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Top Knit Fabrics for T-Shirt Manufacturing- A Comprehensive Guide
Top Knit Fabrics for
T-Shirt Manufacturing
A Comprehensive Guide
Fabric for T shirts are defined in 2 ways; material and knit type. These aspects are compared keeping the usage & budget in mind to select the best one.
Materials for T-Shirt Fabric:
Cotton VS Polyester:
Most common are 100% Cotton and Poly Cotton. We can compare these two materials based on below mentioned usage aspects while deciding for a garment. Polyester qualities are given instead of poly cotton. A proper mix of polyester is used in poly cotton fabric to achieve desired results.
Skin Friendliness:
Cotton is among the top most skin friendly materials. Polyester is usually lowest.
Durability:
Polyester is much more durable than Cotton.
Color Fastness:
Polyester colors are much more washing fast than cotton. Polyester can retain the colors for years and years.
Dimensional stability:
Polyester keeps the dimensions more intact
Heat Absorption and Insulation:
Cotton absorbs the heat. If the fabric is thin then it quickly disperses the heat into outer atmosphere; good for summers. If the fabric is thick, then it absorbs the heat and retain it; good for winters. Whereas, polyester works as insulation. It does not absorb and transfer heat or cold.
Water Resistant:
Polyester is better water resistant. Cotton absorbs water quickly.
Breathability:
Cotton is much more breathable.
Drapery:
Drapery is better in polyester.
Cost:
Polyester is much cheaper than cotton.
Sustainability:
Cotton is ecofriendly, being an easily decomposable natural material. Organic, regenerated & recycled cotton is more sustainable. Improved qualities are being tested that use lesser resources to grow. Polyester is a synthetic material. Scientists, still, didn’t find short and easy ways to decompose it. Its recycling is helpful for environment and sustainability.
ZEPHYRS TEXTILE has been producing all these fabrics and making t shirts since 2002.
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Knit Types for T-Shirts: Single Jersey, Pique, and Interlock:
Most common are Single Jersey, Pique and Interlock. We can discuss these knit types on below mentioned aspects.
Elasticity:
Elasticity is much better in interlock, least in Pique. In jersey, it is normal.
Dimensional Stability:
Stability is better in Pique. Least in Interlock.
Softness:
Softness is best in Interlock, least in pique.
Look:
It depends; commonly, Polo shirts are made with Pique and round neck casual shirts are made with single jersey. These are well known and identifiable.
Cost:
Interlock is more expensive than single Jersey and pique.
Choosing the Right Weight for T-Shirt Fabric (GSM):
Jersey:
Most common weight range is between 120 to 200 GSM
Pique:
150 to 275 GSM
Interlock:
200-300 GSM
Usually, the decision of fabric weight is made keeping the price in mind. Increased weight means better quality and looks however, the cost also rises proportionally with the weight.
MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)
We can produce minimum 500 T shirts in a color in a single fabric however, considering the limitation of machines, the best finishing quality is achieved at 1500 T shirts per color per fabric type.