Fit
Articles filed under Fit — practical notes on fit, fabric and getting the most from your activewear.
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Sheer Long Sleeves: Light, Shade and Lining
Which means a semi-sheer long sleeve can be completely opaque on a couch in indirect daylight and clearly see-through on a reformer under a downlight with someone behind you. This is not a manufacturing fault and it is not a trick. It is a property of fibre geometry, and once you understand it you...
October 18, 2026 · 9 MIN
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A Loose Thread in a Seam: Repair or Replace
The useful question is not how long the thread is but where it came from and which direction it points. A loose thread in a knit and a loose thread in a woven seam are different failures with different prognoses, and telling them apart takes about fifteen...
October 18, 2026 · 9 MIN
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Why a Fitted Top Reads Bulky
This matters because the instinctive fix is to size down, which makes the garment smaller but does nothing about the volume, and adds compression that changes the neckline, the shoulder and the sleeve length. That is why sizing down often makes a top look bulkier rather than less. The variables you...
October 17, 2026 · 9 MIN