tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post293062745640225825..comments2024-03-17T04:14:44.845-05:00Comments on Frugal Scholar: Thrift Stores, Armani Pants, Children's Clothing: Stress ReliefFrugal Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-43728791378079305012009-07-05T08:22:01.839-05:002009-07-05T08:22:01.839-05:00@Duchesse--My mother-in-law used to store her many...@Duchesse--My mother-in-law used to store her many hand knit (by her) sweaters in giant garbage cans! They were all quite hairy and textured, so moth damage wouldn't really have shown anyway. (Not that a moth would have dared!)<br /><br />@Funny--My mother can actually do that, but it's so much work that I would only ask her for a very important piece. Even Armani pants wouldn't qualify!<br /><br /><br />@Someone--You may be right--so I have another insect to despise.<br /><br />@sallymandy--Thanks for the title commiseration. BTW, based on my own vast experience (2 kids), thrift stores are tolerated UP TO about age 11-12; then scorned from 12 to about 16-17. Thereafter, they become cool once more. When my daughter tells someone that an admired object was "bought by my mother at a thrift store," the friend exclaims "I wish my mom were that cool!" Just you wait! You will be a cool mom once more.<br /><br />@Duchesse--You know everything! I read an article about NYC reweavers a while ago. They can do anything, but the prices are astonishing! The work does merit the cost, but I don't own anything that would merit that kind of labor or expense.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-8319502238166822652009-07-01T10:47:40.473-05:002009-07-01T10:47:40.473-05:00Funny: or check Yellow Pages for for "invisib...Funny: or check Yellow Pages for for "invisible mending".<br /> <br />You can also send item to<br />Fashion Award Cleaners<br />623 W. 129th St<br />NY NY 10027-2323<br />or call 212-289-5623 <br /><br />Also well known for miracle repairs is Cashmere Clinic in London; not cheap but if you have something you love, just try to replace it!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-81111329351103995392009-06-30T23:09:38.714-05:002009-06-30T23:09:38.714-05:00So funny, and so much in line with my way of shopp...So funny, and so much in line with my way of shopping, also. I wish my 12-year old still went along with thrift store clothes. Tant pis. Pretty soon she'll have a clothing allowance with which to learn the hard way. <br /><br />I like your title. Maybe that's because I, too, tend toward ramblers that seem disjointed but are not, really.sallymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832828827048897372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-67104413581379986482009-06-30T21:14:47.921-05:002009-06-30T21:14:47.921-05:00Another (and I think more ubiquitous) clothes eate...Another (and I think more ubiquitous) clothes eater: carpet beetle larvae. They make random holes that many take for those of moths, but in my own experience I've only ever had one run-in with actual moths...and I am a knitter who has some wool to worry over. Blasted bugs.Someonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838137079793727908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-4840348140240848182009-06-30T20:22:44.247-05:002009-06-30T20:22:44.247-05:00Horrid. We have crickets here, which also enjoy ea...Horrid. We have crickets here, which also enjoy eating your favorite fabrics. Crickets will eat synthetic fabrics, too.<br /><br />There used to be a woman in town who could reweave fabric so exquisitely you could <i>not</i> tell where it was damaged. I had a beautiful cashmere sweater that the cat chewed up...amazingly, she repaired it perfectly.<br /><br />She disappeared from the scene long ago... In the Dark Ages, we found such craftspeople in the Yellow Pages, under "reweaving" or "reweavers."Funny about Moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188173788063351801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-13873626535902483892009-06-30T14:21:10.241-05:002009-06-30T14:21:10.241-05:00Moths! I've posted on them... my mother canned...Moths! I've posted on them... my mother canned her treasures, That's right. She'd clean the sweater (or whatever) and then store it individually in a large canister. I don't know where she got them but the point is, airtight. The modern equivalent is the storage box with snap lid. I have accepted that anything left hanging in a closet sooner or later gets munched.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.com