Running out of clothes again

[igenlode]

An ominous ripping sound across the shoulder of my pyjamas as I rolled over in bed. I can probably patch the tear, but it's a sign that the fabric is worn out -- the bottom buttons need patching on both pyjama jackets, one of them for the second time as it has torn a hole in the patch itself.

It's inevitable, as I haven't had any new pyjamas for years and they get an awful lot of wear -- my winter ones are in worse condition. But it's hard enough to get decent new pairs of pyjamas at the best of times... these ones came from a summer fair that no longer exists, the first pair being such a success that I made a beeline for the stall the following year to snap up a second pair.

My entire wardrobe is just falling apart.

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[sallymn]

I hear you. I'd a bummer that our most comfy clothes are at their comfiest just before they disintergrate, isn't it?

I had to buy a nightie for my hopsital visit in May since it wasto have the hip done - I simply grabbed the first two in the discount shop that weren't too ghastly and they have turned out to be the most soft and comfortable I've ever worn. Went back afterwards to try and get another one or two to keep (discount = will fall apart sooner rather than later) but they'd a'll gone :(

[igenlode]

With the aid of two episodes of "The Addams Family" I managed to insert a four-inch patch and darn under the two splits in the left shoulder; annoyingly, I discovered a third small split just outside the area of the patch after I'd already darned it on, so I just put an ordinary darn on that (which will form a future weak point).

Then I put a very rough and ready patch underneath the burst button without bothering to finish the edges in any way, just so that I had something firm onto which I could replace the button. It was nearly 2am by that point, and I really wanted to wear the pyjamas!