Shirting
Where yarn count, finish and interlining decide whether a shirt reads as premium or ordinary.
Shirt production is unusually specification-driven. Two shirts that look identical on a hanger can be separated by a factor of three in cloth cost, and the difference is yarn count long before it is anything else. A manufacturer quoting on GSM alone is quoting on incomplete information.
The second decision is the finish and its interaction with construction. Easy-care finishes reduce creasing but affect hand; stretch shirting changes fit but must have its shrinkage confirmed; and the collar interlining has to be matched to the cloth rather than chosen afterwards, because a mismatch shows up as bubbling after the first few washes.
What matters in this sector
- Yarn count
- The single number that separates an everyday shirting from a premium one.
- Construction
- Poplin for formal smoothness, oxford for texture and durability, twill for softer drape.
- Interlining match
- Collar and cuff fusing must be selected with the cloth and tested after washing.
- Pattern repeat
- Stripes and checks increase consumption; the allowance belongs in the quotation.
Tell us what you are producing, in what quantity and to what delivery date. Our team will help you evaluate the fabric options that fit.