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A folded navy merino knit jumper on off-white washed linen, low raking daylight showing the surface texture of the wool fibres

Why Blended Jumpers Bobble More Than Pure Wool

A folded navy merino knit jumper on off-white washed linen, low raking daylight showing the surface texture of the wool fibres
Care

Why Blended Jumpers Bobble More Than Pure Wool

All knitwear bobbles. Blends look worse because a strong synthetic fibre holds each bobble on, so it stays where a pure wool bobble would have worked loose and fallen off unnoticed.

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A pillow in a plain off-white linen case on a pale travertine ledge beside a folded navy linen throw in soft morning daylight
Bedding

How to Wash Pillows (and Which Ones You Cannot)

Most synthetic and feather pillows can go in the washing machine. Memory foam and latex cannot. Wash 2 at a time, use less detergent than feels right, add a rinse, and dry them far longer than you ...

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Folded cotton and linen garments in off-white and navy resting in a shallow round limestone basin on a pale plaster surface in soft daylight
Care

Why a Half-Empty Washing Machine Cleans Worse

A half-empty washing machine cleans worse than a properly filled one. Clothes are cleaned by rubbing against each other, and a nearly empty drum holds so much free water that the load floats instea...

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