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    MsQwerty
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    Unbelievable!
    I make all of my own work g-strings because I like tiny g-strings and I get the perfect fit that way. The elastic has gone in ALL of my work g-strings over the last couple of weeks. I thought it was strange happening all at once but didnt think much of it...
    So tonight I sit down and start sewing new ones, I have made two and decided to try them on the check the size cos a little part of me wondered if somehow my bum had shrunk and it wasnt really the elastic.
    Well it is the elastic, the new ones were fine but when I went to take them off again I realise the elastic was still stretched!
    So there you go folding elastic has a shelf life - and it comes to and end very suddenly!
    I bought the folding elastic in bulk about 4 years ago. I definatly got value for money because it was so cheap, but its such a waste as Ive just had to throw out around 70 metres of the stuff.
    Unfortunatly I can only buy the elastic online or interstate.
    Now I am sorta stuck - I have 1 work g-string that is ok but nothing to match it
    I guess Ill have to go shopping tomorrow and hope I find something

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    Default Re: Pointless post about elastic!

    Hahaha any seamstress knows that. You should never buy that much bulk elastic if you sew that little! GASP!

    Speaking of I just got my new sewing machine today. <3


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    Default Re: Pointless post about elastic!

    I never would have thought elastic had a used by date

    How annoying though!!
    Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

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    Default Re: Pointless post about elastic!

    Lysondra, we have elastic from the 70s at my house that is fine so it didnt cross my mind that folding elastic would wear out in such a short amount of time! I thought elastic wearing out was so 1950s, lol.
    Its way cheaper to buy bulk - I payed $12 per 30 metres (I had a few different colours) I have definatly had value for money even if Id just made one bikini per $30 metre roll it saves $, but Ive made around 60 I guess plus some other stuff (-:

    Congrats on the machine! (-:

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    Default Re: Pointless post about elastic!

    Elastic wears out more now because items are made cheaper now so you'll buy more as time goes on instead of having one thing that lasts forever. Also, the more elastic is stored in an 'unnatural' shape, it loses it's ability to snap back.

    Woooo.... that is a good deal on elastic. We should go halvies next time.


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