materiale
What breathability covers
Short answer: Breathability is a fabric's ability to let air and water vapour through. A breathable fabric lets sweat...
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What it means when a fabric has good handle
Short answer: Handfeel is the overall impression a fabric gives in the hand. It covers softness, smoothness, weight a...
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What drape means about a fabric
Short answer: Drape is how a fabric falls when it hangs freely. A fabric with good drape falls in soft vertical folds...
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What pre shrunk means
Short answer: Pre-shrunk means the fabric was shrunk at the factory before the garment was sewn. That is why it shrin...
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What mercerised means
Short answer: Mercerised means the yarn has been treated with a lye that makes the fibres swell and become round. The...
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What a yarn count means
Short answer: The yarn count tells you how fine the yarn is. A higher number means a thinner yarn, and a thinner yarn...
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What grams per square metre means
Short answer: The number tells you how much one square metre of the fabric weighs. It is the best single figure for j...
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What terry means
Short answer: Terry cloth is a fabric with small loops on the surface. The loops increase the surface area and let th...
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What polyamide means on a label
Short answer: Polyamide is a synthetic fibre that is strong, light and hard wearing. It is also called nylon and is u...
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What elastane means on a label
Short answer: Elastane is a fibre that can stretch to several times its own length and pull back again. It is rarely ...
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What modal means on a label
Short answer: Modal is a manufactured fibre made from plant pulp, related to viscose but with higher strength and les...
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What lyocell means on a label
Short answer: Lyocell is a manufactured fibre made from plant pulp like viscose, but produced in a closed loop where ...
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