Tag: vintage-knitwear
The Underarm Seam Slippage Test: Grading Knit Integrity on Vintage Sweaters and Cardigans
Pilling is cosmetic. Underarm seam slippage is structural. Here's the five-step test that tells you which one you're grading before the buyer finds out.
Pocketing and Felting: How to Grade Vintage Knits That Have Consolidated and Changed Shape
Felting and pocketing aren't "broken in." Learn the pinch, stretch, and shape tests that separate a Very Good sweater from a Fair one, and how to disclose it.