Re: Cotton/Spandex blend - too hot for warm weathe... - Page 4

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

Most of you may already know this, but the fabric content in ladies' SOCKS has changed quite a bit in the last 5 years .... more and more socks are now made primarily of polyester, or blends of poly, nylon, acrylic and spandex!

Cotton is less eco-friendly and more expensive to manufacture so they are using a LOT less of it in socks these days.

I was recently looking for those sock liners (no cuffs) to wear inside sneakers in a 98% cotton and 2% spandex blend .... and had to go to three stores to find them!

If you're a lover of cotton socks, it wouldn't hurt to stock up ... at least have a few extra pair. IMO, polyester socks make feet sweat, and there's nothing worse than hot sweaty feet! ugh

Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

Maybe I'm weird (I've been told that) but when I wear something that's all (100%) cotton, it grows and grows and shrinks in the bottom.

I love, love all cotton. That's all I wear around the house and sleep in. However, when I go out I like the clothes to have something in it (just a little) that helps it hold it's shape.

We're all different. I become a nut job (onery) when the humidity climbs up (you can image what an ogre I am here in the DC area in August, famous for humidity). I run a dehumidifier and it gets gallons out of the air, the minute it stops/fills I know it.