Safe bet. I have dozens of their products, all holding up nicely

There is no brand with 100% success rate in garments. But in general I have found Patagonia to be lasting high quality. Same with Cotopaxi and Arc’Teryx. Many other brands are hit and miss because they make cheaper items for mass market or even sell their brand for labeling other merchandise.

Yes. It's a German product, what would you expect?

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Another alternative to All Clad is Fissler

Have Vorwerk Kobolt, My aunt bought it new. It’s cost was like a small car. But it works like a dream.Everything is easy to change and parts are plenty on eBay. Will never change it for anything else.

They are almost unheard of and unsupported here in Sweden. EBay is keeping mine alive and with bags.

Do you already have a soft shell with this problem that you otherwise like? You could ask a seamstress to add the lining for you.

Yes when I sew my own clothes they do NOT last as long because I'm terrible at sewing the hems 🤣 sweaters have been slightly better. :)

Is that a threat?

Your results are going to be varied. Store-bought clothes are consistent, for better or worse. Tailored (store-bought then altered), made-to-measure (make the measurements yourself), or handmade clothing is going to vary based on where you are, who does the work, and the materials involved.

If you find someone who does work you like (fit, price, quality) you'll enjoy it. If you don't, you'll waste time and money.

In general, at least here in the USA, I expect to pay about 0.1-0.5x the average store cost of an item to get it altered, 1.5-2x the cost of an item to get it made to measure, and 2-4x to get it fitted and made (with multiple fittings). Labor is expensive here. I don't make my own clothes because I don't have the time.

Fit varies. Tailors can make mistakes when they're measuring you. Sometimes two similar items can be altered the same way and fit differently. A good tailor helps a lot for alterations but that can only go so far, even with made-to-measure clothes. Full handmade/bespoke clothes with multiple fittings fit the best but are the most expensive.

One thing to note is some of how well an item fits is subjective or based on style. Most of my family can't tell if my clothes fit because their fashion sense stopped developing in the mid-90s. A lot of my friends can't tell if my clothes fit because they just don't care. You should figure out what parts of fit matter the most and prioritize those.

Quality/durability/materials varies a lot. A t-shirt can only get so durable, but a jacket can have many different features that make it last longer and look better. You can get away with lower quality fabric with better construction and stitching, but the fabric is the most visible component.

I try to get decent quality basic store-bought items altered (or just wear them as-is), and then get high quality handmade or made-to-measure items for clothes I don't wear as often.

I'd recommend starting with getting some of your existing clothing altered so you can figure out what you want from your clothing and your price range and then going from there.

Look up a tutorial online on how to do a blanket stitch, then get yourself an embroidery needle or a needle with a large eye in it and some wool thread from a craft store like Joann Fabrics or Michaels. They should have it in the embroidery section all together, but the employees are generally pretty nice and get beginners questions all the time if you get lost. Buy yourself a sheet of cheap felt from the kid's craft section while you're there.

Once you get home, practice the blanket stitch a couple times on the cheap craft felt until you're comfortable enough that you won't tangle your thread when you go to repair the actual blanket. Make sure when you're stitching that,you stitch a little bit further than the actual damage so that the threads don't continue to unravel past the repaired portion. If the tutorial for the blanket stitch doesn't tell you how to tie off your sewing, there's a lot of other tutorials online that will.

Good luck OP! If I can make a suggestion, pick a color of thread that doesn't perfectly match the damaged ones but looks nice with the blanket so people can see your mending. You worked hard on it and it's nice to show off a skill you learned.

I'll piggyback off your post

I have these and the jbl 305... these Klipsch RP-160M speakers at around $200~ are also a great value and good quality: https://www.newegg.com/klipsch-1060686/p/0S6-0033-001D7?item=0S6-0033-001D7&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords--home%20audio%20speakers--klipsch-_-0S60033001D7&source=region

I'd also suggest koss portapro headphones. I've been using them for over 10 years. They are affordable, sound great, and have been in production forever. They have a lifetime warranty. I've gone through a couple pairs but it's like $10 for shipping to get them replaced.

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It's definitely fun to buy things and tweak them yourself, it's fun to be able to tailor, but uh. Good suiting fabrics go for upwards of 120/yd and lining silk upwards of 80/yd I will Not be making my own clothes for work when 200 is more than enough to get a decent suit jacket off the rack. Midtier cotton and jersey are usually affordable, but that's about it.

> However, fabric worth sewing is expensive, and you will quickly discover why average working-class humans have been getting along with only two or three outfits for the last thousand years

Very well said! I was flabbergasted at the cost of fabric locally. It is in many cases cheaper to buy a pre-made item than it is just to buy the fabric. As a result, my pandemic “make your own clothes” project fizzled quite quickly.

The upside is that now I have a nice sewing machine. It’s surprisingly easy to fix common issues with cheap clothing and keep them in use longer.

For the price at the time it better last!

Depends on the quality of plastics... Vorwerk are kind of insane when it comes to that sort of thing. Let's just say this thing has has its share of abuse and apart from the dust filter cover on top of the main unit nothing has broken.

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You can sew it. There are lots of simple sewing sites online. Take your time and go slowly and you can do it.

I have Costco’s and been working great for me. Was initially worried because people were talking about warping but mine have been solid for the last year

Es saugt und bläst der Heinzelmann, wo Mutti sonst nur saugen kann.

Any vacuum cleaner can be the last vacuum cleaner you'll ever buy, if you think about it…

Sorry.

It looks terrific. That floor tool looks like a 90s printer or modem. How didn't it turn beige with time? White plastic from that era often yellowed.

Just sew it

If they get hole just send it to them and you get new one?

But ios and Mac OS has got worse