You probably need a "Cootie Catcher"...
Posted on 09/07/2017 4:08:44 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March
Mmm, yeah, but was thinking more of point of origin. Am I racist for saying that?
Using some white vinegar in the rinse cycle helps a bunch. If you’re blessed with a double rinse machine, put a cup of vinegar in the first rinse. Otherwise, give an extra rinse. It helps pull out soap, body oils and leaves clothes soft and fresh. It should help pull out extra chemicals, too.
I searched on Google. Just concerned that Wal*Mart is going to get stuck with a lot of worthless junk if someone doesn’t start the subject.
But then again, maybe I need a hypno-therapist or something.
FRegards....
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look at the pesticides and/or sizing
White vinegar also helps lock in the dyes, keeps the color longer, as I understand it.
Again, take a look at Haband. http://www.Haband.com
‘Democrats make me nauseous.’
Especially with a dash of ‘McStain’.
Lindsey Graham Crackers add some zest though and tickle the nose.
Bless you, FRiend.
FRegards ....
If you watch the sales good you can pick up clothing in good department stores for about the same price you get junk at Walmart .
Cotton? Probably just a heat rash caused by global warming caused by racism. Check your privledge, Hitler.
Perhaps your skin has just become more sensitive to cotton. Time does change us in unexpected ways.
Vinegar in the wash helps in our area. Makes the detergent more efficient, and it provides extra cleaning without adding harsh chemicals to the wash. Just don’t go with a cheap white vinegar.
“Just don’t go with a cheap white vinegar.”
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What other kind is there?;-)
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It’s the general degradation we see in everything. The recycled paper products were just examples in addition to the plague of weirdo fabrics.
I have 100% cotton rag rugs [made in India] that I have used and washed for 20+ years. Real cotton, tight weave, just a couple bucks when I bought them. Still perfectly fine even after many washes.
Today? The ‘same’ rugs are made out of weird fabrics that appear to be from all the unsold or discarded junk clothing. Wash on gentle and they don’t get clean. Wash on a regular cycle and they self-destruct.
Well, I’ve never been to a Walmart. I have heard all the folklore, seen the videos, the buildings and the Union people protesting any Walmart Grand Opening, no matter where it is.
I’m pretty sure the Walmarts in my area require paid membership, sort of like Cost-Co. If I’m just shopping for myself, I have limited needs. I’m not all that curious about getting The Walmart Experience. Some find the stores very useful.
Yes, I cant buy clothes there anymore. The last batch of t-shirts went from me wearing those disgusting things straight to the rag bag. I never even bothered wash them. Thanks globalism.
Cheap white vinegar? Just what are you trying to imply here. I am cheap, and I am white. Where do I file my complaint?
Heinz white vinegar works well. First Street (Smart & Final brand) does not. The latter imparts a bit of an unpleasant residual smell.
It’s not the country of origin of your cotton T that makes it scratchy or rough, you can get scratchy American cotton tees as well, in fact more often than not. What makes the “hand” of a cotton t-shirt (how it feels on your skin) is the cotton processing method. There are three common ways to turn rough cotton into thread/yarn.
The first is called Open Ended Carding, this is cheapest and the most common way and results in rougher feeling shirts. The loose cotton fibers are tangled and bent all sorts of ways. The carding process takes a a few dozen and wraps them with one fiber perpendicularly so they are a straight bundle. The second method is Ring Spun cotton. In this method all of the cotton fibers are spun, softened and straightened out before making the thread. These are your soft cotton shirts. The third and premium method is Combed Ring Spun cotton, the same as ring spun but the fibers are combed first to removed broken pieces and small fibers making for the softest smoothest cotton.
So you can get a t-shirt you will love that is made in India, Pakistan or China, The #3, #4, #1 producers of cotton (we’re #2 and export most of ours) or one you hate, it all depends on the specs. Walmart is about low price and so though they sell some nice fabric cotton T’s (usually the womens ones), the bulk of what they sell will be carded cotton.
Oh yeah did I mention I sell t-shirts for a living? I am not just a some guy with a cotton fetish.
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