This development is of course after a few similar clothing tragedies that have already occurred this semester.
The first problem occurred when I attempted to wash my wool sweater vest. Even though I used only cold water and air dried it, the vest managed to shrink. Now it is definitely tighter in the chest and doesn't quite come down to my waist. A definite bummer as it was otherwise a pretty nice sweater vest, and the only one that I owned.
More recently I was hanging up my 10+ year old Hawaiian shirt when I noticed that the shirt had worn out in the back. I guess this isn't surprising as I have been wearing this shirt pretty regularly for over ten years (I purchased it at a going out of business sale when I was in high school). Though I should have expected such a development it is still disappointing.
The problem is that if I keep going at this rate I won't have any clothing by the time spring rolls around. I guess when one does their best to avoid buying new clothing this is the type of problem they are eventually likely to encounter.
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'Tis good that you made it through library school before the cardigan failed.
Yes, but still disappointing.
The cardigan can probably be repaired, though it's hard to tell with your finger in there. If you can find the loose thread and see little loops on the top and bottom of the hole, you can secure the broken thread and take a new thread (ideally of a similar colour and size as the rest of the sweater) and graft the hole shut - see the Tears and Holes Weaving method here.
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