bambus
The fabric stretches over the course of the day
Short answer: Viscose fibres give a little as they warm up and pick up moisture from the body. Choose a quality with ...
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Your garment has shrunk in the tumble dryer
Short answer: Heat makes the fibres contract. Dampen the garment again, gently stretch it back into shape while wet, ...
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Small holes by the seam and where they come from
Short answer: Small holes right at a seam almost always come from rubbing against a buckle, a button or a table edge,...
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A thread has pulled out of the fabric and what to do next
Short answer: Never cut the thread off. Pull it gently back from the wrong side, or feed it through with a needle, so...
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Lint and hair that clings to bamboo fabric
Short answer: Lint usually comes from towels and terry cloth in the same wash. Sort clothes by fabric type, wash them...
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The drawstring has disappeared into the waistband channel
Short answer: Attach a safety pin or a drinking straw to the end of the cord and feed it through the channel. Then se...
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Your clothes still smell after washing and what lies behind it
Short answer: The smell sits in soap residue and bacteria that never gets rinsed out properly. Wash hotter now and th...
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Yellow marks under the arms and where they come from
Short answer: The yellow marks are not sweat alone but aluminium from deodorant binding to protein in the sweat. Swit...
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White bamboo clothing that has gone grey and the way back
Short answer: Grey whites are caused by dirt particles and limescale settling in the fibres. A wash with oxygen based...
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When colour runs onto other clothes in the wash
Short answer: Excess dye escapes from new clothes the first few times. Wash new coloured clothes on their own, use co...
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The elastic in your underwear has gone slack and why that happens
Short answer: Elastic gives out when it is exposed to heat, chlorine and fabric softener. Wash at low temperature, sk...
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Why your bamboo t-shirt gets bobbles and what to do about it
Short answer: Pilling happens when loose fibres rub against each other and roll into little balls. Wash inside out, a...
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