Gdot
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I'm guessing that the answer to this question will be NO. But here goes:
I am the proud owner of the suit my father wore when he and my mother married in 1953. I have worn it occasionally through the years - especially during the wide shouldered, low buttoning point 1980s - as the jacket has that sort of shape.
Given that the fabric is now almost 60 years old it does not have the 'hand' that it once did. It seems to be getting stiff instead of softly flexible as it once was.
I suspect this is because the fibers have lost their natural oils?
Is anyone aware of a way to restore such fabrics?
Even though I'm not currently wearing the jacket I would like to maintain it out of respect for my father as well as in preparation for the wide shouldered looks that I imagine will be coming along in the next few years. (After all - narrow has been taken as far as it can go. The only possible upcoming trend is wide - right?)
I am the proud owner of the suit my father wore when he and my mother married in 1953. I have worn it occasionally through the years - especially during the wide shouldered, low buttoning point 1980s - as the jacket has that sort of shape.
Given that the fabric is now almost 60 years old it does not have the 'hand' that it once did. It seems to be getting stiff instead of softly flexible as it once was.
I suspect this is because the fibers have lost their natural oils?
Is anyone aware of a way to restore such fabrics?
Even though I'm not currently wearing the jacket I would like to maintain it out of respect for my father as well as in preparation for the wide shouldered looks that I imagine will be coming along in the next few years. (After all - narrow has been taken as far as it can go. The only possible upcoming trend is wide - right?)
