Dyeing and finishing
Most of the cost and most of the complaints come from this stage. These guides explain what each process does and what to specify.
What a lab dip is and why it takes a week
The small piece of dyed fabric that decides your bulk colour — how approval works, what can go wrong, and how to speed it up.
Reactive vs pigment dye: colour, fastness and cost
How the two main cotton dye classes differ in brightness, rubbing fastness and hand feel, and which one suits a garment-dyed look.
Mercerized cotton: what the treatment actually does
Why caustic treatment changes lustre, strength and dye uptake, what it costs, and how to check the claim.
Fabric printing methods: screen, rotary, digital and sublimation
How each printing method works, where the setup cost sits, and which one makes sense at your order size.
Fabric finishing: what each finish does to the hand and the price
Enzyme wash, peaching, calendering, water repellency and anti-pilling — what they change and what they cost.