Frequently Asked Questions

Recycled plastic bottles are cleaned, crushed, melted and extruded into the polyester fibers that make many of today's most popular fleece clothing. It's every bit as warm and durable as virgin polyester but conserves more energy in processing.

It is run through an actual belt sander to make the fabric extra soft before it is cut and sewn.

The brighter the color, the more booth staffers stand out as a team. The trade is calling them "Crayola colors".

It is NOT pre-washing the fabric. It is a process where the bolted, uncut fabric is run through rollers containing tiny nubs that press the fabric over the nubs, creating grooves that condense it. This puckered shrinking effect then allows for real shrinking when washed. Therefore, the fabric, not the shirt, is pre-shrunk before it is even cut and sewn.

The weight of the fabric is measured in ounces.

It is the inset-back yoke of many upscale-type golf shirts; while called a "sweat patch," it is there for decoration purposes and extra collar support.

It dates back to the 1800s when muffs became a fashionable accessory for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to keep their hands warm and conceal money and small treasures when traveling.

Most other fabrics have 70-80 tendrils of yarn per strand. Microfiber has 216 tendrils per strand. It's woven finer, appears softer and have longevity.

57.4% of America’s female population are working women, increasing business casual apparel’s popularity as corporate workwear.

Golf shirts. They comprise 53% of all garments embroidered, followed by caps at 21%.

The "American T-shirt" originated from overseas when American soldiers in WW I took a lesson from their European counterparts and started wearing cooler, light-weight, cotton undershirts instead of their wool uniforms in the hot summer weather.

It is called that because it was first knitted in Jersey and Guernsey Islands in the English Channel.

Copies of this shirt, a no-collar knit with a buttoned placket, were worn by rowers in Henley, England. It was originally a rower’s shirt.

Denim derives from the French term "serge de Nimes," meaning a sturdy fabric that was originally made in Nimes, France. However, the fabric is no longer produced in France.

Khaki is an Urdu word that comes from Persian meaning’ soil-colored’. In the mid-19th century the British adopted khaki fabric with this melodic name for their uniforms, first in India and then throughout the British Empire.

Way back in Medieval times, affluent women had maids to help them dress. Therefore, the dressmakers designed the garments so the buttons were in the proper position for the dressers, the person using the buttons. The tradition continued throughout the ages and stays till date.