Care & Maintenance
Washing, drying, storing, and repairing clothes so they last.
Care & Maintenance
Storing Knitwear So It Survives the Off-Season
Most damage to knitwear happens while nobody is wearing it. Six months in the wrong container is worse for a sweater than six months of use.
Care & Maintenance
Why Your Graphic Tee Cracks After Six Washes
A print that cracks early is usually telling you something about how it was made, how it was washed, or both. What is happening at the fiber level, and what stops it.
Care & Maintenance
How to Wash a Heavyweight Tee So It Actually Lasts
Most T-shirts are not worn out so much as laundered to death. A textile specialist on water temperature, the dryer problem, and the small habits that add years to a cotton garment.