Chews It Up and Spits It Out - How to Fix a Hole in Your Clothes

Another joy of condo living is that we can only fit a old-fashioned, top-loading washer & dryer into our "laundry room."* None of those new-fangled, fancy front loaders here in the condo, just the old washers that chew up your clothes and spit them back out.

*By laundry room, I mean closet. A closet that we've Ikea-shelved to death. There are various versions of Ikea shelves covering both walls. We managed to junk them up like any good American could.

Said washing machine is slowly shredding my favorite clothes, including my favorite go-to work shirt. This shirt is part tee, part dressy shirt, and I found myself wearing it at least once a week (is that too much?). That is, until it got a hole in it.

It's a fine gauge knit so I thought it was toast. but no! It's fixable.

Here's how I did it:

What you'll need:

1. Iron
2. Stabilzer ($1 for one foot at the fabric store)
3. Shirt with hole in it
4. Scissors
5. Pillowcase

Cut stabilizer in oval shape about 1 - 1 1/2 inches larger than the hole on all sides. Notice the Essie Tart Deco nail polish.

Turn shirt inside out. Place the stabilzer, smooth side up, directly over hole.



Place damp pillowase on top of stabilizer & hole. Put iron (I used med-high settings) on damp pillowcase and leave there until the pillowcase is dry. Remove iron.

Done! Stabilizer is now part of the fabric of the shirt.

Voila! Hole is now invisible!

While I would never discourage a shopping trip for a new shirt, this is definitely a way to get some more mileage out of your favorites. This one is back in the rotation, for only a buck!