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The sportswear manufacturing encyclopedia
Deep-dive guides across sportswear manufacturing, fabrics, decoration, OEM, quality control and buying — written by our production team for brands, clubs and importers.
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- Sportswear Manufacturing
How Sportswear Is Manufactured
A factory-floor walkthrough of match kits, tracksuits and teamwear — cutting, sublimation, sewn assembly and finishing.
9 min readRead - Sportswear Manufacturing
Flatlock vs Overlock Seams
Where flatlock earns its place on baselayer and where overlock still wins for match jerseys.
6 min readRead - Fabrics & GSM
Polyester Interlock, Explained
The workhorse jersey fabric — GSM range, hand-feel and why it dominates match kits.
7 min readRead
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- Fabrics & GSM
Polyester Interlock, Explained
The workhorse jersey fabric — GSM range, hand-feel and why it dominates match kits.
7 min readRead - Decoration Methods
Sublimation vs Screen Print
Two different physics — how each process works, colour and detail thresholds, cost-per-unit break-even, hand-feel, wash-fastness and hybrid workflows.
8 min readRead - OEM & Private Label
OEM Sportswear Manufacturing
The full contract-manufacturing workflow — tech pack, sampling, tooling, MOQ, bulk production and export. What to expect at every stage.
9 min readRead
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- Sportswear Manufacturing
How Sportswear Is Manufactured
A factory-floor walkthrough of match kits, tracksuits and teamwear — cutting, sublimation, sewn assembly and finishing.
9 min readRead - Sportswear Manufacturing
Flatlock vs Overlock Seams
Where flatlock earns its place on baselayer and where overlock still wins for match jerseys.
6 min readRead - Sportswear Manufacturing
Engineered Panel Cutting
Placement prints, engineered panels and how sublimation drives cutting order.
7 min readRead - Sportswear Manufacturing
Inside a Kit Assembly Line
Operator-per-operation flow, WIP control and how a modern kit line hits 500 kits/day.
7 min readRead - Fabrics & GSM
Polyester Interlock, Explained
The workhorse jersey fabric — GSM range, hand-feel and why it dominates match kits.
7 min readRead - Fabrics & GSM
Poly-Spandex Blends, Explained
Engineer-grade guide to poly-spandex — 92/8 through 78/22 ratios, four-way stretch mechanics, compression grading, recovery testing and where each blend belongs on a garment.
8 min readRead
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- Sportswear Manufacturing
How Sportswear Is Manufactured
A factory-floor walkthrough of match kits, tracksuits and teamwear — cutting, sublimation, sewn assembly and finishing.
9 min readRead - Fabrics & GSM
Polyester Interlock, Explained
The workhorse jersey fabric — GSM range, hand-feel and why it dominates match kits.
7 min readRead - Fabrics & GSM
Poly-Spandex Blends, Explained
Engineer-grade guide to poly-spandex — 92/8 through 78/22 ratios, four-way stretch mechanics, compression grading, recovery testing and where each blend belongs on a garment.
8 min readRead - Fabrics & GSM
Fleece GSM Guide
The full fleece GSM ladder — 260, 320, 380, 420 and 500+ GSM. Terry vs brushed vs sherpa, cotton vs poly, and how to spec fleece on a tech pack.
8 min readRead - Fabrics & GSM
Recycled Polyester (rPET), Explained
Post-consumer bottles to jersey yarn — GRS and RCS certification, mechanical vs chemical recycling, performance parity and honest cost delta.
9 min readRead - Decoration Methods
Sublimation vs Screen Print
Two different physics — how each process works, colour and detail thresholds, cost-per-unit break-even, hand-feel, wash-fastness and hybrid workflows.
8 min readRead
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