For many Americans, the main reason they want, and some have to, to wear 100% cotton clothing is because cotton is hypoallergenic. Cotton is a fabric that does not irritate the skin of a person wearing clothing made from it. This is true even when the wearer is hot and sweaty. Synthetic clothes tend to irritate the skin's pores when heated and opened. Cotton does not. Cotton is a...

　　Waffle weave fabrics, also known as honeycomb fabrics, are distinctive for their three-dimensional patterns. The texture is created by the weaving process itself—specifically, the warp and weft floats of varying lengths form raised ridges that create a grid pattern around the center of the plain weave. 　　Cotton waffle fabric is the most common, although other fibers, such as...