Journal

Notes on cotton, on what goes into the clothes we wear every day, and on where it ends up.

Wild cotton growing on a hillside above the sea in Carriacou, Grenada

Fabric · 5 min read

How to Find Underwear That's Actually 100% Cotton

Plenty of underwear says cotton on the front. Far less of it is cotton all the way through. How to read the composition, what the common label phrases really mean, and why the waistband is counted separately.

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16 October 2026
Close-up of a cotton waistband

Fabric · 5 min read

What Your Underwear Is Made Of: A Plain Guide to Fabric

10 October 2026