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Do You Like the Slub Knit Tops?

Yardlie — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:20:18 GMT

We are having a hot, sticky summer up here. I've never quite decided how I feel about slub knits until this summer. They seem rather flimsy and casual, but they are also very cool and lightweight.

I wouldn't pay alot for a slub knit tee, but I find that washing them on the delicate settings [(warm/cold) and delicate heat] makes them really do up well and last. What's your opinion?

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Fressa — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:42:55 GMT

I like the texture of a slub knit top but not so sheer that I have to wear a tank underneath of it. I run warm all the time and layering is not an option. I want it to be made well and hold up in the washer (cold on delicate) but I don't want to pay $60 for it.

I purchased a D&Co crochet hoodie which is very pretty but delicate. I washed it in a lingerie bag on delicate / cold and it did well. I wanted a crochet top that didn't look matronly or too over the top lace that I could throw on over a tank top and just run to the store.

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Yardlie — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:34:36 GMT

@Fressa ...I agree, I do not like the ones that you have to wear a tank under, as I am hot all the time too...and I won't pay $60 for a tee either. I'm so hot that 100% cotton tops are too heavy for me in the hot, sticky summer weather.

I found some of the thinner slub knit tees that I use only as pajama tops. They are so comfortable!

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sparklestar — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:35:49 GMT

I do not.

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Peaches McPhee — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:37:47 GMT

I dislike it when a top is so sheer you can see your hand beneath it. Yes, I can, and do, wear a layer underneath, but sometimes I don't want to.

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toria — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:43:09 GMT

I bought a LOGO slub knit top and I love it. IT is perfect for summer. I prefer this fabric for the hot weather actually. So cool. It was all cotton and very thin, and was a medium hued color so it was not see through. People have the misconception that thick fabrics are more expensive but sometimes the opposite is true. Think of the expensive silk that is so find it goes through a ring.

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SilleeMee — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:54:01 GMT

I bought three short-sleeve, slub knit shrugs that have pointelle raglan sleeves and a section down the center back with the same pointelle design. They are sheer and lightweight enough to wear now and since they are sheer, they are perfect to wear over a sleeveless top or dress. I love pointelle and it goes very nicely with slub knit.

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mstyrion 1 — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:53:47 GMT

I like them very much. I am very partial to texture in general. I don't mind wearing a tank or cami underneath them. I especially like wearing a cami with a shelf bra so I don't have to wear a reguar bra. Much more confortable in the hot summer months.

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LIndaMJ — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:05:23 GMT

I own a few Logo slub knit tops and love them. They keep me cool in this hot and humid weather we have in the south. After I wash them, I hang them on a drying rack on my back porch and they're dry in about an hour😀.

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Andreatoo — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:07:34 GMT

I'm not a fan of 'heathering' or 'merled' affects and the slub appearance would seem to fall under the catagory; I like my colors saturated.

Don't hate it I just don't find it appealing

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ChynnaBlue — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:15:59 GMT

@Fressa wrote:
I like the texture of a slub knit top but not so sheer that I have to wear a tank underneath of it. I run warm all the time and layering is not an option. I want it to be made well and hold up in the washer (cold on delicate) but I don't want to pay $60 for it.
I purchased a D&Co crochet hoodie which is very pretty but delicate. I washed it in a lingerie bag on delicate / cold and it did well. I wanted a crochet top that didn't look matronly or too over the top lace that I could throw on over a tank top and just run to the store.

That's my feeling, as well. I like them, I think the slub knit tees are cute layered over other slub knit tees, but that's just too much for me. In the summer if I'm going to layer a sheer shirt over tank, I want something more gauzy and not so close to the body as the slub knit tees are. I did have two slub knit linen/cotton/rayon blend sweaters with short sleeves that were perfect for spring and early summer and I loved those a lot. If I found more of those in the stores, I would snap them up.

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BARBIE100 — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:21:14 GMT

I like Slub knit tops in the Summer. Finding them light and cool.

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ANewHue — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:35:53 GMT

Yes I do. I own several tee shirts and several with long sleeves with attached tanks.

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kelsey17 — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:05:52 GMT

I pass over those slub knit tops.......almost always too sheer and don't want to have to layer ...especially in the warm weather.....

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peachesncream — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:38:49 GMT

I'm not a fan of slub knits. I prefer smooth fabrics over textured.

I hate thin material that requires an underlayer, and so many of the slub knits are sheer.

Still, I have a few slub tees - because the color, fit and style were otherwise perfect. And they're not see-through.

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handygal2 — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:57:47 GMT

I'm not a fan of them. Most slub knits l've seen are flimsy and see-through, unless in a dark color. And needing to wear a camisole underneath, especially on a hot day, defeats the whole purpose.

IMO slub knits are an inexpensive form of cotton, and just another way for designers and manufacturers to increase their profit margins.

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ECBG — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:05:56 GMT

No, they look flimsy and inexpensive IMO.

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susan kay — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 23:43:31 GMT

I bought several slub knits at Koh'l last month....in the men's department. They were only $7 or $8. Was looking for some tops to wear with shorts this summer, and since I couldn't find what I liked in the women's section, I went snooping in the men's dept. Very nice colors. They wash up really well.

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sandraskates — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:32:53 GMT

Yes. Love the slub.

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hatethereviewprocess — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 23:09:54 GMT

NO, to me the fabric looks cheap!