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What whiteness index is as a number
Short answer: Whiteness is a measure of how white a fabric is, taken with an instrument rather than by eye. The numbe...
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Thread count and why it says less than you think
Short answer: A high thread count can be reached by using very thin threads or by counting several times. The number ...
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What the density of bedding is measured in
Short answer: In woven bedding, density is measured as the number of threads per square inch or per ten centimetres. ...
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Why waist and hip can fit two different sizes
Short answer: Size charts are built on fixed relations between measurements. If your body does not follow that relati...
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What cup size and underbust measurement are based on
Short answer: Underband is the circumference just under the bust, and cup size is the difference between the bust cir...
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Why 40 to 45 covers five shoe sizes
Short answer: The stretch in the sock makes the difference. A leg that can stretch by a third easily covers five step...
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Why socks rarely come in half sizes
Short answer: A sock stretches by thirty to fifty percent. That is why one pair can cover several shoe sizes, and hal...
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What an inside leg measurement does not tell you
Short answer: The inside leg measurement runs from the crotch seam to the hem of the trousers. It says nothing about ...
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Length measured from the shoulder seam and what it leaves out
Short answer: The length in a size chart runs from the highest point of the shoulder to the hem at the bottom. It say...
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Why chest width is measured flat
Short answer: A flat measurement is easier to take the same way every time. The garment is laid down, and the tape is...
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The size chart and how it is made
Short answer: The measurements in a size chart are taken on the garment, not on the body. They are measured flat on a...
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Why the percentages in blends are never exact
Short answer: Fibres are blended in large quantities, and the blend can vary a little along the way. That is why the ...
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