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by Geraden

I have been wearing Charnos Light Fantastic this week. These are nice 7 denier tights, and in the XL size they come up long enough even for my 36" legs. They provide little friction under trousers, and for a 7-den non-support tight, they provide just a little bit of compression to make legs feel good. They are my favourite ultra-sheer tights. Normally they are priced at £3.00, but they have been discontinued and I managed to get quite a few pairs for £1.50 or even £1.00 on clearance at TKMaxx.

Last Saturday I washed three pairs. Monday I wore a pair. When I got home, there was a very large hole at the top of my left leg. Tights in the bin after two wearings!

Tuesday I wore a second pair. When I got home, there was a very large hole at the top of my left leg. Again, tights in the bin after two wearings. I checked the inside of my trousers, but found nothing that would account for these two sad deaths.

Yesterday I wore the third pair. I checked regularly and I noticed that something had been rubbing in the same place where the last two pairs failed. More careful investigation revealed that deep inside one of the seams in the crotch area there was a piece of curly plastic, like a miniature telephone cord, with a rough end. I quickly removed a length of this. This seems to have caught the problem just in time! There is a small hole and a short ladder, but an aerosol application of artist's fixative lacquer will probably prevent disaster for a time. (Unlike nail varnish, that method of damage limitation is completely invisible.)

Moral of the story: you can never be too careful, especially with ultra-sheers!

Charnos have recently introduced a replacement for Light Fantastic, called Transparent. They cost £4.00 as oppposed to LF costing £3.00. I can't tell you what they are like yet, because they are still in the packet. They have 16% lycra instead of the 12% of LF. The other specs look similar.

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