New Uses For Old Shoulder Pads - With Disintegrating Fillings, remove, replace, or re-use post 543
I have several blouses and jackets with shoulder pads. They were the fashion years ago. They went away in the next decades, although they stayed in vintage items, and they periodically return. The latest reports from April 2025 say shoulder pads are making a comeback, creating the big, broad-shouldered powerful look. Meanwhile, what about old-time shoulder pads? Some of them have a new life. But, unfortunately, and unexpectedly, others have reached the end of their useful life. I considered removing the pads from old jackets. Some are attached by a single linking thread, sometimes plaited to make it stronger. Others are sewn in firmly with a line of central stitching, making them harder to remove. I have tried removing those which were easy to extract, by cutting off the linking thread, or by removing the sponge filling. Once I tried snipping the thread. Easy. I gaily cut off one pad. I smugly tried on the jacket. Disaster! Horror! The shoulder was now too wide. Not only did...