Hey! I've had my WPG shirt for a couple weeks now and, even tho I washed it twice, it's stiff as a board. The label says 100% cotton, but it doesn't feel like any cotton I've ever had. Has anyone else had this problem? Is the shirt starched? Should I just keep washing it?
EDIT: Wrong forum... my bad.
WPG shirt question
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Indiana G
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let me answer this before we get moved to 'general gear'.
the WPG has excellent colour but a very poor cut and even poorer materials. i bought 2 shirts and the material was so hard that i had to reinforce the buttons as the shirt wouldn't grab a hold of the thread.
i don't think mine ever softened up at all so i chucked them.
the WPG has excellent colour but a very poor cut and even poorer materials. i bought 2 shirts and the material was so hard that i had to reinforce the buttons as the shirt wouldn't grab a hold of the thread.
i don't think mine ever softened up at all so i chucked them.
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DanielJones
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The fabric is cotton, but it is such a tight weave ast to make it more like an unoiled oil cloth or outback shirt. It does make a good winter weight shirt but is a bugger to alter since it takes a heavy needle to sew it. Lesser needles break. The heavier needles tend to tear through the fabric and then those holes fray. You may notice this where they tacked the pleat in the back of the shirt.
Now, from what I hear Marc over at Adventurebilt offers up a very nice option that breathes real nice and has a very accurate color. See Jens post in the gear section.
Cheers!
Dan
Now, from what I hear Marc over at Adventurebilt offers up a very nice option that breathes real nice and has a very accurate color. See Jens post in the gear section.
Cheers!
Dan