Fibres and yarns
The fibre sets the behaviour; the yarn sets the quality. These guides explain both without the trade-school detour.
Linen vs cotton: which one for your summer range
How linen and cotton differ in hand feel, shrinkage, cost and care — and when a linen-cotton blend is the better answer.
Combed vs carded cotton: what you actually pay for
What combing removes, why it raises the price, and how to tell combed from carded cotton without a lab.
Cotton count explained: 20s, 30s, 40s and 60s
What the number after the fibre actually measures, why higher counts cost more, and why thread count is a different number.
Viscose vs modal vs lyocell: what changes in the fabric
Three regenerated cellulose fibres compared on strength, shrinkage, hand feel and cost — and why they are not interchangeable.
Recycled polyester: what rPET actually changes
Bottle-to-fibre versus textile-to-textile, quality differences, certification and the claims you can defend.
How to judge linen quality beyond the price
Fibre length, spinning, slubs and finishing — what separates a good linen from a cheap one in the hand and after washing.