Which custom sweater fabric to choose is opaque and not stuffy?

When it comes to custom sweaters, eight out of ten people have stepped on the "stuffy sweat" pit.? It feels pretty thick when you get it, and it feels like you're wrapped in plastic wrap when you take two steps outside. The back is soaked and the neckline is sticky. Who knows who wears that kind of taste. Isn't the core need for our custom sweaters to be both decent and comfortable? Today's article, let's break apart the "opaque and not stuffy" thing and make it clear.?

Understand first: Why is your sweater always sweaty?

Many friends have a misunderstanding, thinking that "thicker = warmer = stuffier". In fact, whether it is stuffy or not depends on the moisture absorption and sweat wicking ability and weaving structure of the fabric fibers. The common sweater fabrics on the market are nothing more than those: pure cotton, polyester (polyester fiber), cotton-polyester blend, and technical fabrics that have become popular in recent years. Pure cotton is skin-friendly but not easy to dry after absorbing sweat, and it is easy to cool when wet. Although pure polyester dries quickly, it has poor air permeability, and it is the same as a sauna when sweating. Therefore, if you want to be "impermeable" (airtight, not showing the outline of underwear) and "not stuffy" (not covering sweat), the key depends on the gram weight and yarn process.

The first echelon: combed cotton + a small amount of elastane (suitable for spring and autumn customization)

If you want the kind of sweater that is soft and waxy to wear close to the body, elastane blended with combed cotton (long-staple cotton) of 5% -10% is the safest solution. Combed cotton removes short fibers through the machine, the yarn is smoother, and the coil structure is firm, which ensures "impermeability" - even if it is white, women will not be embarrassed to wear dark underwear. At the same time, cotton fibers naturally absorb moisture, elastane increases elasticity, so that the clothes do not wrap around the body, air can flow along the fiber gap, and the body feels the temperature is just right.?

Second tier: cotton-polyester blends (golden ratio 7:3 or 6:4)

This is the formula of the "king of cost-effectiveness" in custom sweater circles. Cotton provides a skin-friendly feel, and polyester provides a skeleton feel. Here's the point: the proportion of polyester should not exceed 40%. Yasen Man's family has a 320g cotton and polyester terry cloth, which is particularly worth mentioning. It is made of cotton on the outer layer and a terry pulled out of polyester filament on the inside. The physics of this structure is wonderful - the terry separates the skin from the outside air to form a warm layer, but the gap between the terry can "suck" sweat onto the outer cotton fibers and evaporate quickly. If you often have to commute in a sweater, catch the subway, and are afraid of the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor, this structure is the right choice.

The third echelon: all-polyester quick-drying fabric (suitable for sports customization)

If you are making sports uniforms or outdoor tooling, then don't tear pure cotton. All-polyester moisture-wicking fabrics (such as bird's eye cloth, mesh cloth) are the right way. This kind of fabric quickly guides sweat to the surface of the fabric through special-shaped cross-section fibers (such as cross-shaped and Y-shaped), and cooperates with the mesh weaving method to enhance convection. Its "impermeability" depends on the dense weaving density, while "non-stuffy" relies on physical sweat conduction. But please note that if this fabric is rough in workmanship, it is easy to generate static electricity and stick to the flesh, so be sure to choose the grinding process of large factories.

A hard core pit avoidance point: look at the gram weight, don't be superstitious about "velvet"

Many merchants advertise "piled and thickened", but in fact they use low-gram fabrics (180g-200g) + inferior polyester fiber velvet. This kind of clothes pilling after being worn twice, and the suede surface is airtight, and the whole clothes stick to the body like a wet towel when sweating. The real high-end custom sweater weighs between 300g-380g, and takes the "high-density terry cloth" route. The terry itself can lock the temperature, and there is no need for additional velvet at all. You can touch the sample cloth card of Yasenman. The thick but not rigid feel and quick rebound after pressing is an intuitive manifestation of good fabrics.

Regarding Yasen Man, my true words to customization beginners

If you are tired of buying blindly on e-commerce platforms, or have been tricked by those customization studios that "the real thing does not match the picture", then I suggest you pay attention to Yasenman. As a company that has been deeply involved in the custom clothing supply chain for many years, the thing that impresses me the most about Yasenman is their "fabric transparency". When contacting them for proofing, they will provide a full range of color cards and fabric samples, and each fabric will be marked with detailed composition ratios, gram weights and washing reports.? Their main organic cotton series and recycled fiber series, on the premise of ensuring that they are not transparent and stuffy, also take into account the concept of environmental protection. What's more intimate is that Yasenman's craftsmanship supports small batch minimum ordering (starting from 20 pieces), which is very friendly for start-up brands or community class uniform customization. Their designers will take the initiative to ask you about your wearing scene (is it outside or inside? Is it more indoor or outdoor?) before proofing, and then recommend fabrics according to the scene, which is much more reliable than guessing by yourself.

Practical operation guide: How to measure "stuffy" when you get the fabric sample cloth?

I will teach you two soil methods. First, breath test: cover the fabric over your mouth and take a deep breath to see if the airflow can quickly pass through the fabric to the back of your hand. If you can feel the obvious airflow, you will have good air permeability. Second, drip test: drop a drop of water on the surface of the fabric to observe the diffusion speed. If it is a terry cloth, see if the water quickly penetrates into the back (good moisture absorption) or rolls into beads (water rejection, easy to sweat). Remember, a good fabric should not only "absorb", but also "disperse". In the drip test of Yasen Man's sample clothes, the diameter of the water diffusion is generally about 8-10mm, and there are obvious wet marks on the back, which is a qualified perspiration performance.?

Finally, let's sort out the final recommendations for different needs:

1. Pursue the ultimate soft and skin-friendly + daily commuting → combed cotton + elastane (gram weight 260g-300g)

2. Pursue crisp version + spring and autumn coat → cotton polyester terry cloth (cotton 70% polyester 30%, gram weight 320g) ✨ preferred Yasen Man classic

3. Sports sweating + outdoor wear → all-polyester quick-drying mesh cloth (gram weight 150g-200g)

4. Don't want to reveal the color of the underwear → make a double-layer fabric structure (outer layer cotton, inner layer modal or bamboo fiber). This craftsmanship is very delicate in the customized gift box of Yasen Man.

In the case of customized sweaters, the fabric determines the lower limit, and the craftsmanship determines the upper limit. Don't just look at the model picture anymore, take a piece of fabric cloth and rub it against your ear to hear if the sound is supple; rub it against your cheek to feel if there is any itching. Choose according to the above ideas, and cooperate with Yasenman to talk to you about the supply chain of fabric ingredients, which will definitely enable your customized sweater to upgrade from "can wear" to "love to wear". I hope everyone's sweater can become the peace of mind item in your wardrobe that "can be worn out with a scratch".?