Suggestions for removing large, set-in blood stains from cotton fabric? [more inside]
posted by happy scrappy on Sep 11, 2009 - 22 answers

Basic black women's underwear. . . it shouldn't be this difficult to find, should it? [more inside]
posted by mai on Aug 29, 2009 - 33 answers

What technique and supplies are used to print on cotton tape/ribbon? [more inside]
posted by Ugh on Aug 9, 2009 - 1 answer

Where can I buy an unlined or lightweight men's linen jacket or similar like this for very hot, humid Kyoto summer? Must be worn with white dress shirt, tie and black pants. Degree of difficulty: 46L/XL and shipping to Japan. [more inside]
posted by planetkyoto on Jun 25, 2009 - 14 answers

Why do different pure cotton shirts suggest that they be ironed at very different temperatures? [more inside]
posted by Busy Old Fool on Jun 22, 2009 - 9 answers

Where can I buy one-piece, footless pajamas made of soft, medium-weight cotton, that aren't meant to be underwear? [more inside]
posted by poulet on Nov 15, 2008 - 12 answers

Is there anywhere that sells all-cotton winter coats for toddlers? My fragile son has skin allergies and while the usual mountain climbing gear may be great for all of those two-year-olds who are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, what about the kids who need their skin to breathe free, man? [more inside]
posted by Overzealous on Oct 4, 2008 - 11 answers

What is the origin of these shirts? I have this shirt. i want to know where it comes from. not where it's made, but where in the world does this pattern and style come from? PatternShirt01.jpg PatternShirt02.jpg thanks!
posted by karl88 on Jul 2, 2008 - 4 answers

Buying a new comforter: cotton or wool? [more inside]
posted by Sagres on Jun 29, 2008 - 8 answers

Is it possible to dye white shirts and dark blue shirts (both 100% cotton with a shelf bra that is 95% cotton/5% spandex) black without shrinking them? [more inside]
posted by flyingcowofdoom on Apr 8, 2008 - 6 answers

Looking for Athletic-fit cotton t-shirts...more inside... [more inside]
posted by ataraxian on Mar 31, 2008 - 9 answers

How is cotton waxed? What's the process, and is it feasible to do at home? [more inside]
posted by cog_nate on Mar 12, 2008 - 6 answers

Where can a girl find a good cotton corset? Looking for a white one to wear under my work shirts without all the frills and junk. [more inside]
posted by LittleNami on Mar 6, 2008 - 7 answers

What are the best natural clothing materials, and where can i buy them (possibly already made into clothing)? [more inside]
posted by fjardt on Nov 22, 2007 - 10 answers

I need help on bleaching a cotton shirt [more inside]
posted by punch_the_mayor on Oct 31, 2006 - 5 answers

My all of my cotton shirts seem to perform origami in the wash and I can't recover them. What's happening? [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Jan 25, 2006 - 18 answers

I have a lot of cotton t-shirts, of the medium-to-heavy weight kind that usually have something printed on them. There seem to be two distinct kinds of cotton fabric in the shirts: Good: After a few washes, the shirt becomes soft and kind of broken in. Bad: the shirt never really becomes soft or broken in, and worse, inevitably comes out of the dryer with (clean) lint and cat hair all over it. So I have two questions about this:
1. What accounts for the different outcomes for two 100% cotton shirts?
2. Is there any solution, ASIDE from using fabric softener? Any non-nasty alternatives to fabric softener?
posted by everichon on Mar 15, 2005 - 9 answers

Will fabric that is 96% cotton and 4% spandex shrink in the dryer? There's a certain garment I want to buy, but only if I'm able to shrink it a bit, since it's too large for me now. Google tells me to always dry spandex on low setting, but I'm assuming those are instructions for people who DON'T want to shrink their clothes.
posted by parrots on Mar 15, 2004 - 6 answers