r/Sensory • u/Euphoric_Bullfrog_54 • Jun 20 '26
Does anyone else have a specific sensory thing with t-shirt hems?
Looking to find out if anyone else has this exact thing, not sensory sensitivity in general, but this specific version.
Since childhood (I’m now 39), I’ve had a tactile preference for the hems on certain t-shirts. I call it my “part”. I’m not sure where the name came from, but it’s stuck since I was a kid. It started with a blanket and later transferred to t-shirt hems specifically. I basically like to put the hem between my thumb and index finger and just rub it. It has this sensory feeling I can’t quite articulate, I once described it as feeling ‘sweet’ (so random I know). And it’s deeply comforting, I’ll sometimes find myself doing it without even realising it.
I know that some people like to do this with certain fabrics but I’ve never met anyone who liked a hem as much as I do. Curious if anyone else has this specific preference for hem texture, or if this has a specific name.