New Coat Fabric Collection (part 2)

In the second part of our introduction to the new winter coat fabric collection we concentrate on the more luxurious articles. This doesn’t have to mean the use of noble fibres, although they are well represented, it is more about the drape, lustre or finish that has to be achieved and this is very well illustrated by the fabric used in the garment shown in the picture. This style uses a wool article blended with viscose and polyamide (but you would think its cashmere) with a weight of 550gms linear and a price of around $10.00 per meter ex Shanghai. There is usually greige stock ready for dyeing so we can offer quick lead times.

The common theme running through the plain articles are the pressed finishes giving a sophisticated look that lends itself well to military or cocooning styling be it a fine 100% wool or a cloth with 10% virgin cashmere content.
In contrast we have a small group of longer pile articles such as a boucle using mohair that gives a tufted effect or a cut item that gives a diamond self pattern that has an alpaca content.

Further products will be added to the collection later in the season.We also have a sourcing service should you require a specific fabric to be found from our extensive portfolio of mills found all over China, but in the meantime if you would like to see the collection as well as examples of our garment production please get in touch with Will; will.catlin@virgin.net and he will be happy to arrange a meeting.

New Coat Fabric Collection (part 1)

This is the first of two posts concerning our new fabric collection.
We have really tried to focus on getting the right articles in place. Quality rather than quantity and this season that means the emphasis is on the right finish and weight combined with value for money and flexibility of supply for this section of the collection.

The first main group consists of wool/poly/viscose blends all coming in at a weight of around 490gms linear per meter. There are plain articles with slightly drawn finishes, semi-plains ( see picture) weave effects, especially herringbones (see picture) as well as a variety of check designs. These articles lend themselves very well to the smarter city look and cost around $6.00 per meter ex Shanghai

The second important group is a small selection of recycled wool articles. These are all plain items that have different finishes including melton, drawn and velour. Available for sampling in a wide variety of shades these fabrics are very competitively priced, starting at around $5.00 per meter ex Shanghai and with a 2000m per colour minimum.

Concluding the value end of the collection we have a quite an amazing fabric. With a composition of polyester/viscose/elastane, this is a faux melton cloth with a super soft finish helped by the elastane in both warp and weft. At a weight of 560gms it has a price of just over $4.50 per meter ex Shanghai with a minimum quantity required of 2000mt per colour. It is piece dyed so you can have any solid shade you like and with greige stock ready to dye generally available we can normally quote a 3week lead time for production.

Remember we can sell you the fabric on its own, or to take advantage of even more competitive pricing, you can buy a complete garment package from us.
If you would like to see or discuss our collections please contact me on will.catlin@virgin.net

A second post will follow soon talking about some of our fabrics using noble fibres.