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Custom activewear & swimwear fabric development.

Named bases for speed. Custom material codes for differentiation. Co-developed with our mills for private-label cut-and-sew — development-led, not fabric-by-the-yard retail.

5Application lines
4+3Library + knit dev
2+Custom material codes
3Fibre paths
106Swim jacquards
7–9 daysTo sample

Productised named bases

Four fabric SKUs with their own URLs — not only category anchors.

Buyers searching performance fabric, chlorine-resistant swim fabric or brushed hoodie fabric land on a sheet with composition, GSM, tests, MOQ and honest exclusions.

How to use this library

Three paths. One ZIESHINE desk.

Named bases for speed. Custom materials for differentiation. Open brief when nothing fits.

Just launched

Custom materials now in the library.

Nylon 66 and performance polyester codes with colour references. Development-led — not stock retail.

All custom materials → · Brief fabric development

Browse by application

Pick the line. Then the base.

Same mill relationships, different briefs. Start where your buyer brief lives.

Named bases

Four anchors. Measured figures.

Application lines share these bases.

Base Primary use Composition Weight Proof point
PowerForm™ 215 Yoga · sport · golf programmes 81% Nylon 66 / 19% Lycra® 215 g/m² Squat-proof · 400 lux
AirTouch™ 195 Hot studio · summer · golf cool-touch 80% Nylon / 20% Spandex 190–200 g/m² Cool-touch · quick-dry
AquaForm™ 220 Swim · resort 75% Nylon / 25% Lycra® 220 g/m² UPF 50+ · chlorine grade 4
CloudTouch™ 260 French terry · fleece · jersey · rib 62% Cotton / 33% Poly / 5% Spandex (+ family) 220–320 g/m² Pilling 4–5 · shrink ≤3% · BCI / GRS

OEKO-TEX BJ015 235965 · GRS D26089-G4 · verify →

03 · Knit construction library

Beyond French terry — fleece, jersey, rib.

Four knit constructions · one development path.

Construction Named base Typical weight Garment use Sustainable paths
French terry CloudTouch™ 260 260 g/m² Hoodie · jogger · zip jacket BCI · GRS rPET terry
Brushed fleece CloudLoop™ 300 280–320 g/m² Premium hoodie · quarter-zip · crew GRS rPET fleece · organic blend
Jersey / interlock CloudKnit™ 220 200–240 g/m² Tee · long sleeve · cardigan · travel set GRS rPET jersey · Tencel™ blend
2×2 rib RibTouch™ 280 260–300 g/m² Cuff · waistband · fitted set · lounge BCI cotton · rPET/spandex rib
Custom development Your brief Tuned Any silhouette — yarn up GRS · BCI · RWS wool paths

Premium & sustainable paths

Three fibre stacks — all five lines.

Premium and recycled paths across every application line.

Premium stack

Nylon 66 / Lycra®

81% Nylon 66 / 19% Lycra® · 75–220 g/m²

Premium nylon recovery — not commodity PA6.

Yoga Swim Golf Sport
Recycled path A

Recycled nylon / spandex

GRS 4.0 · TC on request · D26089-G4

GRS recycled nylon — same performance gates.

Yoga Swim Golf Sport
Recycled path B

Recycled polyester / spandex

GRS rPET · spandex 5–25% · TC on request

rPET paths for knit, yoga blends and sport layers.

Yoga Swim Knit Golf Sport
Fibre path Typical composition Yoga Swim Knit Golf Sport
Premium nylon / Lycra® PA66 + Lycra® · 190–220 g/m²
Cool-touch nylon / spandex 80% Nylon / 20% Spandex · AirTouch™
Recycled nylon / spandex GRS PA + elastane · hand-matched
Recycled polyester / spandex GRS rPET + spandex · 5–25%
Cotton / poly French terry CloudTouch™ 260 · BCI option

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Custom base development

We build from yarn up when the library is not enough.

