Brushed and unbrushed fleece, French terry, crew and hooded constructions - where the handle you approved has to survive brushing in bulk.
The softness that sells a hoodie comes from brushing, and brushing is a process that varies by machine, by speed and by operator. Two lots of the same fabric can arrive with noticeably different handle and pile.
We set the handle as an approved standard with a physical reference, check pile and GSM on bulk rather than on the hand sample, and control shrinkage carefully - heavy fleece moves more than most buyers expect, and takes the body length with it.
Dye lot management and shade banding so cartons within a delivery do not vary visibly.
Washed shrinkage and spirality tested and corrected in pattern, the most common knit measurement failure.
Fabric weight checked lot by lot — GSM drift changes both handfeel and fabric cost.
Print adhesion, crocking and wash-fastness tested to the buyer’s standard before bulk approval.
Send a reference garment or a tech pack and we will come back with the factory, the fabric route and a costing.
