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What fibres do, what care labels mean and how to rescue clothes after a laundry accident.
The difference between cotton and polyester starts with the fiber type. Cotton is a soft, breathable natural fiberhttps://textiletuts.com/cotton-vs-polyester/ picked from a plant, often grown sustainably.
3 min readThe tiny icons on your clothing tags are the most certain instruction you have on how to treat that item. These are not suggestions; they are the maximum-allowed processes that won't cause permanent damage.
3 min readThe agony of popping a favorite wool sweater in the dryer only to find it's shrunk by one to five sizes is utterly frustrating. Unfortunately, the news is not good: most shrunken wool cannot be fully unshrunk.
3 min readWool from merino sheep is marketed on its softness and performance appeal.
4 min readThose yellow underarm marks don't stem from deodorant alone. Antiperspirant aluminum and sweat form a poorly soluble residue that can yellow fabric.
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