Crotch blowouts and bobbly knits: how to save secondhand clothes from smells, stains and other surprises

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Sustainable, affordable and interesting, preloved clothing is everywhere. But what if a beautiful find has a significant flaw? Here is everything you need to know

Yes, according to Michael Pendlebury, AKA the Manchester-based, who repairs 50 pairs a week. Crotch blowout refers to “the inner thigh getting bust along the seam” and Pendlebury suggests patching the area with jean fabric. “If you bond it inside, oversew the area or sometimes darn it with thread, it’s pretty tough,” he says. His customers prefer invisible mending on delicate areas, so, he says, it’s worth colour-matching the denim, using old jeans.

, a household guru whose new book, Live Laugh Laundry, treats cleaning as an act of mindfulness. “Most things you can machine wash. Otherwise, with something like a wool coat, a garment steamer – which also replaces ironing – is a gamechanger and much more affordable.” Cipolletta agrees – she steams her clothes to “refresh them” as this also kills bacteria and odours.Photograph: Viorel Kurnosov/Getty Images/EyeEmOne of the biggest myths with denim is that you shouldn’t wash it.

Try putting teabags in shoes, says Cipolletta. They pull the moisture out of the shoes, which is what attracts bacteria – 24 hours should do it. And no, not used ones.“You can fix denim using a sewing machine, but it’s hard-going, and thicker types will wear your machine out pretty quickly,” says Pendlebury. If it’s selvedge denim, which has a tighter weave and is more durable, you may need a chain-stitch machine or something more industrial, advises Ates. “It’s a meaty fabric.

Mountford stopped using a variety of stain removers years ago and now only has Oxi Powder in her cupboard. Stain removers capitalise on people’s panic, she says. “You buy one because you have an ink stain, but how many ink stains are you really going to get?”

 

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