Comments on: Fabrics 101: knits versus wovens

By: School Designer

School Designer — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:53:57 +0000

THANKS SOOOOOO MUCH!!!! i had a school assignment to do for dt and u saved my life!!!!

By: sam

sam — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:30:43 +0000

Just a quick addendum to your lovely article. Woven fabric can be very very stretchy if it is cut on the bias. A bias cut garment will probably cost more because it uses more fabric, but using the bias grain will make even the stiffest fabric stretchy.

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By: biscuitx

biscuitx — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:54:28 +0000

oh – not for washing but for drying ( especially when counting out quarters for laundromat) just that wovens seem to dry faster, the big knits/fleeces/sweatshirts take longer. I dont know it it’s that kosher for the wardrobe maintenance, it was driven by economics!

For true kosher wardrobe maintenance of “good” knits I would be hand washing and air drying carefully, flat.

I have read that to keep any fleeces/sweatshirts looking like new, and if there is any poly in them, to wash inside out, to keep the pilling down. This from sweatshirt rep.

Yeah, there is a whole resorting thing at the laundromat – whites/mediums/darks/ and then resort to knits/wovens. but this might just be me. its just to save quarters!

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:42:11 +0000

Laundering correctly is vitally important. You will ruin your clothes if you slip in this area and that truly is a waste of money.

I have written many blog entries about this San. If you go the category list on the right and browse through “clothing care”, you’ll get an idea of what I’m talking about. First and foremost, the tumble dyer is not your friend. Take the settings on your machine seriously and always wash in cold water.

By: San

San — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:32:36 +0000

biscuitx, Please tell us why you separate knits and wovens for washing. In fact the cleaning of our expensive wardrobe might be a good thread of conversation to start. I like to keep my clothes looking new and any help is appreciated.

By: biscuitx

biscuitx — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:15:07 +0000

Was mystified when in fight with partner at laundromat – I told her to separate clothes into knits and wovens and she did not know what I meant. And was mad that I expected her to know. I thought it was just another hole in her awareness.

I had no idea other people did not know this. Thanks Angie and all of you, I will be more understanding!

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:35:28 +0000

There no rules that I know of Annette. Matching knits with wovens is completely product specific.