Moth Holes Appeared on My Loro Piana Sweater the Week of the Board Meeting

The morning you pull your Loro Piana cashmere sweater from its storage box and notice two small holes near the hem, the day shifts. A favorite piece that has traveled through winters in Burlingame and across the Peninsula now carries the risk of further unraveling, and the timing could not be worse.

Busy schedules leave little room for wardrobe emergencies. The sweater has been part of your rotation for years because it holds its shape and feels substantial under a jacket. Moth holes do not announce themselves gradually; they appear after the fact, often when the garment has already been packed or laid out for the next morning.

The Real Cost of Waiting

Leaving the damage unaddressed means either wearing the sweater with visible flaws or setting it aside entirely. Neither option works when the piece is needed for a client dinner or an early flight. Replacement is possible but never instantaneous, and the new sweater will not carry the same history of careful wear. The immediate problem is finding someone who can repair rather than replace.

Alex Najafi has run the service personally since 1984, which means the team that handles these repairs has seen the same patterns of damage across decades of client garments. They know that a Loro Piana knit requires more than surface mending; the reweave must match the original stitch density and fiber direction so the repair disappears under normal light and movement.

What Proper Reweave Actually Involves

The process begins with a close inspection under magnification to map every damaged thread. Matching yarn is selected from the same or compatible fiber stock, then individual stitches are recreated one row at a time. The goal is not to patch over the hole but to rebuild the fabric structure so the sweater drapes exactly as it did before. Once the reweave is complete, a light hand steam restores the natural give of the knit without flattening the surface.

Clients notice the difference most when the sweater returns and can be worn immediately. There is no stiffness at the repair site, no color shift, and no need to hide the area under a jacket. The garment simply resumes its place in the rotation.

Keeping the Same Standard in Burlingame

Households in Burlingame and across the Peninsula expect the same level of care whether the request is for routine maintenance or a specialized repair. The team coordinates pickup directly, handles the reweave work, and returns the sweater on the client’s timeline rather than a fixed schedule. That flexibility matters when the next trip or meeting is already on the calendar.

Many clients have used the same service for 25 years or more because the outcome remains consistent. A sweater that once showed moth damage can be worn again without anyone noticing the repair, and the worry of further unraveling is removed at the source.

The next time you reach for that Loro Piana piece, the only decision should be which jacket to pair with it.