Laura Debarra

And that's because it's a really strong fiber that can mimic a wool and a stretch.

And it kind of like holds the shape of the garment without it going saggy and baggy at the bum or at the elbows.

So there's reasons that knit designers will introduce a synthetic.

like it's thought out that's in something that's maybe mid-level price at a cheaper level they're doing it to save costs sometimes but also they may be doing it again to be like this is a really oversized knit it's going to fall and drag we need it to stay in shape as the person wears it we need the neckline to stay we need a stretch in it so you've got to and also with the alpaca and all that is put in because the customer goes oh alpaca yeah like

I don't remember your role in it as well.

Like, you know what I mean?

If they thought that you walked past an alpaca sign and went, whatever, you know, that is there to lure you.

You know, the 5% is, I find the 5% very funny because you're not getting any of the realness of the fiber.

But it is, clothes are always marketed to us in an interesting way that kind of calls us over.

Yeah.

I think like the golden rules, no matter what you're washing, if you can kind of keep it in your head, everything is better washed inside out.

Because when you're in the washing machine, when things are in a washing machine drum, they basically work through agitation.

There's an outer drum that fills with water and there's an internal drum.

And washing machines are designed to make clothes move like this.

That's why you'll see things sometimes coming out twisted, etc.

So they're like literally doing this to each other to scrub it off.

You're using enzymes and surfactants in your detergent as well to lift them off.

They lift the stains off and they keep it in the water.

Like, have you ever wondered why a stain comes off the fabric and doesn't go on to another part of the fabric?

That's all the ingredients, but the actual physical agitation is done by the garments.