Fabric FAQ — minimums, weight, colour, certification

300 kg per colour for dyed-to-order fabric. Stock shades and sample lengths are available in smaller quantities, so a brand can evaluate hand-feel and opacity before committing to a dye bath.

Yes. Swatches are free, and sample yardage can be supplied in small lengths in a stock shade or dyed to your reference. Treat that as a paid trial, not a retail purchase.

No. We supply brands, factories and trading companies in bulk. If you need a few metres to sew a prototype, order sample yardage — it is priced differently from bulk.

Send the fabric name, the colour reference and the quantity. The quote states the MOQ, the lead time and which certification applies to that quality, so nothing appears later.

220 gsm for the buttery nude-feel category, 240–260 gsm for squat-proof compression, and 160–180 gsm for ultrafine second-skin styles. Weight drives opacity, drape and price more than any other single variable.

Nylon feels softer, holds colour deeper and costs more: right for premium studio ranges. Polyester is more affordable, takes sublimation print sharply and washes well: right for price-led and printed volume.

Opacity under stretch, tested on the actual colour you will sell. Dark colours hide more; light colours need a denser knit or a heavier weight. Ask for a stretched photo of a light-colour sample before you commit.

150–160 cm for most knits, 165 cm for the wicking single jersey, 160 cm for interlock and Ponte Roma. Usable width is stated on every fabric page because it changes your cutting yield.

Elongation and recovery, not the word high-stretch. Our spec sheets report elongation percentage per direction and recovery after repeated extension, and bulk is tested against the approved sample.

3–5 working days by express, tracked. Send the fabric name, the target colour and the intended garment so we can send the right quality rather than a catalogue.

We match to a Pantone TCX reference, a physical swatch or an existing garment, and include two rounds of correction. The approved standard is kept on file so a repeat order matches the first one.

Send a 20 × 20 cm swatch or an approved garment. We match composition, weight, stretch direction and hand-feel, then send a lab dip plus a strike-off in your chosen colour.

Swatches are free. Sample yardage is charged and credited against bulk above an agreed quantity. Developing a new knit from scratch is quoted separately.

Yes — recycled nylon spandex produced by partner mills that hold GRS certification, with a transaction certificate (TC) issued per shipment. If a specific mill's certificate lapsed, we say so and offer the virgin equivalent.

The TC links a specific shipment to certified recycled content. Buyers and certifiers audit it. A mill that cannot issue one can sell you recycled fibre, but you cannot legally claim GRS content on the finished product.

Standard 100 is available on qualities where the partner mill holds the certificate for that production. We name the quality and the certificate scope rather than making a blanket claim.

Only claims the documents support. We will tell you what can be stated and what cannot — an unverifiable claim on a hang tag is a commercial risk for you, not a marketing asset.

25–35 days after lab dip approval, depending on colour and quantity. Peak season (August to November) adds about a week, so book the dye slot before your launch date is fixed.

Fabric is checked against the approved sample — weight, width, colour, hand-feel and the tested performance — and the report is sent before the goods leave. Finding a problem after the container sails is the expensive version.

The approved sample is the standard. If bulk deviates on weight, width, colour or tested performance, the mill reworks or replaces the lot. That is why we test before dyeing, not after.

Yes, or we can arrange a video walk-through of the knitting floor and dye house. We would rather you judged it yourself than took our word for it.

30% deposit with the order, 70% against the bill of lading. Repeat programmes are negotiable once the relationship and the specification are stable.

Express air for swatches and sample yardage; air freight for trial quantities; sea freight for bulk. Rolled on tubes, wrapped and palletised, with the packing list matching the invoice.

Commercial invoice, packing list, test reports for the tested properties, the GRS transaction certificate where applicable, and a certificate of origin if your market requires one.

Yes — the United States, Canada, the UK and the EU are the main markets, plus Japan. We declare the goods as knitted fabric and hand the documents to your broker before arrival.