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Industry guide

Fabrics for Garment Manufacturing

Shirting, stretch, fluid and bottom-weight fabrics for garment units and exporters

Garment units live on fabric arriving on time, on shade and cutting to the marker. We supply lycra, poplin, crepe, rayon, chambray, twill and drill to your weight, width and shade, dyed or greige, and develop constructions that are not in the list when a new style needs them.

What this application demands

The requirements that decide success

Shade consistency across lots

A style cut from two dye lots that do not match is a rejected shipment. Shades are matched to your approved lab dip on every lot.

Usable width

Marker efficiency depends on the cuttable width after selvedge. State the width you cut on and we supply to it.

Shrinkage and stability

Viscose, cotton and stretch fabrics move on washing. The finish has to be right before cutting, not discovered after.

What we supply

Fabrics for garment manufacturing

Each is supplied to your GSM, width, thickness and shade. Request samples of two or three and compare them on your own line.

Lycra fabric

Lycra

Stretch fabric with elastane for recovery and fit. Knitted 4-way or woven stretch.

Typical weight
150-300 GSM
Construction
Knitted or woven stretch
Poplin fabric

Poplin

Crisp plain weave with a fine rib. The workhorse of shirting, uniforms and linings.

Typical weight
90-140 GSM
Construction
Plain weave
Sheeting fabric

Sheeting

Plain-woven cloth in wide widths for bed linen, hospital linen and garment use.

Typical weight
100-180 GSM
Width
Regular and wide widths
Crepe fabric

Crepe

Fluid fabric with a fine crinkled surface, woven from high-twist yarn.

Typical weight
80-200 GSM
Construction
High-twist woven
Rayon fabric

Rayon

Soft, breathable viscose fabric with a fluid drape. Plain, slub or printed.

Typical weight
100-160 GSM
Construction
Plain, slub or twill
Chambray fabric

Chambray

Plain weave with a coloured warp and white weft, for a soft, faded-denim look.

Typical weight
100-180 GSM
Construction
Plain weave, coloured warp
Twill fabric

Twill

Diagonal-weave fabric that drapes well and wears hard. Trousers, uniforms and chinos.

Typical weight
160-320 GSM
Construction
2/1 or 3/1 twill
Drill fabric

Drill

Heavy, tightly woven twill built for workwear, uniforms and hard use.

Typical weight
180-350 GSM
Construction
Heavy twill

We specialise in developing all kinds of fabrics

Not finding the fabric for garment manufacturing you are looking for? Request it. Send us a swatch, a photo or your specification, and we will develop or source it to your GSM, width, thickness and shade, dyed or greige.

Request a fabric

Before you order

Ask every supplier for these

Including us. These are the figures that decide whether an order goes right.

  • 01The composition and construction, not only the fabric name
  • 02The weight in GSM and the cuttable width
  • 03Residual shrinkage after the finish
  • 04Colour fastness to washing and rubbing, for export orders

Questions

Frequently asked

Can you supply fabric for a sampling run before bulk?

Yes. Sample yardage for development is supplied ahead of bulk, from the same construction you will receive in production.

Do you supply printed fabrics?

Yes, on poplin, rayon, crepe, sheeting and canvas. Send the design and the base fabric you want it on.

Next step

Tell us your requirement. We will tell you straight away whether we can supply it.

Send the fabric, GSM, width and colour you need. A quotation within 1 working day, and a reply on WhatsApp within 10 minutes during working hours.