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Why 180 grams feels thinner in knit than in woven fabric
Short answer: Knit holds air between the loops, while woven fabric lies flat and dense. The same weight spread over m...
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How fabric weight is measured in practice
Short answer: You cut out a piece of known size, weigh it and convert to one square metre. The number is always measu...
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Why the toe seam can be felt in the shoe
Short answer: The toe seam sits exactly where the shoe is narrowest and the foot bends. A few extra millimetres of fa...
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How a sock is closed at the toe
Short answer: A sock leaves the machine as an open tube. The toe is closed either with a seam or by the machine linki...
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Printed labels at the neck against sewn labels
Short answer: A printed label is colour applied directly to the fabric, and a sewn label is a piece of woven tape. Pr...
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Why the care label sits in the side seam
Short answer: In the side seam the label stays clear of both neck and skin, and it can be sewn in without an extra st...
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What a bar tack is for
Short answer: A bar tack is a short, very dense block of stitches that sits across a stressed point. It holds the fab...
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How a pocket is built on the inside
Short answer: A pocket consists of an opening, a bag and a reinforcement at each end. The bag hangs freely inside the...
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Why the seam sits on the outside in sportswear
Short answer: Turning the seam outward removes the inner edge that otherwise lies against the skin. That reduces chaf...
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Binding against rib edge
Short answer: A binding is a narrow strip of fabric laid around the edge, while a rib edge is a knitted band that pul...
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What happens when a seam is pulled askew
Short answer: If one layer of fabric is fed forward faster than the other, the seam ends up longer on one side. The r...
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Why dense stitching is not always strongest
Short answer: Every needle makes a hole in the fabric. If the sewing is too dense, the holes end up so close together...
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