OT and then some, a fashion question

>I have a new black suit. It cost so much the national debt staggers. But -
>it attracts dust, fluff, lint, fuzzz, cat hair - and we don't even have a
>visiting cat. What to do? Would rubbing it down with a clothes dryer sheet
>help? Anything?
> And. I know I need to get out more but there are *no* creases - neither
>sharp nor insinuated - down the center front or back of the pants legs.
>There IS a sharp hard crease at the outside of the legs. ???
> Do I need to press out the 'side' crease -? I think I could with a damp
>cloth and a little vinegar. Maybe.
> It's hard to be a fashion queen with only gators as my models. Help me.
>Polly

"Patti" <wrote>I have almost given up wearing black, Polly - and I do love

> with five cats, and their 'fluff' floating around the house, I simply
> cannot keep anything looking respectable. For special occasions I spend a
> good while getting rid of fluff, while trying not to generate static
> electricity, which would mean it all came back again.
> Cheryl said that she used to keep her uniforms (dark blue) looking good by
> 'brushing' with a piece of suede. I did try that, and it worked fairly
> well. We have a company over here called Lakeland. They stock things
> called Sticky Mitts. They are paper envelopes into which you push a hand,
> and then take off a protective cover to reveal a very stick side with
> which you pat your clothes. They are the best things I have found for
> dark clothes (I also use them on all finished quilts - not that the cats
> come in here).
> I, too, dislike it when the trousers are pressed flat at the front. I use
> a damp cloth, or considerable spray, to completely remove any trace of the
> side crease, then I very carefully work out where the pressed crease
> should go, and press it in the same way to make a good appearance. I've
> never heard of using vinegar?
> .
> Polly wrote>>I have a new black suit. It cost so much the national debt
> staggers. But -
>>it attracts dust, fluff, lint, fuzzz, cat hair - and we don't even have a
>>visiting cat. What to do? Would rubbing it down with a clothes dryer
>>sheet
>>help? Anything?
>> And. I know I need to get out more but there are *no* creases -
>> neither
>>sharp nor insinuated - down the center front or back of the pants legs.
>>There IS a sharp hard crease at the outside of the legs. ???
>> Do I need to press out the 'side' crease -? I think I could with a
>> damp
>>cloth and a little vinegar. Maybe.
>> It's hard to be a fashion queen with only gators as my models. Help
>> me.
>>Polly

> go away and usually it took the creases out. Sometimes scissors were
> required. Polly

> The vinegar is an old trick from back when perma-press and polyester
> fabrics were first available. The bolt crease needed some work. We would
> wring out a hankie dipped in white vinegar and do some steam pressing on
> the creases. Made the house smell like we were dyeing Easter Eggs. The
> vinegar smell did go away and usually it took the creases out. Sometimes
> scissors were required. Polly
> "Patti" <wrote>I have almost given up wearing black, Polly - and I do love
> to; but,
>> with five cats, and their 'fluff' floating around the house, I simply
>> cannot keep anything looking respectable. For special occasions I spend
>> a good while getting rid of fluff, while trying not to generate static
>> electricity, which would mean it all came back again.
>> Cheryl said that she used to keep her uniforms (dark blue) looking good
>> by 'brushing' with a piece of suede. I did try that, and it worked
>> fairly well. We have a company over here called Lakeland. They stock
>> things called Sticky Mitts. They are paper envelopes into which you push
>> a hand, and then take off a protective cover to reveal a very stick side
>> with which you pat your clothes. They are the best things I have found
>> for dark clothes (I also use them on all finished quilts - not that the
>> cats come in here).
>> I, too, dislike it when the trousers are pressed flat at the front. I
>> use a damp cloth, or considerable spray, to completely remove any trace
>> of the side crease, then I very carefully work out where the pressed
>> crease should go, and press it in the same way to make a good appearance.
>> I've never heard of using vinegar?
>> .
>> Polly wrote>>I have a new black suit. It cost so much the national debt
>> staggers. But -
>>>it attracts dust, fluff, lint, fuzzz, cat hair - and we don't even have a
>>>visiting cat. What to do? Would rubbing it down with a clothes dryer
>>>sheet
>>>help? Anything?
>>> And. I know I need to get out more but there are *no* creases -
>>> neither
>>>sharp nor insinuated - down the center front or back of the pants legs.
>>>There IS a sharp hard crease at the outside of the legs. ???
>>> Do I need to press out the 'side' crease -? I think I could with a
>>> damp
>>>cloth and a little vinegar. Maybe.
>>> It's hard to be a fashion queen with only gators as my models. Help
>>> me.
>>>Polly
>

"lenorel95" <wrote> The vinegar smell did
>> go away and usually it took the creases out. Sometimes scissors were
>> required. Polly
> Did you cut the creases out?
> Inquiring mind and all that.