Author Archives: LSLONG
Hoodie Hood Construction: Single Layer, Double Layer and Lining
Hoodie hood construction is the part of the specification a buyer notices first and the...
T-Shirt Tech Pack: The Specification That Prevents Rework
A t-shirt tech pack is the document that decides whether a programme runs smoothly or...
T-Shirt Private Label Programme: From Branding to Reorder
A t-shirt private label programme turns a garment into a brand product, and most of...
T-Shirt Shrinkage Control: Pre-Shrunk Programmes and Wash Testing
T-shirt shrinkage is one of the few quality issues a customer can measure. Body length,...
T-Shirt Neckline Construction: Ribbing, Tape and Shape Retention
T-shirt neckline construction is the first thing a customer notices about a garment and the...
Custom T-Shirt Fit Development: Boxy, Regular, Fitted and Oversized
Custom t-shirt fit is decided by a small number of pattern relationships rather than by...
Medical Grade Fabric for Post-Operative Garments: What It Means
Medical grade fabric is a term buyers use confidently and suppliers interpret differently. There is...
Surgery Shirt Closures Compared: Snap, Hook-and-Loop and Magnetic
Surgery shirt closures decide whether a recovery garment is actually usable. The patient is often...
Chest Surgery Shirt Design: Thoracic Access and Closure Placement
A chest surgery shirt has a different design problem from a shoulder garment, even though...
Shoulder Surgery Shirt Design and Closure Placement
A shoulder surgery shirt has to solve a problem that ordinary clothing cannot: the patient...
Running a Teamwear Programme: Sizing Kits, Numbering and Deadlines
A teamwear programme collapses for reasons that have nothing to do with the garment. Sizes...
Moisture Wicking Fabric Selection by Sport: A Specification Guide
Moisture wicking fabric selection is usually treated as a single decision, when it is really...
Sublimation Sportswear Printing: Design Rules and Limits
Sublimation sportswear printing allows a teamwear or performance programme to carry full-colour, all-over graphics with...
Compression Garment Manufacturing: Construction and Fit
Compression garment manufacturing is a fit engineering exercise before it is a sewing exercise. The...
Polo Sample Approval: The Sequence That Avoids Bulk Rework
Polo sample approval is a sequencing problem. Most rework does not come from a factory...
Running a Corporate Polo Uniform Programme
A corporate polo uniform programme is a supply project rather than a garment purchase. It...
Polo Collar Construction: Interlining, Shape and Curl
A polo collar is judged within seconds of the garment being seen, and it is...
Pique Polo Fabric, Jersey and Interlock: Which Knit Suits Your Programme
The knit structure behind a polo decides how the garment behaves long before the collar...
Printing on Hoodies and Fleece: What Works and What Fails
Printing on hoodies fails for reasons that have nothing to do with the artwork file....
Zip Up vs Pullover Hoodie: Construction and Commercial Differences
The zip up vs pullover hoodie question looks like a styling preference and behaves like...
Hoodie Fabric Weight and Warmth: Specifying for the Market, Not the Label
The link between hoodie fabric weight and warmth is looser than most spec sheets admit....