Thanks for the suggestion, leneeia, but allergy to anything but cotton gives me no choice. I always wash everything, the first time, in vinegar to remove the "sizing," then several good washes after that, with other loads of laundry to save on water. All of my clothing is cotton and, when I buy the good quality, organically grown cotton clothing, it lasts for years. I can also wear hemp. I had a couple of t-shirts of hemp years ago and though they'd never wear out!

Thanks for the other links and comments, folks!

kat