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Turning a collar to check the label
Where to look, what a woven label tells you and the two things I check next.
November 4, 2026 · 7 min
A label guide with fabric swatches
The printed guide I carry on a tablet, with a scrap of each fabric next to its label.
The Label Letter
A letter every Tuesday about buying secondhand, reading labels and mending what I own.
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A wool coat on the rail: label, zip, lining
What I check on a charity-shop coat before I take it to the till.