Fabric for making polo T-shirts

In 1930, Polo t-shirts appeared widely on the streets of London as a symbol of rising youth. Before the Polo t-shirt was born, men’s and women’s clothing was completely different and separate. The Polo t-shirt was born to erase the gap between men’s and women’s clothing. With a different design, the Polo t-shirt was born, as a new breeze, it changed the entire culture of distinguishing between men’s and women’s clothing, so it was welcomed by both sexes. And today, Polo t-shirts have become familiar, and well-received by people all over the world of all ages, all genders, and all different professions.
From the very beginning, when they first appeared, Polo shirts fascinate the public not only because of their design but also because of the soft, airy, and stretchy spandex material that brings comfort to the wearer. Today, the material for making Polo t-shirts is still spandex. However, with the development of science and technology, there have been many different types of elastic fabric for making Polo t-shirts, which we will briefly explore below.
Cotton fabric – the perfect material for making Polo t-shirts
As the name suggests, Polo shirts, also known as collared t-shirts, are sewn from spandex fabric.
With the development of science and technology, today, Polo t-shirt fabrics are very diverse, rich in fabric surface as well as fiber composition, from natural to artificial. The most popular types of Polo shirt fabric are as follows

1. Pique fabric:

                                      
Pique spandex fabric is a knitted fabric, with a woven structure with large meshes, helping to create ventilation for the wearer. Today, 80% of Polo t-shirts (collared t-shirts) are sewn from this pique, because this fabric is thick and compatible with the thickness of the collar, so when it comes to the shirt, it will be sturdy, luxurious, and comfortable. spectacular.
Early Polo shirts were also made from this fabric, developed by the company Lacoste. In Vietnam, pique fabric is called crocodile fabric, derived from Lacoste’s famous crocodile embroidered t-shirt fabric, in addition to pique fabric with large meshes like crocodile skin, should be called crocodile fabric.
Crocodile fabric has many different fabric lines, depending on the fiber composition, elasticity, surface treatment of the fabric after weaving, and fabric weight,…
– Into the fiber composition: Crocodile fabric is woven from 100% cotton, or 65% cotton + synthetic, 35% cotton + synthetic, synthetic fibers
– Crocodile fabric is woven to have different stretches: 4-way stretch, 2-way stretch
– Crocodile fabric has different fabric weights such as 1kg = 2m, 1kg = 1.8m; 1kg = 1.6m,…
– The pique spandex fabric is knitted according to the technology of tube rolling or needle threading, with the hair-cutting treatment of the fabric,…
– Pique fabric with coarser mesh, larger and heavier fabric will be called shark spandex
Thus, when the fabric has different fabric surfaces + different fabric compositions + different elasticity + …. will have different pique spandex fabric to make Polo t-shirts.

2. Jersey Fabric:

                            
Jersey is a knitted fabric, also used to make Polo shirts. This is an elastic fabric with a smooth surface, sealed, and lighter weight than Pique fabric. Polo t-shirt made from jersey fabric provides comfort to the wearer because of their lightness, breathability, and stretch.
Just like pique, jersey fabric also has different types due to different fiber compositions such as 100% cotton, 65% cotton, 35% cotton, man-made fiber, or different elasticity such as stretch 4-way, 2-way stretch.
Jersey fabrics are also available with a trim treatment or left alone. Jersey fabric is also available in different thicknesses/thin fabric to cater to fashion needs.
With different fabric surfaces + different fabric compositions + different elasticity, we will have different jersey fabrics to make Polo t-shirts.
The above is general information about the types of Polo shirt fabric, you can refer to the article for more information in the article or contact us, at Printlonestar to advise customers on suitable uniform Polo shirts.