41 long-form materials articles from our factory floor — covering the materials side of custom OEM workwear programs. Page 2 of 2.
Workwear stiffness is usually a combined effect rather than one isolated defect. In commercial or on-premise laundry, high alkalinity, incomplete rinsing, hard water minerals,...
In custom workwear, abrasion mapping is a specification method, not a marketing term. It links actual job tasks to garment wear points so the factory can decide where stronger...
In woven workwear, fabric grin is the visible separation or displacement of yarns when a garment is stressed, often near a seam or edge. It can appear as a lighter line, a gap...
In sourcing conversations, Cordura often refers to a branded family of durable fabrics and fiber technologies associated with higher abrasion resistance. In practice, cordura...
In uniforms and workwear, TENCEL-branded fibers are usually blended with cotton and polyester, and sometimes with a small amount of elastane. That can improve hand feel and...
In workwear production, a face finish is the combination of chemical and sometimes mechanical treatments applied to the fabric after coloration and before final garment delivery....
Recycled polyester in workwear usually refers to polyester made from recovered PET feedstock. In the market, that may be described as recycled polyester or rPET. What matters for...
Solution dyeing means color is added to the polyester polymer before the fiber is extruded, rather than dyeing the finished yarn or fabric later in a wet process. In practical...
A softshell work jacket is usually made from a woven outer fabric bonded to one or more inner layers. Many versions include stretch, some wind resistance, and a durable water...
A softshell work jacket is usually made with a woven outer face, often polyester with some elastane for stretch, and may be bonded to a fleece backer or a membrane. In the market,...
Softshell and fleece are often shortlisted for the same program because both sit in the light-to-midweight outerwear range, yet they solve different problems. A softshell work...
A softshell work jacket is usually built from a woven face fabric, often polyester with some mechanical stretch or elastane, combined with a backing and sometimes a membrane or...
A softshell work jacket is usually made from a woven face fabric, often polyester or a polyester-elastane blend, bonded to an inner layer such as microfleece, jersey, or another...
A softshell work jacket is usually designed as a protective outer layer for variable conditions. Most softshells use a woven polyester face, often blended with elastane for...
The temptation with scrubs is to buy on price and colour alone. But a scrub that pills, greys or loses its finish after a few dozen industrial washes costs more per wear than a...
When a buyer compares quotes for 'a navy polo,' the cheapest line almost always wins on price because the spec did not pin down what the fabric actually is. Read the knit and the...
Every workwear RFP we receive eventually comes down to one engineering question: what fabric? The buyer almost always undersells the answer in their first email — they ask for...