My new bra from Victoria Secret is an underwire.Th wire has poked through the material on under my armpit and I don't want to go and buy a new one because this one is not that old.Any tips?
2006-08-01 06:27:10 · 16 answers · asked by maleiaw06 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
Push the wire back in. Use a little bit of a cotton ball to pad it and then sew the hole shut with a good quality thread. When you have tied off the thread put a dab of clear fingernail polish over the knot and a little of the material to keep the knot from coming loose and to strengthen the material so the wire is less likely to poke through again.
Buying an underwirwe that is too small is the usual cause of this problem. Next time (even if you think you wear a particular size) buy one number size up (same cup size but a 34 instead of a 32 for instance). This cuts down on the stress on the garment and helps slow down wear.
Also, hand was underwire bras. Most washers are too hard on lingerie and getting caught in other clothes can damage the item. If you must wash it in a washing machine, use a mesh garment bag for it and any other lingerie. This will protect your delecates from getting caught up in other garments or damaged in any other way.
2006-08-01 06:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by Onegoddess 2 · 10⤊ 1⤋
If a woman's underwire bra is indeed the right size for her, she can replace the uncomfortable wire that is in the breast band in just an hour or so. Underwires for bras can be purchased from a local fabric store. Choose a plastic underwire, or one that is made from another type of pliable material. The first step is to spread the bra out on a flat surface, so the inside is showing. Then, locate the sewn in tunnel of fabric at the bottom of the bra where the underwire was located. Run your fingers along the fabric and look for an opening. If you can't find one, then the next step is to find the back of the bra, and use a single -sided razor to carefully make a vertical slit across the tunnel. The third step in this task is to take the new underwire strip that was purchased and start feeding an end of it into the opening or the slit that was made. Continue to feed it and work it into the tunnel of fabric while making sure that it stays straight and flat. Finally, after the new underwire is inserted into the bra, the opening or the slit will need to be sewn closed.
2016-03-16 10:28:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-17 02:19:10 · answer #3 · answered by moriyon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its new, it shouldn't even have torn up already. Victoria Secret sells more quality bras and lingerie than some other stores so I'm quite surprised at that. You can sew the end back together like the answerers suggested and also, you need to handwash your bras in cold water and let them air dry by hanging them up somewhere. Tossing them in the dryer will tear them up quicker than they're supposed to wear out. If it's only been a few days or a week or two, I'd take the damn thing back to the store if you followed the washing instructions correctly. If you did, that means that bra probably had been on the rack for awhile and the material began to dry rot. That's what happens sometimes when stores keep merchandise around for too long.
2006-08-01 06:36:00 · answer #4 · answered by duvaldiva.com 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
My wife says: pull the wire back into the material and put a couple stitches in the area the wire came out. Then put a couple stitches very tight around the wire towards the middle of the wire.
Yours: Grumpy
2006-08-01 06:34:10 · answer #5 · answered by Grumpy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Push it back through as far as it will go and sew the end with the hole. If you have a sewing machine, run it back and forth about three times. If you don't, and you sew it by hand, put stitches both directions, back and forth and up and down, so it can't work its way out that easily. I hate when that happens.
2006-08-01 06:30:53 · answer #6 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Push it back in as best you can and sew it shut.
If that doesn't work you'll have to buy another one.
2006-08-01 09:22:47 · answer #7 · answered by Donna DiaWana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can take it back.I got a bra there that did the same thing.I took it back and they let me exchange it.When you wash it ,wash it in a garment bag and dont put it in the dryer!
2006-08-01 06:34:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could exchange it....or you could poke the wire back in or sew it up,or you could just buy another
2006-08-01 06:30:47 · answer #9 · answered by angelbunny_90 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
can u shove it back through and sew up the end? it hurts, dusnt it!?
2006-08-01 06:31:05 · answer #10 · answered by xxx sara xxx 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