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Rib or jersey, what is the difference
Short answer: Jersey is smooth on the right side and used for t-shirts. Rib has vertical ridges, stretches more acros...
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Why the elastic goes slack before the fabric does
Short answer: Five percent elastane gives stretch that goes back. Without elastane, soft knit fabric stretches out an...
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What fabric weight tells you about a garment
Short answer: Fabric weight is measured in grams per square metre. Under 150 is thin summer fabric, 150 to 200 is ord...
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How bamboo becomes soft fabric
Short answer: Bamboo is chopped into chips, dissolved chemically into a thick pulp, pressed through fine nozzles and ...
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When it pays to repair rather than buy new
Short answer: When the damage is local and the rest of the garment is fine, repair can pay off. A hole in a seam is w...
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What a machine wash costs in electricity and water
Short answer: A wash at thirty degrees uses around half a kilowatt hour and fifty litres of water. Tumble drying uses...
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What you pay extra for in a more expensive garment
Short answer: Better yarn, tighter knit, more seams and stricter control are the four places the money goes in a pric...
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Is it a good idea to buy basics at fixed intervals
Short answer: For underwear and socks, buying on a schedule makes sense. They wear out predictably, and replacing a t...
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When a sale is actually a good deal
Short answer: When you would have bought the item anyway. If you buy something you had not planned for, you have spen...
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What a cheap t-shirt actually costs over three years
Short answer: A t-shirt at fifty kroner that lasts twenty washes costs more per wear than one at two hundred that las...
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Cheap or expensive underwear
Short answer: The difference lies in the yarn, the seams and the elastic. A pricier set that lasts three times as lon...
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Steady replacement instead of big purchases
Short answer: Buy two new basics twice a year instead of ten every fifth year. That way the wardrobe stays even, and ...
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