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[kate_nepveu]

Dear LiveJournal,

Is there anything that can be done to jeans to stop the inside seams from chafing me?

(I'm perfectly willing to, say, remove and apply special tape before and after washing. Solutions of the form "take them to a tailor" . . . well, I'm not sure the damn things are worth even more investment, but if that's the answer, let me hear it.)

Comments

[missysedai.livejournal.com]

Fusible Bias Tape.

Bias tape comes in many textures. Talk to the folks at your local fabric shop about finding a soft one, though you may have to go with plain bias tape and some fusi-web. Iron it on and off you go. It will generally last through a couple washings.

[kate_nepveu]

Thanks--I will investigate. (And see if our iron still works . . . )

[montoya.livejournal.com]

Quit giving in to Big Denim, and wear pants like khakis that are naturally more comfortable.

[kate_nepveu]

I have at least two pairs of non-maternity khakis that do this, whereas none of my non-maternity jeans do.

[montoya.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Well, have you tried a Mac? They don't have this problem.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Drawstring pants, sweat pants, and kaftans Are Your Friend.

[kate_nepveu]

At some point they may well be, but right now I want jeans which is why I asked about them.

[thistleingrey.livejournal.com]

I hate nylons myself, but does adding nylons or properly fitting tights help? The last time I saw someone ask about this, someone else suggested underwear with little legs to it, but girl boxers are easier to find if one is not petite, AFAIK. (Certainly I have never seen any that'd fit me.) Alternatively, it might help to put unpadded biker shorts (or similar slim spandex thing) between the jeans and you.

[kate_nepveu]

For nylons I'm wearing a really soft seamless stretchy garter belt and stockings, meaning that there'd be a gap at the top. And it's warmed up enough that I don't want to be wearing two full layers of pants (since the seams are an issue all the way down).

Hence, again, doing something _to_ the jeans. (Though the bodyglide suggestion may have promise. When this happened in DC I stuck moleskin to the worst spots, which is of course suboptimal; but I thought it was a short-term problem because we'd done so much walking that day. Nope!)

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

i'd try bodyglide. i realize that seam chafing is not the same exact problem as chubrub, but it might be solvable the same way. i <3 bodyglide.

http://www.bodyglide.com/

sold at rei or other bizarre camping equipment you never knew existed stores.

[kate_nepveu]

Hmm. On one hand I'm so cross at clothing that I'd prefer to fix it, but on the other hand that might be good to have around anyway . . . the effort may well end up being a wash. Hard to say.

Thanks.

[veejane.livejournal.com]

Two words: long johns.

...okay, not everybody wears long johns from October through April. But it makes a world of difference!

[kate_nepveu]

You! You are _not helpful_.

(Though at least you weren't trying to be.)

[glvalentine.livejournal.com]

Sandpaper? I beat a pair of Old Navy jeans into submission that way once. Turn it inside out, channel your rage, etc.

[kate_nepveu]

Catharsis! (Though because of the way they're constructed I doubt it'd actually work.)

[thormation.livejournal.com]

Start wearing more dresses?

[kate_nepveu]

To walk the _dog_? In 25F weather?