Products
Fibre and yarn
Cotton, man-made fibre and spun yarn to a written spec from checked mills.
Fibre and yarn are bought to a written specification and a lab report, not a sample in the hand. The raw material desk turns your spec into quotes from checked spinning mills on one basis, and reads the test reports with you before you commit. Cotton yarn explained and the raw material guide walk the terms.
Fibre and yarn 1 of 7
Cotton fibre
- What it is
- Raw cotton lint, baled and classed, for spinners and traders.
- Usual fabrics and constructions
- Upland and long staple cottons classed by staple length, micronaire, strength and grade; organic and Better Cotton on request.
- What to tell us for a quote
- The staple, micronaire and grade range, the quantity in bales or tonnes, the delivery term and the shipment window.
Fibre and yarn 2 of 7
Polyester and viscose staple fibre
- What it is
- Man-made staple fibre for blending and spinning: polyester, viscose, modal and recycled polyester.
- Usual fabrics and constructions
- Cut lengths and deniers to match the cotton they blend with, in bright, semi-dull and dope-dyed forms.
- What to tell us for a quote
- The fibre type, denier and cut length, the lustre, the quantity, the delivery term and the destination.
Fibre and yarn 3 of 7
Cotton yarn
- What it is
- Spun cotton yarn for knitting and weaving, the single largest line the desk handles.
- Usual fabrics and constructions
- Carded or combed, ring, compact or open-end (rotor), single or plied, waxed for knitting, in counts from coarse denim yarns to fine shirting yarns.
- What to tell us for a quote
- The count and ply, the spinning system, carded or combed, knitting or weaving, the quantity in tonnes, the delivery term and the destination. Cotton yarn explained shows how to write it.
Fibre and yarn 4 of 7
Blended yarn
- What it is
- Cotton-polyester, polyester-cotton, polyester-viscose and cotton-modal spun yarns.
- Usual fabrics and constructions
- Intimate blends on ring or open-end systems, in the blend ratios the fabric needs, carded or combed on the cotton side.
- What to tell us for a quote
- The blend and ratio, the count and ply, the spinning system, the end use, the quantity, the delivery term and the destination.
Fibre and yarn 5 of 7
Polyester yarn
- What it is
- Spun polyester and polyester filament yarns for weaving and knitting.
- Usual fabrics and constructions
- Spun polyester in cotton counts; filament as partially oriented, fully drawn or textured yarn in the denier the fabric calls for.
- What to tell us for a quote
- Spun or filament, the count or denier and filament count, the lustre, the quantity, the delivery term and the destination.
Fibre and yarn 6 of 7
Dyed yarn
- What it is
- Package-dyed and hank-dyed yarns for yarn-dyed shirting, towels, knitwear and stripes.
- Usual fabrics and constructions
- Cotton and blended yarns dyed to your shade standard with the fastness your market needs; melange and heather yarns from dyed fibre.
- What to tell us for a quote
- The base yarn spec, the shades and the standard they match, the fastness required, the quantity per shade and the delivery term.
Fibre and yarn 7 of 7
Organic, recycled and speciality yarns
- What it is
- Organic and Better Cotton yarns, recycled cotton and recycled polyester blends, slub, core-spun and other speciality yarns.
- Usual fabrics and constructions
- Certified fibre spun under chain of custody, mechanically recycled blends, and fancy constructions for denim, home textiles and knitwear.
- What to tell us for a quote
- The certification you need on the paperwork, the base spec, the effect you want, the quantity, the delivery term and the destination.