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Q: QUALITY OF WOOL ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: QUALITY OF WOOL
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: hdruss-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 14 Aug 2004 20:30 PDT
Expires: 13 Sep 2004 20:30 PDT
Question ID: 387979
wHAT DO THE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR MENS CLOTHING HAVE 110 WOOL, 120 WOOL ETC.MEAN?
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Subject: Re: QUALITY OF WOOL
Answered By: pinkfreud-ga on 14 Aug 2004 21:07 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
The numbers '110' and '120' in the advertisements refer to the number
of threads per inch. A higher threadcount is associated with a softer
and more luxurious fabric.

"The finely woven line... uses a minimum of 'super-110' wool, which
refers to the number of threads per inch; most standard wool slacks
are about 70 or 80 per inch."

Smart Money Magazine: Suiting Up
http://www.smartmoney.com/mag/index.cfm?story=september01-clothes

"Most tuxedos that you see in formalwear shops are made of worsted
wool. The Super 100's, Super 110's and Super 120's contain more
threads per square inch than the worsted wool, and therefore are much
softer fabrics."

CheapTux: Questions and Answers
http://www.cheaptux.com/questions-answers.htm#question7

"COAT AND TROUSER MATERIAL

> Worsted Wool = 100% Wool fabric (standard); thread
  count is generally 60 - 75 threads per inch.

> Super 100's = finer and softer wool... thread count 
  is 100 threads per inch...

> Super 110's = even softer than the Super 100's; 
  thread count is 110 threads per inch...

> Super 120's = I'm sure you can guess -- even softer;
  thread count is 120 threads per inch."
 
Buy4Less Tuxedo: Glossary of Terms
http://www.buy4lesstuxedo.com/Glossary_of_Te.html

Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: wool 110 120 "threads per inch"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=wool+110+120+%22threads+per+inch%22

I hope this information is useful. If anything is unclear, or if a
link doesn't work for you, please request clarification; I'll gladly
offer further assistance before you rate my answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud
hdruss-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $1.00
EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED

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Subject: Re: QUALITY OF WOOL
From: pinkfreud-ga on 15 Aug 2004 09:46 PDT
 
Thank you for the five-star rating and the tip!

~pinkfreud

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