materiale
Why fabric can turn shiny
Short answer: Shiny patches appear when the fibre surface is flattened by pressure and heat. It happens most often wh...
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Single jersey explained
Short answer: Single jersey is the most common knitting technique in T-shirts. It has a smooth front, a slightly more...
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Rib knit explained
Short answer: Rib is a knitting technique where the stitches alternate between the front and the back. It creates ver...
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Knitting and weaving, the difference in practice
Short answer: Knitted fabric is made of loops and is stretchy, while woven fabric is made of threads that cross each ...
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What fabric weight in grams means
Short answer: Fabric weight is measured in grams per square metre and tells you how much material is in the fabric. A...
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Care labels explained
Short answer: The tub shows temperature, the triangle bleaching, the square drying, the iron ironing and the circle d...
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What viscose means on a product label
Short answer: Viscose is the name of a regenerated cellulose fibre. If the label says viscose, the fibre is made from...
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From plant to yarn, the steps explained
Short answer: Six steps take bamboo from plant to yarn and fabric: harvesting, chipping, dissolving, spinning, yarn m...
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Where bamboo for textiles is grown
Short answer: Most of the world's bamboo for textiles is grown in Asia, where the climate suits the plant. From there...
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The bamboo plant as a raw material
Short answer: Bamboo is a grass, not a tree. It grows quickly, is cut down and shoots up again from the same root sys...
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Why bamboo often feels cool against the skin
Short answer: The fabric conducts heat away a little faster than air, and it moves moisture away from the skin. Toget...
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Blends with cotton, what they change
Short answer: Cotton makes the fabric more robust and a little more matte, but also slower to release moisture. A ble...
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