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Washing bamboo gym wear without losing its stretch

Short answer: Bamboo gym wear keeps its stretch best if you wash it on a gentle cycle at a low temperature, avoid fab...

Elastane in panties, why is there stretch in the fabric

Short answer: Elastane is an elastic fiber blended into the fabric so that panties can give and return to shape. With...

Clothes for stretching out on the floor

Short answer: When you lie on the floor to stretch, you need clothes that move with your body and do not pinch at the...

What stretch does to the choice of size

Short answer: Stretch gives the garment room to adapt to the body. The more the fabric stretches, the less a couple o...

Why a wet garment hangs longer

Short answer: The weight of the water pulls on the fabric, and the fibres have become softer at the same time. Togeth...

What stretch in percent means on a data sheet

Short answer: Stretch in percent shows how much longer a fabric becomes when pulled with an agreed force. One hundred...

What happens to the stitch when fabric is stretched

Short answer: The loop becomes long and narrow in the direction of the pull and draws yarn from its neighbours. When ...

Why knitted fabric stretches in both directions

Short answer: Knit fabric is made of loops, not straight threads. The loops can straighten out both lengthwise and cr...