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Why the elastic is the first thing to die in a garment
Short answer: Elastane makes up only a few percent of the weight, but it carries the whole fit. It is broken down by ...
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How the elastane percentage relates to comfort
Short answer: A little elastane gives freedom of movement, a lot gives pressure. Two to five percent suits everyday c...
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Why a tight garment does not hold better
Short answer: A garment that is too tight keeps the elastic stretched all day. It never gets to contract, and it lose...
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What you can do about a slack waistband
Short answer: If the elastic sits in a channel, it can be replaced in a quarter of an hour. If it is sewn on, you can...
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Why the rib at the neck goes slack
Short answer: The neckband stretches every time the top goes over your head. If the rib has no elastane, it only last...
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How fabric recovers its shape in the wash
Short answer: Water and warmth make the fibres mobile, so the stitches that have been held stretched can contract aga...
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What makes a garment hang loose after a day
Short answer: A garment sags after a day because body movement and the fabric's own weight stretch the stitches, and ...
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Why fabric bags at the elbow
Short answer: The elbow bends all day, and the fabric over it is stretched each time. Without elastane, the fabric on...
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How leggings lose their shape at the knee
Short answer: The knee bends thousands of times a day, and the fabric is stretched each time. Held stretched for hour...
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Why sweat breaks elastic down
Short answer: Sweat contains salt, acid and fat. The salts draw water out of the thread, the acid attacks the bonds, ...
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What chlorine does to elastane
Short answer: Chlorine attacks the chemical bonds in elastane directly. The thread turns yellow, brittle and loses it...
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Why clothing with elastane should be washed cooler
Short answer: Elastane loses strength at high temperature. At sixty degrees the bonds break down noticeably faster th...
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