Help! mystery holes in tops/t-shirts

[arfur]

Have noticed for a while small holes in my tops/t-shirts around the area of the belt buckle and assumed it was catching but have ruled that out. Have inspected areas around home that I could possibly be catching this area on like worktop in front of sink etc but can find nothing. Yesterday I wore brand new top for first time and have just taken it out of the washing machine to find about 10 small holes in the bottom centre of it!!! Definitely not the belt/jeans I wore with it yesterday. Could my washing machine in some scary way be targeting only this area of my clothes. Driving me insane and am v about new top! Any help/ideas please??? PS no one else in family's clothes affected?!?!

[agedknees]

Ooh sorry, it’s a zombie thread!

[agedknees]

I also think it’s the buttons/top of fly on jeans.

[bjbsap33]

I never wear belts and holes only appear in my new tops. I have tops that are yeas old; without holes. It isn't washing as, some tops have holes after one wear and no wash.
Nearly all my tops are from the same shop and I was told by one assistant to see were they were made. All my affected tops were made in Turkey. I am going to take them back.
When you buy goods the phrase that pays is that goods must be of:
“Satisfactory quality, as described, fit for purpose and last a reasonable length of time.”
These are the ''faulty’’ rights. If goods fall down on this, then by law they’re faulty and you have a right of refund or repair. Most of these rights are self-explanatory; for example, if you bought speakers that do work but don’t fit your iPod, they are ''as described’’, unless the box or the shop assistant promised they definitely would work with iPods.
The biggest confusion tends to come over ''lasts a reasonable length of time”. As it’s a subjective law, just ask yourself what a dispassionate, reasonable person would say to your argument.
For example, if you had a 10p whistle that broke down after six months, you’d probably think that that was reasonable, but you wouldn’t say the same if a £5,000 LCD TV went kaput after the same time. The longest the law allows you to complain is up to six years after buying, but it’s rare that things should reasonably last that long.

[Gigimia]

What is it with the Holey tshirt fashion? Maybe the fashion industries cover up for the holes in all the tshirts!!!

[Gigimia]

Yes, @indaba I think you're right. Either the zip or the jeans. Someone on another thread found a website that sells a cover for the jean button. Hole button cover I think it's called with an accent on the e and it says it's the jean button that causes the holes.

[Indaba]

Only happens to my t shirts that I wear with jeans. Either they get caught in the zip, or rub up against zip.

Never happened with any other clothes, eg soft or non-zippered trousers or skirts.

[dazzlingdeborahrose]

Next have cut out the middle man and are selling tee shirts which are already holed.

[Gigimia]

Hi, I was on another related post to this. Has anyone actually found a solution that you can buy that solves this problem?

[SandyB1]

Hi Ladies.... I know exactly what is causing those pesky heartbreaking holes in front of your tops..... I bet you all have galaxy granite worktops in your kitchens. (or granite with flecks of shiny pieces throughout the granite). I too have had this problem and was baffled, until I spoke to a friend who had the same problem. She too had shiny bits in her granite worktops, and holes in her tops. Since she has changed house and new worktops, no more holes. Its the shiny pieces, that are acting like shards of glass, cutting through the treads every time you rub agains the worktop.

[MumofSilver]

Saw this! Maybe the answer.

[MumofSilver]

OK - I know this is an old thread .... BUT!! I found this and am going to try it, the problem persists!

[Byrdie]

I am a bit reluctant to go in and start accusing the dry cleaners... These are husbands work shirts. They are different brands and he obviously doesn't wear a bra... A thought maybe a bag strap had a snag or something that could rub in the same spot but we've checked all the bags... And jackets. The seat belt is flat there so it would be odd if it was that. I think it might be time to ask the drycleaner. I'd rather iron them myself than buy new ones each time a new hole appears. I have to say, it's a very frustrating mystery. I've started googling "upcycling old work shirts" hoping there's some amazing craft to make with them that will make me less angry about these pesky holes. So far i've come up with pencil rolls and kids summer dresses.

