Market & season
Share the selling region, season, retail position and care expectations.
30 years in knitwear · Samples in 3–5 days · MOQ 300 pcs per style
Yarns for custom sweaters
Choose the Yarn Around the Garment.
Yarn selection for custom knitwear based on hand-feel, performance, gauge, target market and commercial needs.
Sweater yarns
The right yarn for the price, market and season.
Yarn decides how a sweater feels, how it wears and what it costs. We knit wool and wool blends, cashmere and cashmere blends, cotton and cotton–acrylic blends, viscose, polyamide and polyester, plus fancy yarns such as bouclé, mohair, chenille, slub and metallic. Certified options include GRS recycled yarns, RWS merino and OCS or GOTS organic cotton.
When you send a target price and market, we suggest a composition that fits, then knit a swatch or sample so you can judge handle, weight and drape before ordering. Dyed-to-order and certified yarns usually carry a yarn mill minimum of 25–100 kg per lot, so we plan colours and quantities with you from the start.
Yarn selection
Start with performance, hand-feel and target price.
We review composition, count, colour, gauge and end-use together so the yarn supports the garment rather than working against it.
Hand feelSoftness, warmth, weight and drape are assessed for the intended market.
PerformancePilling expectations, recovery, care and dimensional stability are reviewed with the project.
Commercial fitComposition and construction are balanced against target price and order volume.
VerificationFinal composition, availability and supporting reports are confirmed for each selected yarn.
What we knit
Yarns we knit.
We work with wool, cashmere, cotton, viscose, acrylic, polyamide (nylon), polyester and a wide range of blends. For texture and statement pieces we also knit fancy yarns:
- Bouclé
- Mohair and halo
- Chenille and plush
- Slub and nep
- Metallic and shimmer
What is bouclé? Bouclé is a fancy yarn in which one strand is twisted loosely around another so that it forms small loops on the surface. Knitted, it gives a soft, textured, slightly nubby fabric that suits cardigans, jackets and coats. Because the loops can catch, we check snagging and hand-feel on the first sample.
The three yarn families we knit most
| Yarn | Price level | Typical markets | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton–acrylic blend (2/26Nm combed cotton with acrylic) | Value; volume programmes | Cross-border e-commerce, South America, Southeast Asia | Spring and autumn basics, simple jacquards |
| Wool blends (10–30% wool with acrylic or nylon) | Mid-market mainstay | Fast-fashion womenswear in Europe, Australia and North America | Jacquard and Fair Isle styles |
| Cashmere and high-cashmere blends | Premium | Premium and designer brands in Europe and North America | Winter premium styles, simple 2–3 colour double jacquard |
Certified yarns
- GRS recycled: recycled polyester, cotton and acrylic, with GRS certificates; a transaction certificate (TC) can be applied for each order
- RWS wool: certified, traceable merino
- Organic cotton: OCS and GOTS yarns can be arranged
Guide: certified yarns, TCs and the Materials Matter Standard →
Tested before bulk
- Pilling: grade 3–4 consistently reached with singed and plied yarns, the right density and an anti-pilling finish; test method agreed in advance
- Shrinkage: garments pre-shrunk with a relaxed wash; the washing method is fixed on the tech sheet and care label
- Colour fastness: dark yarns colour-fixed; staining tested to AATCC methods for dark and light jacquards
Dyed-to-order and certified yarns usually have a yarn mill minimum of 25–100 kg per lot, which can affect your order quantity. See Knitwear MOQ explained and our full guide, how to choose the best yarn for sweaters.
Fancy-yarn samples: space-dyed, feather yarn and brushed mohair. See printed and fancy-yarn knits →
A better development brief
Tell us what the garment must do.
Visual direction
Provide reference images, colour direction, target gauge and desired surface effect.
Commercial target
Include estimated quantity, target FOB range and delivery timing for practical sourcing.
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