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    There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question

    Some Really Boring (but useful) and Some Really Interesting Stuff!
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    • bryaneidins70B
      bryaneidins70
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      Why don't the retailers iron the shirts before photographing/modelling them?

      'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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      • GilesG
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        Don't know I am afraid….

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • hairydanglerH
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          There's a distinct lack of short sleeve shirts available. Why? Do most people just roll up their lighter weight long sleeve shirts in the summer?

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          • GilesG
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            We make them, they don't sell (well, they do in Japan).  I used to think it was because the sleeves were too baggy, so we modified them on a couple of shirts last year, still did not sell.

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              @daltmeyer:

              There's a distinct lack of short sleeve shirts available. Why? Do most people just roll up their lighter weight long sleeve shirts in the summer?

              Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

              Exactly that is what I do and I think it looks better.

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              • Bill CB
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                fabric weights - how does this work? For example, my IHSH-201 (6oz) feels more like my IHSH-21 (10 oz) weightwise than my IHSH-133 (6oz) …

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                • GilesG
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                  Weight per square yard of loomstate fabric….

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • Bill CB
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                    @Giles:

                    Weight per square yard of loomstate fabric….

                    if so, why is the 201 much heavier than the 133? -not complaining, just interested  🙂

                    Profile pic “The Gosport Queen”

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                    • GilesG
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                      Is it, or does it just feel it?

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • Bill CB
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                        @Giles:

                        Is it, or does it just feel it?

                        fair point - feels noticeably thicker/heavier - both great shirts anyway!

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                        • GilesG
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                          If a fabric is very tightly woven or if it has a load of sizing agent (often starch) left in the fabric, it will feel heavier than a loose weave or one with no sizing agent left in it…

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • neph93N
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                            I think it's also easy to be fooled as the layman only has the garment in his or her hand or body, not the square yard of cloth on a scale. So a 10oz chambray, which as you say is thin and tightly woven, will feel lighter than a 10oz denim that is coarser and thicker.

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                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                            • Bill CB
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                              ah, ok, I understand now - many thanks both  🙂

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                              • ChrisC
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                                It's weird how an item can play tricks on you.  I have two pairs of jeans that are the same size and the same weight denim, different manufacturers.  I was absolutely positive one pair was much heavier than the other, until I weighed them.  Exactly the same weight, down to the tenth of a pound.

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                                • S
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                                  in regard to the comment about short sleeve shirts..i personally perfer to roll up my sleeves..just my opinion..

                                  give peace a chance …..

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    @sonoma:

                                    in regard to the comment about short sleeve shirts..i personally perfer to roll up my sleeves..just my opinion..

                                    The same. Works for me.

                                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                    • Matty123M
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                                      Me too, but I can’t roll up iron heart sleeves. My forearms are too big. I stretch the shirt out too
                                      Much. But I’m a fan of the look

                                      Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                      • scooterS
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                                        Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                                        • Matty123M
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                                          Kinda lol. Not bragging just facts.

                                          Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                          • scooterS
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                                            @Matty123:

                                            Kinda lol. Not bragging just facts.

                                            Sorry, Matty. I simply could not resist.  😃

                                            Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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