My wife and I are wanting to make some athletic clothing and wanted to know if any one here knew of a place to get samples of custom fabric blends

example:

60% Polyester
30%Cotton
10% spandex

We need samples to decide what blend we want to use.

The answer probably lies in an airplane flight to an Asian country.

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Post a pic of the matching outfits you plan to wear, so we can help you better.

A friend of mine attempted something like this a few years ago (Think Mizzen and Main only ****ty) and they were looking to source fabric from Asia. That's where I would start.

Why do you want that particular blend? Have you tried other fabrics first? Then how many yards do you need? Will it all be 1 color, will it be for sublimation? Do you have a preferred fabric weight?

Custom fabric development is going to be very expensive.

Go to Shenzhen, CN

Go to lulu lemon and check out their tags.

Business Time said:

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Why do you want that particular blend? Have you tried other fabrics first? Then how many yards do you need? Will it all be 1 color, will it be for sublimation? Do you have a preferred fabric weight?

Custom fabric development is going to be very expensive.

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That is not the exact blend I want it was just an example.

I have an idea of certain blends for specific items (ex: shorts, pants, compression shirts, loose shirts,...etc.)
But I do not know exactly what specific blend and weights and so on because I need to see what the actual material is like in person.

I am sure it will not be cheap, but you would think companies would send you examples/swatches to see the stretch and memory and wicking and how long to dry (from sweat) and compression.

60% Polyester
30%Cotton
Do not blend, stir in the
10% spandex

then blend
12% more Polyester

and post pics

IrishTxAggie said:

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Go to Shenzhen, CN

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If yall are serious, this probably your best bet. Do some research. Go into HKG, stay for a few days get situated. Take a train to Shenzhen, stay for a few more. Talk to some manufacturers directly. probably show you every kind of fabric known to man.

I the meantime I'd secure some kind of LOC for this deal and see what you can do. Maybe a sea logistics / freight / customs guy in where ever you are at.

A truly custom fabric will require you take 1000s of yards of the fabric. How many pieces of the clothing line do you plan on making? Unless you have a large bank account a mill is not going to be interested.

Call Top Value Fabrics and get them to send you swatches of their different fabrics.