Does anyone know of a clothing type that resists thorn punctures and tears? Denim works fairly well in the cooler months but what works in the hot ones?

Thanks for your help.

Carhartt clothing line, sold in the farm stores, is pretty good. The ranchers wear it year round. I need leather chaps for my arms! They are always scratched up!
Not trying to hijack your excellent question, but if someone knows of a fabric that resists thorns and "stick-tight" weed seeds, I would love to hear about it.

I like the Wrangler canvas shirts for thorn and bur resistance; they are a little stiff and loose-fitting and very tough. I also find them cooler than the average long-sleeved shirt.

Thanks for your suggestions - both look great!

Hi, I'm facing the same task right now. Please tell me which brand of clothing have you chosen from the suggested ones? I think maybe I should use workwear for this purpose. So, I really want to look beautiful in the garden, too, because I'm a woman. And I want to please the eyes of my neighbors. If I'm in a gardener's uniform, it won't be very good. But my roses are worth it. They're wonderful. The main thing is that they are all right. However, it is good that I know a great store with clothes (Lily Lulu Fashion) on the way out and I will be beautiful at least outside of my garden. And what wonderful coats there are in that clothing store. But I still want the clothes for gardening to be decent. Then I'd be like Bree Van de kamp from "Desperate Housewives".

What a great thread! I have a water-proof Pacific Crest Trail jacket that is impervious to thorns that I got at a thrift store, and I have a heavy denim jacket that also works well when it's not so cold. I wore a pair of stretch jeans this week when pruning, and had to throw them in the trash later, they were so torn up from the rose thorns. But I've never had trouble with my regular denim jeans so far. I use long goat skin leather gloves that have been very protective.

I've used heavy nylon gaiters on my arms. They worked great. I think ARE sells something similar made for arms, but the ski gaiters were quite cheap and attached with velcro. Normally I wear a heavy lined denim long jacket in the cold and denim shirt and jeans otherwise. They are huge and in cold weather I use them as a top layer. It is sweltering in our hot humid summers, but not much choice as it seems accidents happen when least prepared. Oh, I also got chigger/mosquito/tick-proof socks last year that somehow protect my whole body from them. They are hot, but I think I can now wear slightly lighter clothing since the bugs can be atrocious and heavy clothing has been the best non-chemical defense.

I don't have summer clothing that is thorn resistant but for pruning I have soft leather gloves and welding sleeves. The welding sleeves can be bought off ebay and I have been thinking of making another set for summer from the thick nylon they make soft suitcases from. My local recycling place will sell me a big old suitcase for $1 and the amount of material, straps, and clips in it should easily do for one pair of sleeves.

Lola, that is brillant! I am going to have to try the welder's gloves. I don't sew.

Lola, that's the same fabric as the ski gaiters. What great idea to use an old suitcase. MbN, you could double-sided iron tape and velcro. That way you can make them to cover your entire arm. I would use these as a template. https://antiqueroseemporium.co...

Hi folks. I use really nice leather gloves. They come up to my elbows and the wrists and forearms are rough leather while the hands are finished for dexterity. They're nice, but the price was about $30.

One day, I was fiddling in the garden. Didn't wear protective gloves because I didn't expect to be doing heavy pruning. Well, I saw this errant stick and then another one
and this happened...

David

Hi folks.
I meant to attach this photo to my latest post. Sorry. David

Ouch!!!

Ugh! Major bad owie!

I have read that goatskin gloves are "puncture-proof". I haven't used them, but they are easily found online with prices ranging from $15.00 to $40.00.

All of my rose friends that use them recommend goatskin as the best gloves.

My goat swears by them!

More on topic, the rose thorn was less painful than it looked.
I think it got surface vein. Old folks have a million of them.
David

In the spring when I do my hard prune it's cool enough to wear layers to protect me. It's later in the season that I get chewed up. Like David said, I don't expect to be pruning but then something shows up I want to take care of and before you know it...I look like David's arm! I keep hydrogen peroxide around to clean out the wounds. Everyone is used to me looking all scratched up during the summer.

I dunno what you all are doing. I rarely use gloves and have never been scratched/punctured like that :/

Cut from outside then in or at an angle so it falls away from you, nothing sharp gets near your arms, no stabs or scraches

Clearing out the dead canes from the inside of a large shrub rose is not that simple.

Same dangerswith climbers when they leave their support. I'm usually pretty good, but there was the time I slid down the hill dragging Basye's Purple (a thorny Rugosa) with me. Thank goodness for Desitin or I'd be covered in scars.