Tiny holes in front of T shirts driving me mad!

[Hairydogmummy]

Both me and my DS15 get tiny holes in the front of our t shirts towards the bottom. It's ruining virtually every top we both own. It's not just where it's a cheap fabric, it happens with everything even if really good quality and within a couple of weeks of having them. We both wear jeans a lot and I think it's the friction between the fabric and the fly of the jeans but what can we do? Anyone else get this and/or have a solution? Oddly it doesn't happen to anyone else in the family!

I get it. MIL suggested wearing a shirt made from bamboo and i haven't seen any holes yet, so maybe it is the way forward?

Do you wear a belt?

No...do you think that would help?

My friend had this - she wondered if it was her belt. I have noticed on some of our t-shirts small holes but think they might just be old. Or it could be moths.

Can't be moths if always in same place? I'm not sure if belts would help or make it worse. Could try I guess? It's frustrating for DS too who spends his own money now buying nice clothes only to ruin them in a few weeks.

snap op!!! what the hell causes it? i dont wear a belt and its so random and some t shirts are brand new - one wash and i find these holes!

i had on from next and one from boden recently do it but an identical one from next in another colour has been fine.
id love to know what causes this!

I get it sometimes, but am convinced my belt is to blame.

I think it’s the car seat belt rubbing against belt buckles / fly buttons. Since working this out and adjusting t-shirts accordingly when in the car it doesn’t happen anymore 👍

I think it may be metal button in jeans which presses into fabric when working at kitchen counter/work surface

I remember reading somewhere that it could be the type of detergent you were using but can't remember which.

I think @MoltonSilver was asking if you wear a belt because sometimes the prong in the buckle can push through the fabric and make holes. If you're not wearing a belt, definitely don't start wearing one now.

Sparks from an open fire? (clutching at straws...)

My belt definitely contributes to it. It hasnt happened lately while I've not been wearing belts.

I would say moths too. They got at my knicker drawer, a pair with small flowers on and three of the flowers had a perfect tiny hole eaten out of the exact centre so I concluded that they choose their favourite areas/colours.

I had this and I suddenly realised it was from my cats! I used to pick them up and it was their claws digging into my top. Now they only get a cuddle if I’m wearing one of my old tops!

I have this on every t-shirt. It's the fly sticking out bit, made worse by car seatbelt. I untuck it from my seatbelt when I remember.

I haven't got pets either

it's the worktops for me.
dh doing the dishes shifted this problem to his shirts

I get that and I think it might be where I zip the jeans up carelessly and catch the fabric.

Do you have granite worktops? I used to get this & caught myself leaning on the edge while cooking. Since I realised & made a mental note not to do it, I haven't had any more again!

Not cats or belts or seat belts as I don't have any of these but I still get these holes 🤷🏻‍♀️

This happens to all my t shirts. I think I must catch them in the fly of jeans or something - I don't wear a belt or sit in the car or lean against worktops. Drives me mad! If anyone has the solution or a way to fix them I'd love to hear it

For me it started happening when we had our kitchen redone. We got new granite worktops instead of our old MDF/Formica ones. Ruined all my tops within a couple of months.

(I wear an apron now.)

I've had this and solved it. For me it was the button on my jeans.

So I now:

wear a belt and turn it inside out, so the buckle front, with the pin, is against the jeans button, not the inside of my t-shirt, if that makes sense

I've made a big effort not to lean against counter tops when baking etc, because I think this is the main problem with me

I've bought fabric stretchy belts with fasteners and made sure the fabric is over my jeans button and the fastener/buckle is off to the side (NB I never tuck in) The belts I have don't have big buckles that stick out like a leather belt buckle does, under a top

I have started buying trousers that do up at the side or are just pull up/elasticated at the waist, or drawstring

I've tried putting a square of material over the button, ie before I do it up, but I don't know if that's helped as the above seems to have sorted it for now

People who tuck in do not have these problems, I betcha.

Worktops for me too - I got a pinny and that solved the problem (admittedly not in a stylish way!!)