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aeide-thea · 2 years

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like [in re plastic article i posted earlier] i'm currently wearing one of my fave tees that's, god, i don't know, a good five years old now anyway, and it's a triblend which means it's got some polyester in it, and while i've appreciated the way that's enabled it to straddle use cases over the years—e.g. (1) bicycling to class and then (2) looking like a normal person once i got there—at this point it's starting to pill a little, as poly always inevitably does, and getting rattier and less comfy as a result? and like, i guess i'll try using a fabric shaver on it and see if that helps some, but like. not an issue with 100% cotton tees!

#i imagine it *would* happen a bit with wool‚ probably—it's happened a little bit with the merino socks i have—#and given that part of what i've valued abt this tee is its usability as activewear‚ that's admittedly a fairer comparison #but like. the other thing abt natural fibers is: biodegradable #pulling pills off a sweater doesn't leave me with little insidious pellets of plastic waste #anyway idk. all textiles have tradeoffs but i'm really feeling like. at the very least i only want to buy plastic on purpose #like it's one thing to have a fleece or two (although like. should those ultimately be wool also? maybe!)#(i do own one (1) fancy merino hoodie that's basically a fleece substitute and like. lotta good things abt it)#(but it IS imo slightly less comfy next to skin‚ slightly heavier‚ and slightly worse at wicking than‚ say‚ a grid fleece of similar weight)#but it's another thing to have like. normal garments that just. have polyester in them for no reason (or rather bc‚ i assume‚ it's cheaper)#anyway like. idk. you can't scrutinize yr consumption to death but you can try to keep some criteria in mind #cotton i think has its own environmental issues—water consumption iirc??—so like. truly everything is tradeoffs #and ultimately probably the biggest and best thing is like. rewear things you already have as long as you can!#in which case like. i'm doin ok i think.#anyway. did anyone need this post? probably not. what is a perblog for if not luxuriant omphaloskepsis tho.#mundanities #sartorial #textiles

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