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  1. stubloom

    Dress shirt cloth that doesn't crease as soon as I sit in a chair

    Shirtmaven is spot on. Non-iron shirts are a Frankenstein textile technology endorsed by funeral directors whose love of formaldehyde knows no bounds.
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    Does this suit jacket have any issues or does it just need ironing?

    "The moral of the story? Humidity of any sort can be detrimental to tailored clothing when inappropriately wielded and should be left to a professional." As usual, Jeffery is right.
  3. stubloom

    Should I find a new alterations tailor and cleaner?

    Those creases in all images are a result of machine "pressing" by a "bang and hang" cleaner. It's got nothing to do with the quality of the trouser or the tailoring. Find a true quality dry cleaner in your area who knows how to hand iron a garment -- starting by hand ironing the inside and...
  4. stubloom

    RAVE FabriCARE's mildly sketchy website?

    Yes, I know. WordPress is a disaster. So easily hackable. Fix one thing and another three issues pop up within days. Anyhow, our new website is now up and built on WebFlow. No more issues ! https://www.ravefabricare.com/
  5. stubloom

    Silk tie bubbling up? What caused it, and how to fix

    Steaming alone will aggravate the problem. Steaming is not hand ironing. Instead, try to lightly hand iron the tie, making sure not to crease the rolled edge. For more information on the negative aspects of steaming alone, read this...
  6. stubloom

    OK not to iron casual shirts?

    That's the right answer.
  7. stubloom

    OK not to iron casual shirts?

    If you are comfortable looking slovenly, disheveled, grungy, sloppy and unkept, it's perfectly acceptable. Just saying.
  8. stubloom

    Garment care/dry cleaning/sponge & press/shirt laundry: Ask your questions

    It's common practice to use a pressing cloth when pressing a darker colored wool at home. Many believe that this prevents shine from an iron that is, in all likelihood, too hot. When you receive a wool garment from a dry cleaner with shine, it's highly probable that the shine was caused by...
  9. stubloom

    Protecting white clothes from (inevitable) stains?

    The internet is awash in stain removal advise (baking soda, virgin's tears, holy water, etc.) that's the stain removal equivalent of junk science. Fact is, the probability of ruining the garment rather than removing the stain is greater than 50:50. Bottom line: You're not a stain removal...
  10. stubloom

    Darker shirt fade quickly?

    If your cleaner is charging $2.00 to $4.00 per shirt, your shirts are probably being washed in relatively hot water supplemented with caustic detergents and who knows what else. And then, to make things even worse, they're being machine pressed. Hence the fading. Here's some further...
  11. stubloom

    Can I make my jacket more breathable?

    The problem is that polyester doesn't "breathe." High quality sport coats and suit jackets use Bemberg (rayon), not polyester. If economically feasible, consider relining the jacket with Bemberg. The cost will probably range from $100 to $175 plus material cost.
  12. stubloom

    Mytailorstore Advice

    Just a word of caution: mytailorstore.com is not mytailor.com. Those two names are easily confused. I know nothing about mytailorstore.com. Mytailor.com is Hemrajani (Hong Kong with a showroom in Costa Mesa, Ca). I do know the quality produced by Hemrajani. I've cleaned many thousands of their...
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    Can someone explain what's going on here?

    Assessing technical skills is always difficult from a consumer's point of view. Lets start with this broad statement: The overwhelming majority of the 26,000 (approx) cleaners in the USA are "bang and hang" cleaners. Low prices (think $10 to $20 for a ladies or mans 2 pc suit) and fast...
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    Can someone explain what's going on here?

    If you have a problem with one particular dry cleaner, the right approach is not to give up on dry cleaning. The right approach is to find a dry cleaner with the technical skills to address the problem(s) you might have. In much the same way that you don't give up on medicine because one...
  15. stubloom

    Can someone explain what's going on here?

    Clearly, the jacket has shrunk. That's obvious. But that's not the issue. The issue is why? Based on the answers to the questions I asked, you indicated that you sweat profusely in the summer. So you probably have extensive perspiration stains in both underarms. Perspiration is a water-based...
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    Can someone explain what's going on here?

    What prompted you to take the jacket to the to the dry cleaner in the first place? General refreshing? Stains? If stains, what were the nature of the stains? Water-based (Perspiration, juice, wine, beer, coffee, soda, etc.)? Oil-based stains (salad dressing, body oils, pizza sauce, etc.)? Is...
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    Is there any benefit of wood hanger over plastic ones?

    The arguments for and against plastic or wood hangers always comes down the a matter of personal preference. On the other hand, there can be no argument about the importance of using the right hangers. In my opinion, the best argument for the use of the right hanger was a blog post written by...
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    Chipped MOP Buttons

    Here's my 2 cents.. 1. FIT Consult a tailor. Determine if the jacket can be properly tailored to improve the fit and the cost to do so. An ill-fitting suit is worthless notwithstanding the bargain price paid to the reseller or the original MSRP at the store. 2. CRACKED OR CHIPPED BUTTONS I...
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    Ironing: Suits and Pants

    1. You need to distinguish between starch and sizing. Starch is typically applied to cottons and linens, sizing is applied to wools. 2. You can apply starch at home to a cotton or linen; you cannot apply sizing to a wool at home. Sizing is a product that dry cleaners inject into their dry...
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    Dieworkwear Blog Receives Best Media of the Year 2017

    Earned and deserved. Proof positive that nice guys, coupled with curiosity, taste and perseverance, can finish first.

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How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 55 35.5%
  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 60 38.7%
  • Really don't care

    Votes: 17 11.0%
  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 27 17.4%
  • Depends on price

    Votes: 28 18.1%

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