Last time the editor mentioned that men only need to consider when buying T-shirts The fit, color, collar, and fabric material are all fine. Just focus on two points, comfort and fit, but I think it’s also important to know the material and weight.
To judge the quality of a T-shirt, we have to start with the most basic material and weight. After all, it must have “connotation” to win everyone’s following.
For a T-shirt, its main ingredient is cotton, but in the world of cotton, it can be divided into 8 types, such as pure cotton and fine cotton. Cotton, polyester cotton, washed cotton, ice cotton, lycra cotton, mesh cotton, mercerized cotton, etc., there are really too many professional terms. For a man, are these all question marks? So which one is better to choose…?
Generally, wear the most comfortable and best T-shirt For shirts, natural fabrics are of course the first choice, followed by blended fabrics. Among the eight types mentioned above, pure cotton and combed cotton are the most recommended.
# Material
- Pure cotton: meaning 100% cotton.
Advantages: It has the characteristics of keeping warm and close to the body, moisture absorption and breathability, heat resistance, and alkali resistance. It is especially suitable for making close-fitting clothing and is cheap.
Disadvantages: It is easy to wrinkle and deform, shrink and pill, and it is easy to lose its shape in appearance. It needs to be ironed every time it is washed.
- Combed cotton: is combed For cotton,a combing machine is used to remove the shorter fibers from the cotton fibers, leaving behind longer and neat fibers. The woven fabric will be softer and more stable. It requires one more process than pure cotton, so the price is relatively expensive.
Advantages: Combed cotton has all the advantages of pure cotton, but in terms of technology, combed cotton yarn is smoother and more delicate, and the surface of the fabric is smooth and has no cotton. Knot.
Disadvantages:Due to process problems, the hand feel is not as soft as ordinary pure cotton, and the process is complicated and the price is relatively high. It is generally used to make high-end clothes.
- Polyester cotton: But the above two They are either expensive or not practical to wear, and are prone to pilling and shrinkage. Compared with these two natural cottons, polyester-cotton blends overcome the shortcomings of being easy to wrinkle and deform. Generally, polyester-cotton contains more than 65% cotton. On the contrary, if it is only 35% cotton, it is inferior quality and low-grade goods.
Advantages: This kind of cotton is the most common T-shirt cotton on the market. It has the feel of cotton and adds polyester fiber to make up for the cotton. Disadvantages: It can resist wrinkles, reduce deformation, and reduce shrinkage.
Disadvantages: Since polyester cotton is a hydrophobic fiber, it is difficult to clean if there is oil on it. Static electricity is generated during wearing, and it is easy to absorb dust and fibers. Because of its ingredients, it cannot be ironed or soaked in high temperatures, it does not degrade, and it is relatively unenvironmentally friendly.
Therefore, combining the above three materials, the proportion of the most comfortable and best-wearing T-shirt It should be 95% cotton and 5% polyester fiber. It has the high content of cotton and the elasticity brought by polyester fiber. So you can use this ratio range as a reference when buying.
# Pounds
Pounds This term is often heard, and people often say that when buying T-shirts, you need to buy a higher weight, and thicker T-shirts are easier to wear. So what is this poundage?
From a professional perspective, the garment and textile industry rarely uses “pounds” to measure T-shirts are generally classified based on “count”.
- Pounds: Refers to the weight of the fabric per unit area.
- Count: A unit indicating the thickness of fiber or yarn. For example: 1 pound of fiber can spin 840 yards of skein, which is 1 count. If it can be spun 20 times, it is 20 counts.
Usually, the higher the count of clothing, the softer it is, which means the finer the yarn of the clothing. The current count specifications of cotton cloth are: 16, 20, 24, 30, and 40.
However, the numbers above do not mean that the larger the number, the thicker the fabric; on the contrary, they are Like this:
Thickness sorting: 16-count cotton > 20-count cotton > 24-count cotton > 30-count cotton > 40-count cotton. Therefore, the smaller the thread count, the thicker and less breathable it is, making it especially unsuitable for summer wear.
Finally, let me tell you that T-shirts with the thickness of 20-count cotton are suitable for boys to wear in summer. They can solve problems such as bulges, clothes that are not stiff enough, and breathability. As for whether you want to choose pure cotton, blended cotton or combed cotton, it depends on the wallet of the reader.
