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Clothes attracting stains.

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J52 Mon 08-Sept-25 09:24:48

I have a striped, blue, cotton shirt and whenever I wear it all sorts of mysterious stains appear. They’re not from dropped food, but on sleeves, the side, the top pocket and the back.
Fortunately, a bit of neat washing liquid does the trick.

Sago Mon 08-Sept-25 08:48:15

I am a “dropper”, I have been known to wear a white shirt for an hour or less before I spill on it.

A few years ago I wore a white summer dress for our open garden it was 80 degrees, we served about a hundred cream teas, to my amazement not a single mark, I wore it for the same event the following Sunday again spotless..

It was packed for a holiday to Portugal, I put it on to go down to breakfast and by the time I had finished eating it looked like a Jackson Pollock painting.

Babs03 Mon 08-Sept-25 08:43:44

Turmeric or pasta sauce are my demons when it comes to stains, I often cook with turmeric and don’t wear an apron - stupid I know but I always feel happier without wearing one - and of course some turmeric powder wafts in a little cloud of pure yellow stain onto my clothes. And when eating pasta I should wear a bib, is the only way.

LovesBach Mon 08-Sept-25 08:38:13

I fear it is 'Sod's Law' operating at full steam. Following the birth of my youngest child I lost weight rapidly and, pleased with my back to normal shape, bought a beautiful and expensive cream dress. Without fail, the baby was sick, the dog leapt up and deposited paw prints, or I spilled something on this perfect garment, often before I had left the house. Within months I had managed to get a tomato stain on the front from a pasta meal and that was it - ruined.

escaped Mon 08-Sept-25 08:06:54

Ashcombe

I must be losing the plot! I read the title as statins and was intrigued to know which clothes would attract that much-discussed drug! Duh!🙄

😆 Well, maybe statins would serve to unblock any stains.

teabagwoman Mon 08-Sept-25 08:05:02

Oh yes*Kittylester*, I have some navy trousers that I really like but can only wear once before washing. None of my other dark trousers give me the same problem so it isn’t just the dark colour showing marks up.

escaped Mon 08-Sept-25 08:04:14

Maybe the new sweatshirt issue is to do with your arms being restricted a bit, and missing your mouth when you eat!?!
A bib might be needed just for the Lands End tops. 😆

Ashcombe Mon 08-Sept-25 08:02:47

I must be losing the plot! I read the title as statins and was intrigued to know which clothes would attract that much-discussed drug! Duh!🙄

escaped Mon 08-Sept-25 07:59:51

That's weird. Do you mean the LA clothes don't wash out the stains or just seem to get splattered more?
My current problem is with Boden clothes attracting holes. They're good quality, but holes appear in jeans, and holes in T Shirt cuffs and lower fronts. Definitely not moths.

Grandmadinosaur Mon 08-Sept-25 07:54:57

Yes the same thing happens to me. It’s annoying.

kittylester Mon 08-Sept-25 07:43:18

Do you have any clothes that seem to attract food spills and other stains?

I have recently bought 3 sweatshirts from Landsend. They are lovely to wear at this time of the year - but I can only wear them once before I spill something (usually food blush) or mark them with something else.

It doesn't happen with other tops