Rec | SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES BY FABRIC TYPE INSTEAD OF BRAND

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SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES BY FABRIC TYPE INSTEAD OF BRAND

This is my life hack for finding quality items on online thrift sites - linen - hemp - ramie - not cotton and wool by themselves as these tend to be crowded with lower quality items unfortunately, good to add to other terms though like yarn dyed cotton - yarn dyed (means threads of fabric are individually dyed instead of pattern being printed) - hand loom - plant dyed - handwoven - natural dye - jacquard (if you like textured fabrics)

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@ilovepies2

Good quality cotton are hard to get online :/

1d ago

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