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Why two identical numbers can give two different fabrics
Short answer: A number describes only one property. Two fabrics can reach the same weight, the same stretch or the sa...
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What air permeability is measured in
Short answer: Air permeability is measured as the amount of air passing through an area of fabric per second at a fix...
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How much water a gram of fibre can hold
Short answer: Viscose can bind about eleven percent of its weight as moisture inside the fibre itself, and beyond tha...
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Why a fabric weighs more after a day in the bathroom
Short answer: Viscose draws water from the air. In a humid room the fibre takes up several percent of its own weight,...
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What residual moisture in percent means for drying time
Short answer: Residual moisture is the amount of water left in laundry after the spin cycle, measured as a percentage...
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The pH value in a finished fabric
Short answer: A finished textile should have a pH close to the skin's own, meaning slightly acidic to neutral. If the...
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What whiteness index is as a number
Short answer: Whiteness is a measure of how white a fabric is, taken with an instrument rather than by eye. The numbe...
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Thread count and why it says less than you think
Short answer: A high thread count can be reached by using very thin threads or by counting several times. The number ...
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What the density of bedding is measured in
Short answer: In woven bedding, density is measured as the number of threads per square inch or per ten centimetres. ...
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Why waist and hip can fit two different sizes
Short answer: Size charts are built on fixed relations between measurements. If your body does not follow that relati...
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What cup size and underbust measurement are based on
Short answer: Underband is the circumference just under the bust, and cup size is the difference between the bust cir...
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Why 40 to 45 covers five shoe sizes
Short answer: The stretch in the sock makes the difference. A leg that can stretch by a third easily covers five step...
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