Overheard a fabric rep dropping a truth bomb about polyester blends

I was at a trade show in Portland last week and caught a fabric rep telling a buyer that most cheap polyester blends start pilling after just 3 washes because they skimp on the fiber twist count. He said anything under 300 twists per meter is basically trash. Made me rethink ordering those budget knits from that one supplier I've been using. Has anyone else started checking twist counts after hearing something like this?

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linda30518d ago

Oh man, that hits hard. I had a similar wake up call last year when I ordered a bunch of t-shirts for my crew and after one wash they looked like something a cat had been playing with. Total pilling mess. Never checked the twist count back then but now I'm going to start asking suppliers about it for sure. Good to know that 300 is the magic number, I bet half the stuff I've been buying is way under that. Crazy how much difference a little detail like that makes in the long run.

gonzalez.rowan17d ago

Dude YES the pilling thing is the WORST. I got a batch of hoodies like that once and after two washes they looked like I'd been storing them with a squirrel.