[nothingwittyhere]

Or dry-cleaner is putting a pin or something through them as part of their process? Try a difference dry cleaner?

[nothingwittyhere]

If they're in the same place it can't be a washing machine. Could it be something under the shirt, eg, a bra strap ring or similar, perhaps rubbing against something placed on top, eg, bag strap or similar? Or if bought from the same place it could be a manufacturing fault - a pack of socks I bought all had the same hole in the same place on one sock in each pair.

[DawgDawg]

Byrdie Do you wear a bag across your shirt? Work badge? Or was it from the shop tag?

[Tostartagain]

I too had this problem with a Miele machine I bought last year. Their customer service team was terrible with any help trying to return the machine, will not be buying anything from them again! Replaced it with a Bosch which now seems to fade and shrink my clothes

[25amp51]

Ever since I bought a Miele washing machine I have had this problem. I don't have young children or wear belts. I now put my washing in those net bags but it still happens (a lovely per una top ruined). Miele say nothing is wrong and cannot guarantee unless you use their soap powder, I use Fairy Snow so not a cheap product. Miele have not been helpful at all. I did find this with Bosch too but after a few years of trying to repair my fridge freezer they eventually replaced it. Never had problems with my Hotpoint.

[Byrdie]

Ok ok... Zombie thread and all that but i am so annoyed and getting crazier by the day about these flipping holes i just want to vent. These are the holes. I've circled them. Angrily. Three good quality cotton work shirts all with holes in EXACTLY the same place. Can't be the counter or a jeans button on belt. Seatbelt theory? Maybe but why only the work shirts? I was about to call the drycleaner as i usually send them out. Found this thread and it's made me doubt it's the drycleaner. But what is it? Driving me INSANE. If anyone has any ideas please for my fragile sanity, enlighten me before i go mental.

[sunniest]

Thanks to the person who suggested laptops as a cause (even though they may be long gone from mumsnet by now). I get this all the time and thought it was from my belt rubbing against my t-shirt when washing up (not that I even do that much washing up...) or wearing a seatbelt. Anyway, someone suggested that sitting with a laptop pressing through your top against your belt/buttons was a cause and suddenly it all made sense, particularly as to why this problem has only arisen since I got rid of a desktop computer a few years ago. I have been tucking in my t-shirt while on the laptop and it seems to have stopped the problem.

I have also rescued a few old tops by ironing on those lightweight patches to the back to stop the tiny holes growing.

[GobblersKnob]

Lol, didn't realize it was a dead thread, maybe there has just been this one, over and over

[GobblersKnob]

Not any kind of criticism of the thread at all, but if you search on mn there have been millions (may be a tiny exaggeration) of threads on this subject over the years, seems to be an eternal problem for which there is no answer.....

[ErrolTheDragon]

I knew there had been a thread about this ... I never used to have this but last year I started getting the holes. I'm pretty sure it's jeans related, but it must either be something specific to the new ones during this time or change to my shape making them sit differently ... So thats why it's called the Shred!

[EscapePea]

I know this is a zombie thread but I've solved this mystery, for me at least. Nothing to do with moths, washing machines, belts, worktops (although they probably exacerbate it), cheap tops, etc. - for me it was the corner of the waistband of my jeans jutting out and poking holes in every single nice top I had! After years of grumbling about it, I went cold turkey on wearing jeans, switched to jeggings (i.e. with a flat-fronted waist) and lo and behold, problem solved. Now I can't wear any of my nice jeans unless it's with thick winter jumpers but it's going to save me a fortune as I won't be putting as many clothes in the textile-recycling bins!

[BeCool]

actually it doesn't have to be a belt buckle - if you have a metal button that can pinch soft fabrics against another surface too.

[BeCool]

it is your belt. Tops get squeezed between edge of desk/bench/work top etc. I had this prob for years until I wised up & changed my belts.

if it were bugs why would the holes always be where your belt is? It it was bugs/moths the holes would be random