Doing laundry is one of those weekly tasks that seemingly never end. It's not hard, but this menial chore can turn into a disappointment in a flash when you realize that your best shirt has emerged ...

The first stretch fabric, of course, was skin. It fit fairly well, withstood wear and tear (scuff marks, lipstick traces, even wine stains vanished in a jiffy), but wrinkled like crazy: a knee bend, ...