Brushed Fleece & French TerryWarm-up / lifestyle
Brushed and loop-back options in one range — warmth or drying speed, your call.
95% Cotton or Polyester / 5% Spandex · 280 gsm · 175 cm (69 in) · Cross-grain stretch 20–30%
At delivery a brushed fleece looks the same whether it is 280 gsm of stable knit or a cheaper loop that will shrink into a crop after three washes. Warm-up and athleisure ranges live or die on that difference, because the customer keeps the hoodie and wears it forty times.
Brushed fleece has a raised back, so it feels warmer immediately and shows a softer hand in the shop. Loop-back French terry is lighter, dries faster and holds shape better through washing, which makes it the better base for training-day warm-ups. Neither is “better” — the question is whether the garment is worn for warmth or for sweat.
Both are testable before bulk and both are the reason fleece gets returned. We state shrinkage after the specified wash cycle and pilling grade per quality, and we test on the finished colour, because dark and light shades of the same knit do not always grade the same.
Structured athelisure — wide-leg sets, cropped jackets — wants Ponte Roma: a double knit with body that still drapes, 280–320 gsm, and no need for interfacing at a collar or cuff. It also presses cleanly, which matters if you are selling a tailored-looking piece.
Thirteen knit qualities, posted in 3–5 days. Tell us the garment and the colour.
5 qualities for hoodies & warm-up
Brushed and loop-back options in one range — warmth or drying speed, your call.
For structured sets: body and drape without interfacing, presses cleanly.
Hood lining, pocket bags and ventilation panels.
Light, wicking layer for warm-up tops and printed sets.
Ribbed cuffs, collars and trims that match the body shade.
Before you commit
240–320 gsm. Below 240 gsm a hoodie reads as a light top; 280–300 gsm is the mainstream retail weight for brushed-back fleece; above 320 gsm it becomes a heavy streetwear piece and freight cost starts to matter.
Brushing raises fibres, so pilling risk is real. Pilling grade is tested per quality (ISO 12945-2) and we will send the result with the swatch — do not accept “no pilling” as a statement.
Yes, within limits. Garment dyeing and wash effects change shrinkage and hand, so the approved sample has to be a washed sample, not a flat one. Tell us the effect you want at sampling, not after bulk.
Give us the target gsm, the wash cycle your buyer audits against and the effect you want. We will confirm which quality can hold that after finishing.
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