Technical sheet

AquaForm™ 220 — productised specs, not brochure adjectives.

Swim · Resort · Jacquard ground

AquaForm™ 220

Composition75% Nylon / 25% Lycra®
GSM220 g/m²
WidthOn programme (confirm at brief)
Four-way stretchFour-way stretch for swim silhouettes
RecoveryPremium nylon/Lycra® stack — chlorine-aware construction
Opacity / see-throughSwim coverage by construction; confirm silhouette on sample
Pilling30,000+ Martindale rubs (Intertek report)
Colour fastnessChlorinated-water fastness Grade 4 · ISO 105 E03
FinishSwim hand · UPF 50+ (99.95% UV blocked on report)
Lab reportIntertek Guangzhou · GZHT03093360 · 2026

Programme fit

Designed for chlorine-aware swim programmes

AquaForm™ is developed for bikinis, one-piece swimsuits and resort pool capsules that need chlorine hold, UV protection and custom colour or knitted jacquard development — with Intertek numbers on the sheet, not brochure adjectives.

Best for

Where AquaForm™ wins programmes.

Bikini and one-piece programmes
Resort / pool capsules needing chlorine hold
Knitted jacquard grounds on AquaForm™
Custom swim colour and print/jacquard development

Not for

Honest exclusions — protects brand trust.

Studio yoga squat-proof opacity as primary gate (use PowerForm™ / AirTouch™)
Cotton French terry lounge (use CloudTouch™)
Blanket ‘recycled swimwear’ claims without GRS mill + TC scope
Open-market fabric yardage sales

MOQ / MCQ

Commercial gates on this base.

Garment MOQStandard 150 pcs / style / colour · library trial from 100 · below 100 +15%
Fabric MCQCustom fabric MCQ typically ~500–1300 m (mill / colour / construction dependent)
Samples7–9 working days for library hand swatches or garment samples

Manufacture hub → · Low MOQ path →

Certificates & claims

What we can say — and what we will not over-claim.

Intertek GZHT03093360 · UPF 50+ · chlorine Grade 4 · 30,000+ Martindale
GRS-certified options are available subject to the selected mill, material scope and transaction certificate requirements.
Premium nylon/Lycra® default; GRS recycled nylon or rPET/spandex paths on brief

Licence D26089-G4 covers packaging & functional accessories. Garment recycled fibre claims require mill TC under NDA for the specific PO — not every style is GRS-labelled by default.

Certifications desk → · Sustainable fibre paths →

Fabric Lab guides

Test methods, trade-offs and PO wording buyers can reuse — written from our own lab and production gates.

AquaForm Swimwear Fabric for Chlorine, Sun and Margin