Show Helpful Hints by Mary C. Boender Homo Agent PERMANENT CREASE WEAR PANTS ADDED TO WASH AND New along the and line are permanent crease Prior to this textile wash and wear pants weren't completely satisfactory because they would not hold the crease and the and properties seemed to wear Mary county home agent with Extension points Consumers voiced their preferences for creases and longer and property re so textile researchers went to Textile laboratories developed a new process that assures a look with sharp creases and no seams Permanent crease pants tested in laboratories were washed between 20 and 25 times and still needed no Some were washed In conventional others in The tumble dry method was used as well as drying cn the clothes The fabric Is first treated the same way as wash and the fabric is cured before cutting Permanent crease fabrics are cured after the pants arc The final touch by the garment maker is by three to five minutes of heat treatment in an The heat causes n chemical reaction In the fabric which completes the setting of the resin The resin finish makes for of the garment and guards against undesirable The first heat cured pants were percent but the heat treatment reduced the abrasion resistance and lowered its strength by 30 to 50 To reduce this cotton is now blended with synthetic fibers like nylon and The blend has all the softness and absorbency of cot- ton and is enhanced in strength and endurance by the says Manufacturers encourage purchasers to avoid the use of chlorine bleaches as they reduce the wearing life of the Since creases are alterations arc the pants can be shortened by using the following Turn the cuff down and cut off just above the line of Cut preferably with pinking Set cuffs aside and Measure the desired inseam and cut off excess again using pinking Insert the cuff Inside the shortened leg and to matching seam on scam and crease on Turn cuff up over seam and tack at the corners to hold in I |