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The Vintage Fashion Guild™ (VFG) is an international organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of vintage fashion.
The Vintage Fashion Guild™ (VFG) is an international community of people with expertise in vintage fashion. VFG members enjoy a wealth of resources, avenues for promoting their shops and specialties, and camaraderie with others who share a common interest and passion.
Mercerizing involves the saturation of yarns or fabric in a caustic alkali solution which permanently swells the fibers. The process makes the yarn/fabric more lustrous, strong, dyeable, and mildew-resistant. A Lancashire, England calico printer named John Mercer patented the process in 1844.
Although mercerizing is used on linen too, it is most effective on combed cotton.