Choosing The Right Fabrics For Activewear And Lifestyle Apparel

Fabric decides how a garment feels, how it holds shape, and how much it costs to make. Choosing it early keeps your margins predictable.

Match the knit to the use

Four-way stretch jerseys and interlocks suit performance pieces; heavier French terry and fleece work for lifestyle layers. Weight, measured in GSM, matters more than the fibre name alone.

Test before you commit

Shrinkage, colourfastness and recovery should be checked on a sample yardage before you buy for a full run.

Sourcing support

Our fabric sourcing service matches your hand-feel and price target with mills we already work with, so lead times stay realistic.