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>. And: If there aren’t any pills on the garment when you try it on (not even on the collar, cuffs or inner thighs), the item gets a major thumbs up. From my u
by on_and_off 7y ago
>. And: If there aren’t any pills on the garment when you try it on (not even on the collar, cuffs or inner thighs), the item gets a major thumbs up.
From my understanding, this is something that manufacturers have been gaming a lot by treating cheap quality wool so it is very soft and does not pill while in the store but after 2 or 3 washes you will realize that it pills like crazy.
While that rougher wool (because it has longer fibers) might be itchy in the store but it will soften up and won't pill.
Same thing with selvedge denim. 10 years ago it was synonym with quality.
Nowadays it means absolutely nothing (when it isn't just a fake selvedge).