The materials of T-shirt fabrics mainly include 100% cotton and polyester-cotton. The advantages of 100% cotton fabric are: comfortable to wear, sweat-absorbing and breathable, which is the preferred fabric for high-end T-shirts, suitable for making high-end promotional gift T-shirts. However, as uniforms, 100% cotton fabric has its shortcomings, such as easy shrinkage and deformation after washing, creasing, and lack of stiffness, so it is not suitable for use as uniforms. On the other hand, polyester-cotton fabric has many advantages. It has the comfort of cotton products, sweat-absorbing and breathable, does not easily shrink or deform, and does not need ironing after washing and will not wrinkle. Therefore, when choosing T-shirts for uniforms, polyester-cotton fabric is recommended.
T-shirt fabrics are divided into many types according to weaving methods, but the most commonly used ones are mainly pearl ground mesh and interlock knit. As the name suggests, mesh refers to the fabric surface being a mesh structure, with a rugged style, while interlock knit is a plain weave structure, with a delicate fabric surface. Pearl ground mesh is further divided into square mesh and hexagonal mesh. There is no absolute better one among these weaves; they just have different styles.
Nowadays, there are many varieties of T-shirt fabrics in the market, which may confuse consumers about how to choose. Now, Yi Du will take you to understand some common knowledge in this area.