Not FAQ, but most people wonder…
Sunday, January 18th, 2009Question:
Why do women’s shirts button on the opposite side than men’s?
Answer:
Way back in Medieval times, women did not usually dress themselves.They had handmaids to help them. Therefore, the dressmakers designed the garments so the buttons were in the proper position for the dressers, the person USING the buttons. The tradition continued throughout the ages and even into today’s styles.
Question:
What does “pre-shrunk” really mean?
Answer:
It is NOT pre-washing the fabric. It is a process where the bolted, uncut fabric is run through rollers containing tiny nubs that press the fabric over the nubs, creating grooves which condense it. This puckered shrinking effect then allows for real shrinking when washed. Therefore, the fabric not the shirt is pre-shrunk before it is even cut and sewn.
Question:
Where did the word “jersey” in jersey knit come from?
Answer:
It is called that because it was first knitted in the Jersey and Guernsey Islands in the English Channel.
Question:
What is the origin of the pouch pocket that’s so popular in today’s fleece styles?
Answer:
It actually dates back to the 1800s when muffs became a fashionable accessory for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to keep their hands warm and conceal money and small treasures when traveling.
Question:
What makes Microfiber so much softer than other fabrics?
Answer:
Most other fabrics have 70-80 tendrils of yarn per strand. Microfiber has 216 tendrils per strand. It’s more finely woven, more luxurious, also windproof and waterproof.
Question:
Where does the name “henley” come from?
Answer:
Copies of this shirt, a no-collar knit with buttoned placket, were worn by rowers in Henley, England. It was originally a rower’s shirt.
Question:
Where does the term “denim” come from?
Answer:
From the French “serge de Nimes,” a twill fabric made in Nimes, France from blue vegetable dyes from the indigo plant, which is why deeper hues of blue denim are called “indigo.”
Question:
What does the term “ounces” of fabric refer to?
Answer:
The weight of the fabric based on one yard of fabric.
Question:
Where does the word “khaki” come from?
Answer:
From the Hindu word meaning “dusty,” which applied to the light brown cotton of the Indian army uniforms. Troops in 1850’s India found their white uniforms would be dusty within hours and began soaking them in mud to turn the same practical khaki color.
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