Is polyester waterproof? The real question is – is any material really waterproof? The short answer is no, at least not 100%. Many times people will throw around the terms waterproof and water-resistant as if they are interchangeable. But they don’t mean the same thing. There’s a major difference between waterproof and water-resistant. Creating…
Historically, until the mid-twentieth century, soccer jerseys were made out of materials like cotton and even wool. As you can imagine, this meant that the jerseys kept the heat in and were very hot, not to mention they soaked up and stored sweat which made them even more uncomfortable. However, with the advent of synthetic,…
When people see the terms water resistant and waterproof, they generally assume that these two terms are interchangeable. However, this is by no means the case, and in fact, water resistant and waterproof contain distinct differences, and are, by definition, different. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, water resistant means that an object can resist…
