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From: material_pakrat
Date: 06-26-2007, 02:36 AM (1 of 12)
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I know there was a thread on here somewhere about different things to try to lessen the visual impact of fade lines when you take down kids pants. But I just cant find it!!! Mind you I did find some other useful tidbits along the way. Could someone please point me in the right direction, or give me any suggestions as to how to attempt it. For some reason vinegar and/or brown paper seems to ring a bell. They are a pair of boys navy cotton drill school pants. Thanks Cheers, Soph.
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User: material_pakrat
Member since: 12-13-2006 Total posts: 220 |
From: PaulineG
Date: 06-26-2007, 07:37 AM (2 of 12)
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http://swn-archive.sew-whats-up.com/t-21704.html&highlight=vinegar I think this might be the link you're after but it's only going to help with the crease - not fading. Shame it's not for your dd - some sort of trim covers a multitude of sins. If you only need a little bit extra will turning the cuff up (to just cover the crease line) give you what you need - in the way that we used to with jeans. Good luck. Pauline
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User: PaulineG
Member since: 09-08-2006 Total posts: 901 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 06-26-2007, 09:14 AM (3 of 12)
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I'd say trim too, if it is a girl's pants. Boys don't go in so much for a bit of lace, do they? Maybe a heat set marking pen -- the kind made for fabric -- would help if you can match the color. Navy shouldn't be hard. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: grandma C
Date: 06-26-2007, 11:00 AM (4 of 12)
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I had that problem with a whitish scuff mark on a black dress. Here is what I did that helped. I Ironed the faded area after I saturated it with white vinegar. That helped a bit but not enough. I then soaked the garment overnight in vinegar. A bit better but still not good. I then remembered how oil makes a darkened spot on black SOOOOOO I saturated the scuffed area with vegetable oil rubbing it in with my fingers. When I washed it this time it was a lot better and more like the rest of the fabric. Not perfect but acceptable. It helps if marks like these are in out of the way places. Try it if the garment is not useable, unless the mark is gone. You have lost nothing but a little salade oil, if it doesn't work. I have also found a felt tip pen works wonders. The permanant ink type. |
User: grandma C
Member since: 01-15-2007 Total posts: 263 |
From: material_pakrat
Date: 06-26-2007, 06:25 PM (5 of 12)
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Thank you so much everyone. The vinegar worked well on the crease, but I think I may just have to re-dye the pants. They are my sons school pants, so lace is out of the question. I just dont want to buy him new pants when these are fine, just 3 inches too short. And he has a weird growth cycle - put on a heap of "puppy" fat, and dont fit into clothes, and then grow 3 to 4 inches overnight. So if I got him new ones now, I would only be buying some more in another 6 weeks. As it is I have enough problems with sizings for him - a 16 in kids is almost non existant here in Australia now. But thats another topic! Cheers, Soph.
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User: material_pakrat
Member since: 12-13-2006 Total posts: 220 |
From: PaulineG
Date: 06-26-2007, 07:06 PM (6 of 12)
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I get lucky from time to time and find some 16s at BigW from time to time though. They are on the increase. If all else fails try a 77 in mens sizes Soph - that's what I need to use for my 12 yo (who's only 1 cm - less than half an inch) shorter than me. This week anyway - I took him to the paediatrician last week and he's grown 7 cm (2.8 inches) in 6 months - 5cm (2 inches) the previous 6 months. If it doesn't stop soon he won't fit through the doorway. Pauline
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User: PaulineG
Member since: 09-08-2006 Total posts: 901 |
From: paroper
Date: 06-27-2007, 09:31 AM (7 of 12)
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Since they are black, you might try a little bit of Sharpie on them and see if the color is right/helps. The problem is that if the color just isn't there, I don't know what you do.
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 06-27-2007, 09:54 AM (8 of 12)
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You could just redye the pants. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: SBEAR
Date: 06-29-2007, 06:38 AM (9 of 12)
When my son was growing up I bought clothes in the next size up because I never knew what the financial situation was going to be when he hit the growth spurt. I put deep hems in pants and shirts. When he decided to shoot up again, I would take down the hem and cover it very carefully with wax crayon and iron the color in. This was not absolutely permanent but I could freshen it up every few washes. Sometimes you can get a pair of pants much too long, tack in a cuff, and take the cuff out when he does his bamboo imitation again! 
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User: SBEAR
Member since: 09-15-2004 Total posts: 31 |
From: material_pakrat
Date: 07-05-2007, 11:31 AM (10 of 12)
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hehehehe Just love the bamboo comment. I gave up on it a bit, coz he just put them on and wore them, He didn't care about the line, even though it irks me. Maybe it's because it irks me that he likes it?? I can sympathise Pauline. Sam has grown 25cm (10 inches) in 2 1/2 years. But he also has one of these major expand and contract waist lines that cause as many problems as the height issues. I have just bought the Burda Maxi Kids pattern for boys pants, and it looks good on paper. I have to wait for him to get back from the farm before trying the pattern out. I will let you all know how it goes. I have just done some alterations on my daughters fav pants and fleecy jacket. The zip front jacket needed about 3 inches added to the length. So I just added a piece of the summer weight fleecy onto the bottom of the band. Now it just looks like she has a really long t-shirt hanging out of the bottom. The pants were the funny ones, as they had a slightly flared bottom. Originally I was going to add a 3 inch section at about knee length, but then came across Gaucho pants on the net. So I added a piece of gathered Broderie Anglaise, and they look fantastic. I think I am so happy because I am sick of handing on clothes to my girlfriend's daughter, especially when they are still a perfect fit, except for the length. Cheers, Soph.
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User: material_pakrat
Member since: 12-13-2006 Total posts: 220 |
From: paroper
Date: 07-05-2007, 11:56 AM (11 of 12)
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When my daughter was in size 10 I bought a whole ton of clothing for the following year, sizes 14. Well, the following year came and she could still wear the size 10 (yeah). One day she went to school and while there she was working on the class "library". She discovered that she couldn't sit in her pants without unbuttoning them. When she came home that day, her pants were too short. I had her try on the size 14 pants. They fit. The following week, she couldn't sit in the 14. I took her to a local shop to have her fitted and she was a perfect 5 petite (good, I guess). I bought 2 pair (rough time of the month for this). The following week, the 5 petites were 2 1/2 inches too short. We took her back and got two pair of 5 regular. Fortunately, she stayed there for a while. That was a VERY expensive month!!!
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: PaulineG
Date: 07-05-2007, 06:05 PM (12 of 12)
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Well since my last post ds is now taller than me - he's also starting to sport rather wild looking eyebrows and the start of a moustache. Isn't puberty wonderful. I always buy (or make) things at least an inch or two too long for him. That way there's some chance of a bit of wear out of them. Soph - the expanding waist thing has happened to my ds too - although not for a little while. It usually happened when he had stopped growing vertically for a short while and I guess was storing up some reserves for the next growth spurt. Ds has been doing her fair share of growing lately too. Although her torso hasn't changed much her legs are now quite a bit longer. She'd always had a long body and shorter legs before. I hope she stays in the current proportions. I've never been able (from babyhood) to buy her a matched set of clothing. Pauline
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User: PaulineG
Member since: 09-08-2006 Total posts: 901 |
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