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Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by gaius »

Cyph0n wrote: post #9
nextos wrote: post #8

It's pretty well known that tees made using 1920s-era loopwheeling machines don't suffer from size changes, and age really well. But sadly these are now super expensive, and only offered by Japanese niche brands who bought machinery from American corps.

I remember visiting a Japanese clothes shop here in Dubai and I noticed their shirts were quite different in texture than anything else I'd seen. It was expensive too. I think it's called Superdry? Could that be one of the niche brands you're talking about or are they just using a unique blend of textiles? In any case, it's quite fascinating how sometimes old tech is simply better than what we have today.

Hah, Superdry is overpriced rubbish bought by 45-year-olds who can afford it because they think that's what 25-year-olds wear.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by Eric_WVGG »

ralfruns wrote: post #18
nextos wrote: post #8

It's pretty well known that tees made using 1920s-era loopwheeling machines don't suffer from size changes, and age really well. But sadly these are now super expensive, and only offered by Japanese niche brands who bought machinery from American corps.

That piqued my interest. Do you know the name of any of the Japanese niche brands?

The magazine Free & Easy is all about these brands

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by hammock »

itchyouch wrote: post #20

I've standardized my shirts on the Uniqlo Crew Shirts and they seem to have very little change from wash to wash compared to my Banana Shirts. The Uniqlo shirts are a cotton/polyester blend while the BR shirts are 100% cotton, which explains the help that durability of the synthetic materials provide. It would be great if we could get some data on which brands have the most and least variance and which brands expand…

Poly blends are not going to noticeably get smaller wash to wash. They will get worse-looking though, as they don't shrink consistency - only the cotton shrinks, not the polyester.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by Dan_in_Brighton »

Great to have this data. But wouldn't the extent of dryer-induced shrinkage be driven by the amount of time in the dryer, as much or more than temperature?

While most modern dryers offer a choice of temperatures, the big knob mostly controls a humidistat-based target. I personally equate the "very dry" setting with "shrink beyond usability".

I'd expect that removing clothes while still damp would be more important to avoiding shrinkage than reducing the heat, but I'm no T-shirt scientist. (T-shirtician? T-shirtologist?)

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by rhizome »

gaius wrote: post #21
Cyph0n wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember visiting a Japanese clothes shop here in Dubai and I noticed their shirts were quite different in texture than anything else I'd seen. It was expensive too. I think it's called Superdry? Could that be one of the niche brands you're talking about or are they just using a unique blend of textiles? In any case, it's quite fascinating how sometimes old tech is simply better than what we have today.

Hah, Superdry is overpriced rubbish bought by 45-year-olds who can afford it because they think that's what 25-year-olds wear.

or Supreme is Superdry for 25 year olds.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by pizzasynthesis »

Dan_in_Brighton wrote: post #26

Great to have this data. But wouldn't the extent of dryer-induced shrinkage be driven by the amount of time in the dryer, as much or more than temperature? While most modern dryers offer a choice of temperatures, the big knob mostly controls a humidistat-based target. I personally equate the "very dry" setting with "shrink beyond usability". I'd expect that removing clothes while still damp would be more important to…

From the post:

"The biggest determinant of shrinkage is whether the shirt went in the dryer or not. (We wash and dry all t-shirts using a warm wash and normal/warm dry cycle)."

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by jackseviltwin »

ralfruns wrote: post #18
nextos wrote: post #8

It's pretty well known that tees made using 1920s-era loopwheeling machines don't suffer from size changes, and age really well. But sadly these are now super expensive, and only offered by Japanese niche brands who bought machinery from American corps.

That piqued my interest. Do you know the name of any of the Japanese niche brands?

The Real McCoys, The Strike Gold, Studio D'Artisan.

Here's a good introduction on loopwheeled shirts from Japanese repro brands.

http://www.heddels.com/2014/03/an-introduction-to-loopwheele...

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by carlob »

themartorana wrote: post #5
carlob wrote: post #3

Doesn't work on Safari with Ghostery and uBlock. No text loads, but the plots do.

I'm not sure this is a complaint worth worrying about if I'm them...

FWIW you personal website linked from your profile doesn't either:

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