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Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

634 points david927 | 2 comments | 24 Aug 24 22:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.416s | source

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?
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sukh ◴[24 Aug 24 23:15 UTC] No.41342678[source]▶
I recently created a custom 220gsm pre-washed cotton fabric by twisting thrice a 60s yarn (60/3 Ne) into 20s before knitting. It could never be commercially viable so released something similar.

Essentially combining the softness of fine count cotton with the weight and durability of a heavier garment.

https://www.marchtee.com/

Also a lot of ERP, warehouse, UI work and fun with Cursor.

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1. teleforce ◴[25 Aug 24 08:03 UTC] No.41345410[source]▶
Great work, for some unknown reason I cannot bear wearing non-cotton shirt and cloth, but cotton based clothing is far from durable. The best cotton shirt that I ever had until now (in terms of wearability and durability) is a mecerized golf cotton shirt by PGA Tour (casual wear not for golfing) but now I cannot find any golf shirt (PT included) with the same material anymore. As far as I'm concerned you have got a winner there mate if your cotton shirt is as good if not better than the PT shirt, hopefully your clothing materials will be available globally off-the-shelf.

Do you mind explaining your sentence here?

>It could never be commercially viable so released something similar.

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2. sukh ◴[25 Aug 24 09:36 UTC] No.41345921[source]▶
We do mercerize some of our products, though it’s more costly with regulated heat. If you're near an M&S, they carry a mercerized Polo, but I find it too crispy.

> It could never be commercially viable, so released something similar.

Apparel is about scale. You can make a great tee, but fewer people will pay $100 versus $30, so finding a balance is necessary. Cotton can age well, but the trade-offs (fiber blends, uneven yarn, spirality resistance, no ribbed neck) often show in tees under $50.