Risk of danger is increased because a person cannot smell odors such as natural gas or even smoke from a fire just starting. If your senses of taste and smell have diminished, talk to your health care provider. There may be help. For example: 1  Some medicines can alter your ability to smell and taste things. 2  Changing your medicine may improve this. 3  Sometimes changes in the way food is prepared, such as using different spices can help.
Stretch. Stretch is a type of fabric that has Spandex or Lycra blended into it. When shopping for slipcovers, finding one that matches the exact size and shape of the sofa is essential. Stretch fabric makes it easier by giving users a little bit of leeway.
Ripstop Polyester. Ripstop fabrics are a class of woven fabrics made either from Nylon or Polyester designed with a reinforcing technique to create a fabric very resistant to tearing or ripping. During the weaving process, an extra reinforcing, strong and thick yarn is added at specified intervals into the weave.