bambus
What a composition of 95 and 5 means
Short answer: The figures are percentages by weight. Ninety five percent of the fabric's weight is the main fibre, an...
Read more
Why the weight on the website is not the garment's weight
Short answer: When a product page gives a figure in grams, it is almost always the weight of the fabric per square me...
Read more
What tear strength means for a thin fabric
Short answer: Tear strength measures how easily a rip spreads once it has started. In thin fabrics it is exactly this...
Read more
Tensile strength measured in newtons
Short answer: Tensile strength is the force needed to tear a fabric sample apart. It is measured in newtons, and the ...
Read more
Colour fastness numbers and how to read them
Short answer: Colour fastness is also given as a number from one to five. It tells you how well the colour holds up t...
Read more
What the pilling grade from 1 to 5 means
Short answer: Pilling is small balls of fibre, and the grade is given after a test. Five means no visible pills, one ...
Read more
Tolerances in production and what they cover
Short answer: A tolerance is the deviation agreed in advance. It exists for measurements, weight, colour and fibre co...
Read more
How large measurement deviations are normal
Short answer: In knitted garments, one to two centimetres of difference in chest width and length is typically accept...
Read more
Shrinkage percentage and how it is measured
Short answer: Shrinkage is measured by drawing a square on the fabric, washing it by a fixed method and measuring aga...
Read more
What stretch in percent means on a data sheet
Short answer: Stretch in percent shows how much longer a fabric becomes when pulled with an agreed force. One hundred...
Read more
Why five percent elastane is the norm in underwear
Short answer: Five percent elastane is enough for the fabric to follow the body and spring back, without the garment ...
Read more
The elastane percentage and what it changes
Short answer: The elastane percentage says how much of the weight is elastic fibre. Two percent gives soft movement, ...
Read more
