FABRICS FOR SHIRTING

Shirts...
 Most common formal wear  India is one of the major exporters of woven shirts  Some companies producing formal shirts are Gokaldas exports, Shahi exports, Madura garments etc  Some famous brands Tommy Hilfiger, Colourplus, Louis Philippe, Raymonds

Yarns for shirts

 Shirts are mostly made using cotton yarns.  100% cotton, organic cotton etc  Polyester cotton blends with different ratios is also used.

Name 100% Cotton

Staple length 15-40 mm

Description Fabrics marked as 100% Cotton may contain fibres from different breeds of the cotton plant. Therefore, the staple length shown here is approximate.
Long staple cotton fabrics are of high quality fibres that can originate from different growers all over the world.

100% Long staple cotton

> 30 mm

100% Pima cotton

> 35 mm

Pima cotton is high quality long staple cotton mostly grown in the USA, Australia and Peru.

100% Egyptian cotton

> 40 mm

Egyptian cotton is probably one of the most well-known cottons in the world. Known for its long staples and superior quality the egyptian cotton is a premier choice for your shirts. Linen has extremely long fibre lengths and is a very strong material, especially when wet. Linen/Cotton mixes contain fibres from both the cotton and the flax plant, giving them the properties of both.

100% Linen

< 1400 mm

65% Cotton, 35% Linen 100% Organic cotton

< 1400 mm, 1540mm < 15-40mm

Weaves for shirts

 Shirting fabrics are produced using certain particular weaves.  Some of the very popular weaves are twill, plain, herringbone, dobby etc.  These weaves are varied and used to create different designs.  The weight of fabrics for shirting are of the range 50 to 200 GSM.

POPLIN
 A tightly woven fabric  Constructed with equal size warp and weft threads  Warp yarns are more tightly packed, often double that of the weft yarns.  30 to 60 per meter

OXFORD
 A soft fabric woven in a basket weave  Heavier cloth than poplin  Two warp yarns in parallel and one heavier softly-spun bulky filling yarn.  When made with a dyed warp and white weft, it is called oxford chambray.  50 to 200 per meter

TWILL
 Diagonal pattern in the fabric  These fabrics are generally softer and thus more wrinkle resistant  The weave is tight and the threads are of higher counts  They have slight shine  50 to 200 per meter

HERRINGBONE
 A variation of the Twill weave, the only difference being that the pattern produced resembles the bones of a fish.  The diagonal pattern reverses after certain frequency

BATISTE

 Delicate light weight  Sheer fabric

FLANNEL

 Woven with either a plain or twill weave.  It is made from loosely spun yarns, giving it a soft feel and insulating properties.

FIL-A-FIL

 Woven with threads in two different colours giving it an irregular effect.  It is a thin and comfortable material suitable for solid colour shirts.  Mostly one thread is light and other one is dark

PINPOINT

 A variation of the oxford cloth  The yarns are finer making it a subtle mix of poplin and oxford  Tight weave like broadcloth and heavier threads like oxford

DOBBY
 An advanced construction to produce a texture in the fabric.  Often dobby weaves contain multiple yarn sizes and weaving techniques, for example, small twill stripes on a plain weave or zigzag pattern.

Some famous patterns..

 Gingham  Madras checks  stripes

GINGHAM

MADRAS CHECKS

STRIPES

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