materiale
Rib knit or plain knit and where each belongs
Short answer: Rib knit has vertical ridges and pulls together across the fabric. Smooth knit lies flat with no ridges...
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Thin or thick fabric and what actually keeps you warm
Short answer: It is not the fabric that warms you, it is the air the fabric traps against the body. Two thin layers w...
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Knitted and woven fabrics and when each is better
Short answer: Knit is made of loops that can move and stretch in every direction. Woven fabric is threads that cross ...
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Bamboo viscose or modal
Short answer: Both are viscose fibres made from wood pulp, but from different trees and with a slightly different pro...
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Bamboo viscose or linen for summer
Short answer: Linen carries heat away from the skin and wrinkles visibly. Bamboo viscose is softer and falls smoothly...
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Seamless or stitched underwear
Short answer: Seamless underwear is knitted in one piece with no side seams. Sewn underwear with flat seams can be ju...
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Towels in cotton terry or bamboo viscose
Short answer: Thick cotton terry absorbs most at once, but dries slowly. Bamboo viscose absorbs fast, dries faster an...
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Bedding in cotton, linen or bamboo
Short answer: Cotton is the most common and cheapest choice. Linen is coolest in dry heat and wrinkles visibly. Bambo...
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Socks in cotton, wool or bamboo
Short answer: Cotton is cheapest and most robust, wool warmest and best in cold, bamboo viscose smoothest and best ag...
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Bamboo viscose or lyocell
Short answer: Both fibres come from plant matter, but differ in the process. Lyocell is made in a closed loop where t...
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Bamboo viscose or silk
Short answer: Silk is a protein fibre with a distinctive drape and a high price. Bamboo viscose resembles it in smoot...
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Bamboo viscose or microfibre in underwear
Short answer: Microfibre is synthetic and dries fastest of the two, but binds odour over time. Bamboo viscose absorbs...
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