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Posted by Pogonip on February 29, 2008, 3:57 am
LurfysMa wrote:
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>>"Better" clothes have the labels in the side seams.
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> Where do you buy your clothes? I have shorts from Polo, Brooks
> Brothers, Nordstrom, Macy*s, etc. They all have labels in the back. I
> have a PhD is label removing. I am a wizard with a seam picker! ;-)
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>>I hate labels in
>>the back of the neck, poking and itching all the time. I'm a big fan of
>>Gilda Radner's "I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch." Works
>>for me.
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> I agree, but it eliminates a lot of clothes.
I've just noticed it in some few of my clothes. I'd have to go through
the closet to look for them, but I do know it was on pricier things
bought in boutiques, not large stores.
The other thing I hate is that monofilament thread that invariably is
cut so that the end pokes me in a tender place.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Ursula Schrader on February 29, 2008, 3:44 am
"Pogonip" wrote...
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> the back of the neck, poking and itching all the time. I'm a big fan of
> Gilda Radner's "I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch." Works for
> me.
> --
> Joanne
That's a great motto, I think I'll write that down in calligraphy and pin it
to my wardrobe. ;-))
U.
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Posted by Samantha Hill - take out TRASH on February 29, 2008, 5:25 am
Ursula Schrader wrote:
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> "Pogonip" wrote...
>> the back of the neck, poking and itching all the time. I'm a big fan of
>> Gilda Radner's "I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch." Works for
>> me.
>
> That's a great motto, I think I'll write that down in calligraphy and pin it
> to my wardrobe. ;-))
I have a sort of expanded variation on that -- I base my fashion taste
on what I can put on and then forget about the rest of the day, meaning
that I won't feel physically, mentally, or emotionally uncomfortable
wearing it and won't have to check it throughout the day to make sure it
hasn't shifted into something that is no longer reasonably flattering.
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Posted by LurfysMa on February 28, 2008, 4:38 pm
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:36:46 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
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>> Can anyone suggest a way to remove a glued-in label in the back of a
>> polo short?
>> I was given a very nice polo shirt for Christmas. Unfortunately, it
>> has a rather annoying rubberized label glued in the back where the
>> sewn-in labels usually are.
>> I find all labels annoying
>LOL! It's good that you have nothing more important to worry about :-)
Well, I didn't say that this is the #1 problem in my life, but I would
like to get that label off. Is that OK? If you have any suggestions,
I'd like to hear them.
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Posted by Veloise on February 29, 2008, 1:10 pm
LurfysMa wrote:
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> Can anyone suggest a way to remove a glued-in label in the back of a
> polo shirt?
> ...rather annoying rubberized label glued in the back where the sewn-in labels
usually are.
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> I find all labels annoying and I always cut them out. This one glued
> in and I cannot even get a corner free.
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> The label says it is a Cutter & Buck shirt and it also says CBDryTec.
...
The fabric sounds like a polyester, which is probably good
news...somewhat indestructible to mild solvents. Likely it would melt
if you applied enough iron heat to melt the label glue.
I would try a non-acetone nail polish. (Test a hem first.) Probably
lay the shirt flat, label side down (on a protected surface like a
sink) and apply the remover to saturate the fabric on the outside of
the label. Wait a few minutes, then tease the corners to determine any
progress.
Someone suggested sewing a patch on the skin side. You could also
carefully cut the label and the fabric out of the shirt, then sew a
slightly larger patch on the outside. (I've seen many shirts where the
manufacturer is not content to make a profit only from the garment
sale, but the wearer also has to become a billboard. A small piece of
colorful fabric used in this fashion could be a nice design element.)
There's always re-gifting...
HTH
--Karen D.
not responsible for any melted fabric!
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>>"Better" clothes have the labels in the side seams.
>
>
> Where do you buy your clothes? I have shorts from Polo, Brooks
> Brothers, Nordstrom, Macy*s, etc. They all have labels in the back. I
> have a PhD is label removing. I am a wizard with a seam picker! ;-)
>
>
>>I hate labels in
>>the back of the neck, poking and itching all the time. I'm a big fan of
>>Gilda Radner's "I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch." Works
>>for me.
>
>
> I agree, but it eliminates a lot of clothes.