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Dyeing & Finishing
Dyeing processes by fibre, process flowcharts, dye types and finishing.
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Dyeing Lab
Lab dips, shade matching, recipes, colour measurement and lab-to-bulk.
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Testing
Colour fastness, shrinkage, GSM, pilling and chemical tests.
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Fabric Development
Real knit development records, test report insights and data studies.
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Defects & Troubleshooting
Causes and proven fixes for dyeing faults.
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Home Dyeing
Dye at home with color that lasts: guides and tested products.
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Testing
Fabric testing: what 744 knit fabric lab reports show
GSM and shrinkage are the knit fabric tests that fail most: 42% and 39% of results in our 744 lab reports. Fail rates for every test, broken down by fibre and fabric structure, with what each result means for development and how to avoid the common failures.
Testing Does the dryer shrink clothes? Tumble dry vs air dry, from lab data
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Fabric Development Why do socks pill? Causes, materials and how to stop it
7 min read
Fabric Development Is cotton breathable? Cotton fabrics, heat and sweat
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Fabric Development What is cotton modal? Cotton modal fabric explained
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Defects & Troubleshooting
All defects →Fix a dyeing fault
Why do black T-shirts fade and turn brown?
A cotton black is a mix of blue, red and yellow dyes,…
Listing and Side-Centre-Side Shade Variation in Knit Dyeing: Causes and Remedies
Why knit fabric comes out darker at the edges, along fold lines…
Dye spots and stains on knit fabric: causes, quick tests and remedies
Dark specks, light dots, greasy halos, white dust, tar and rust marks…
Barré in knit fabric: causes, how to identify it and what the dye house can (and cannot) fix
Why horizontal stripes repeat down circular knit fabric, how to trace them…
