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Care · July 31, 2026

How to Wash a Hoodie Without Shrinking It

Cotton does not shrink because it got wet. It shrinks because it got hot and then got tumbled. Here is the wash that keeps a hoodie the size you bought.

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$Close texture of heavyweight charcoal cotton$

Cloth · July 31, 2026

GSM, Explained Without the Marketing

GSM is the most useful number on a spec sheet and the least explained. What it measures, what it does not, and the ranges that matter per garment.

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A heavyweight black hoodie photographed flat

Cloth · July 31, 2026

What Actually Counts as a Heavyweight Hoodie

Brands call almost anything heavyweight. Here is the number that decides it, what the extra weight buys you, and how to check before you pay.

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