farve
Underwear in a skin tone or in black
Short answer: A colour close to your skin tone disappears under light layers, while black shows clearly through white...
Read more
Socks in the same colour as the trousers or the shoes
Short answer: Matching your socks to your trousers gives an unbroken line and is the safe rule. Matching them to your...
Read more
Black or white as a base colour
Short answer: Black hides stains and looks the same all day, while white is cooler in the sun and can be washed clean...
Read more
The colour transfers onto light clothes
Short answer: New coloured clothing releases loose dye the first few times it is washed. Wash it alone two to three t...
Read more
Black clothes that have faded
Short answer: Black fades from heat, sun and too much detergent. Wash at thirty degrees inside out and dry in the sha...
Read more
White clothes that have turned grey
Short answer: White turns grey because dye from other clothes settles in the fibres, wash after wash. Wash white on i...
Read more
The colour has gone flat within a few months
Short answer: A dull colour comes from hot water, too much detergent and drying in the sun. Wash cool, turn clothes i...
Read more
What colourfast means
Short answer: Colourfast means the colour stays in the fabric. It does not bleed onto other laundry, and it does not ...
Read more
Why black fades faster than grey
Short answer: Black needs the most dye, so it has the most to lose. A little fading shows clearly in black, while it ...
Read more
How dye binds to the fibre
Short answer: Dye penetrates the fibre and bonds with it chemically. How well that works decides whether the colour s...
Read more
A hoodie in black, grey, blue and green
Short answer: The four colours cover most needs. Black is neutral, grey is the softest, blue is the easiest with deni...
Read more
Colour fastness compared
Short answer: Synthetic fibres hold their colour best, because the colour is dyed into the fibre itself. Cellulose fi...
Read more
