Make all clothes 4-way reversible (forward-backward x inside-outside) so we never have to worry about which way they’re on

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LetTheDarkOut@reddit

I imagine that this would present some sewing challenges. Perhaps glue will be required. But then you need a non-toxic glue that won’t wash out.

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Caticature@reddit

French seams. You lock the fraying side ends in a little tube. Like this:

wrong sides together, sew seam closed at on edge, turn work right sides together, sew a second line 1 cm from the folded seam you just made.

There are also other seams, invented by jeans makers en by kayak makers. felled seams they’re called. With the kayak they make a watertight seam for the skin of the sea kayak.

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Is it rigid or flexible? Soft or hard? I think that will affect my opinion of them more than understanding their method of construction. Will it feel like a normal shirt or will it have weird stiff lines down the sides?

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Caticature@reddit

Inside out is easy: French seams.

back to front not so easy, the particular landscape of the front will lead to drapey clothes and I hate togas. But if we most toga than you‘ll have unlocked a third way: upside down Wearing is the same.

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ddollarsign@reddit (OP)

I care about back to front for shirts more than i care about inside out. When they just have a printed tag and it gets faded, it wastes precious time looking for it. I like not having a sticking out tag, but the printed tags fade and are hard to see sometimes.

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Caticature@reddit

Team No Tags. My shirts have a lower neckline in the front, my sweaters have a tiny safetypin witha trinklet in the front. One shirt I sewed a bright piece of embroidery silk there where the tag used to be.

a fading tag could get some bright permanent marker?

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zobbyblob@reddit

Backwards socks 🤔

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PrestigiousPut6165@reddit

So how would they cover the toes?

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Caticature@reddit

tube is closed at one end. They’re called tube socks because they lack the boomerang elbow shape of the heel. They’re just straight tubes. Still socks though so one end is closed (by tapering, gradually redcing stitches).

I’m wearing them as we speak. Sleep socks!

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CrazyJoe29@reddit

Tube socks. They’re a thing.

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ephemeralkitten@reddit

this would help my son. he's gonna be 16 and still wears things backwards or insideout unknowingly because of his autism. and he hates when i correct him about it...

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Caticature@reddit

I have a little trinklet hanging at the fronts of my shirts for recognising the orientation. Little safety pin with a little brass robot; one with a piece of lego: one with a silver acorn. They stay in and go in the washing machine. Knitting stitch markers work also, they have a little crab hand fixture.

I need to wear my clothes with the front to the front, because the neck is raisedand I will get cross with the fabric touching my neck at the front. I’m an adult autistic. Because I cut the labels out I can’t see what’s the front, except for my trinket.

I don’t mind inside out. I call it fashion if anybody notices. People seldom notice and if they do they dont care. I imagine this is different when your 16yo. Still… it shouldn’t matter. Does he care about if others notice? Or is it mainly you?

His outer world needs to learn asap that he is a personality with his own style; that how he wears his clothes is not important; that joining him in his interest will be the ride of their life.

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Liraeyn@reddit

Also top/bottom

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Nate_Christ@reddit

The only article of clothing would be a short dress without shoulders. Doesn't sound bad if we destroy mosquitos first

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Caticature@reddit

A onesie with a little flap door in the crotch.

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SentenceAwkward5302@reddit

Also make them inflatable, fire-resistant and self-cleaning.

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ddollarsign@reddit (OP)

The self-cleaning would remove the rationale some people think this is for, but it’s really just so I don’t have to worry about looking for the tag before I put my my shirt on

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