82 Nylon 18 Spandex Fabric | Article 8614

A textured alternative to a smooth surface

Read the blend line as carefully as the swatch photograph. Article 8614 has a layered, linen-like surface, while its specified fibers are 82% nylon and 18% spandex. The linen-like description belongs to the appearance. It doesn't make this a linen or hemp blend. Keep the composition beside the article name when the material is shared with your design or purchasing team.

Outdoor garments, sports T-shirts and casual tops are the intended uses. Take a flat cutting and place it beside the other materials chosen for the style. Then view it folded or draped. Keep the views and swatch together.

Blend, article reference and width

Article 8614 is specified as 82% nylon and 18% spandex, at a width of 160 cm. Put the article number on the cutting and the inquiry. If you've shortlisted several nylon spandex fabrics, the reference will keep this textured one attached to the correct material record.

For a marker or panel layout, establish the usable cutting width, edge allowance and direction with the material used in the development sample. Calculate yield from that layout. Where the brief includes a fabric-weight test, discuss the measurement with your laboratory; the ASTM fabric-weight reference is a starting point. File the agreed method, sample identity and result with the purchasing brief.

Make a surface-led shortlist

Compare the surface with a smooth article. Article 6602 has a smooth double-face surface, an 80% nylon and 20% spandex composition, and a specified width of 160 cm. Put it beside 8614 and review both in the construction proposed for the garment.

Use the nylon spandex fabric range to keep a material-based shortlist together. For an athletic garment, you can also begin with the activewear fabric selection. Label each cutting, photograph and sewn panel with its article reference.

Evaluate the textured surface in a sewn sample

Choose a representative set of sample pieces. On a T-shirt or casual top, you might review the body panel, neckline and a representative seam together. For an outdoor garment, select the panels and construction details relevant to that style. Repeat that selection in the next sample.

Keep a flat reference cutting alongside the sewn garment. Note the sample color, pattern version and surface direction on both records. If a detail changes, put it beside the next observation rather than relying on memory. Keep both to hand for the final material choice.

Prepare the material inquiry

Include article 8614 in one fabric inquiry, together with the garment type, color direction, sample requirement and estimated fabric quantity. A photograph or reference cutting can show the texture you want. Add any measurements or tests already required by your brief, and send the material reference with those requirements for the quotation discussion.