Category: Fabric & Care
What the terms on a kit label actually mean, how to wash technical fabric so it lasts, and what happens to activewear at end of life.
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Colour in Training Kit: Sweat Patches, Fading and What to Buy
Why grey shows sweat worst, why black fades, which colours hide what, and how colour interacts with fabric weight and opacity.
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What Actually Happens to Worn-Out Training Kit
Why blended activewear is hard to recycle, what microfibre shedding is, what to do with worn-out kit, and which claims on the label mean anything.
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Sweat Stains and Yellow Marks: What They Are and How to Remove Them
Why underarm stains turn yellow, why it is the antiperspirant rather than the sweat, how to remove them, and what differs on technical fabric.
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Rescuing Damaged Gym Clothes: What Can Be Fixed and What Cannot
How to fix shrunk, stretched, pilled and cracked training kit, which damage is genuinely reversible, and how to tell when a garment is finished.
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Performance Fabric Terms, Decoded: What the Label Actually Promises
What moisture-wicking, four-way stretch, anti-odour and quick-dry actually mean, which are trademarks, which are unregulated, and what to check instead.
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Why Gym Clothes Smell After Washing, and How to Fix It
Why gym clothes still smell after washing, how to strip the oils out of polyester, and the wash routine that keeps technical fabric working longer.