked print, discolouration that has soaked into the fibre and...
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Repair or buy new
Short answer: Repair if the rest of the garment has at least a year left and the repair takes under half an hour. Oth...
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Why tape on clothes always ends badly
Short answer: The glue works its way into the fibres and stays after the tape is removed. The result is a sticky mark...
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What a safety pin can and cannot do
Short answer: It can hold something together for hours. It cannot replace a seam, and it leaves holes in the fabric i...
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