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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...