Send a fabric brief

04 · Golf

Golf programmes — built on bases you already know.

No invented golf™ name. PowerForm™ or AirTouch™ tuned to the brief.

Reference styles (tennis library)

05 · Sport

Court and training — tennis & active first.

Tennis & active library first. Same PowerForm™ hand. Custom briefs welcome.

For designers

How a fabric programme locks.

Yarn and hand before cut. Exclusive when you brief us.

  1. 01

    Brief

    Target hand, weight, market, MOQ.

  2. 02

    Lab dip

    48 h typical · ΔE ≤ 0.8.

  3. 03

    Hand lock

    Approve library base or custom.

  4. 04

    Garment sample

    7–9 days on the locked hand.

Trust & gates

Exclusive when you develop with us.

Named bases are shared library. Custom fabric you brief is contractually exclusive.

  1. 01

    NDA before design leaves

    Mutual NDA first; exclusive by contract.

  2. 02

    Open floor · audit welcome

    Walk the floor; audit report under NDA.

  3. 03

    PPS signed, then deposit

    Deposit after PPS; rework at our cost.

Custom development

Or we build one that does not exist yet.

Send a target — competitor swatch, hand, weight, recycled content or GRS requirement — and our fabric technicians develop from yarn up.

A cut-and-sew shop
  • Picks from a mill's existing hanger
  • Cannot change weight or hand-feel
  • Waits weeks on an outside mill
  • Same fabric sold to your competitor
With us
  • Develops the knit from yarn up
  • Tunes weight, hand, stretch, content
  • Iterates in days — with long-standing mill partners
  • Locks the development exclusively to you

Fabric development & sourcing

Custom fabric for garment programmes.

We co-develop and source fabric with mill partners so your private-label cut-and-sew stays on one hand — not fabric-by-the-yard retail.

What fabric development covers

  • Weight, stretch, recovery and opacity targets for yoga, tennis, knit or swim garments
  • Named library bases (PowerForm™, AirTouch™, AquaForm™, CloudTouch™) or a custom brief under NDA
  • Lab dips and hand samples before garment proto — so colour and touch lock early
  • Fibre paths (virgin / recycled / GRS-capable) when your buyer brief requires them

How sourcing works with us

You brief the garment end-use. We source or tune the knit with mills we already run — then cut and sew in Dongguan on that same base.

Yoga fabric development → · Swim fabric development → · Knit fabric development → · Compare bases → · Find My Fabric →

How should we start?

Find fabric — or develop the garment on it.

Named bases or exclusive mill development. Export desk replies within 12 hours.

Independently tested

AquaForm™ swim base — lab report on file.

UPF 50+ · chlorine grade 4 · Martindale 30,000+. Full report under NDA.

Full swim fabric detail & test table →

Why ZIESHINE

Why brands choose us.

Not another generic apparel desk — one coordinated development system from mill brief to finished garment, with gates you can audit.

  1. 01

    Fabric-first development

    Named bases plus custom material codes — co-developed with mills, not picked off a trading shelf.

  2. 02

    Faster sampling

    Library samples in 7–9 working days from US$45 / garment piece — sets by piece count.

  3. 03

    Technical fit control

    Grading, POMs and fit locks before PPS — same team from proto to bulk.

  4. 04

    One development team

    From mill brief to sampling, cut, sew and pack — one Dongguan team owns the programme. Fewer hand-offs.

  5. 05

    Transparent quality gates

    Inline QC at 20/50/80% · final AQL 2.5 / 2.0 · SGS / QIMA / BV welcome.

  6. 06

    Reorderable fabric programmes

    Approved hands and colourways stay on programme — repeat orders follow material availability.

  7. 07

    NDA & development confidentiality

    Mutual NDA before sketches, tech packs or exclusive fabric briefs.

  8. 08

    Brand-Friendly MOQ

    Standard 150 pcs per style / colour · selected library trial from 100 — emerging to established brands, custom fabric typically ~500 m MCQ.