Fabric Guide

Fabric Guide
Here’s a quick summary of some of the more common fabrics and the terms we use to describe them.
Canvas LYCRA® T400®

Canvas is a very strong and durable plain weave. Russell uses The elastomultiester (LYCRA® T400®) is an advanced double
canvas fabric for heavy duty workwear trousers and jackets. fibre originally developed for jeans. It gently stretches and
recovers in every direction and creates a premium garment
that retains its fit, and moves with the user.
Combed ring spun yarn
Before ring spinning takes place, a combing process extracts
shorter fibres and aligns the cotton fibres. This allows for a Micro-twill
still finer and smoother quality of yarn, further increasing hand A very fine weave using thinner and smoother yarns,
feel and durability. Combed ring spun cotton is used for many combining excellent flow and drape with the elegance of a fine
Russell products. weave fabric. An excellent fabric for premium formal shirts.
Elastane Non-iron
An elastic fibre that is usually blended at low percentages Formal shirts that don’t require ironing and keep wrinkle
(between 3% and 10% content) to achieve fabrics with stretch free while worn. Traditionally achieved by applying a coating
properties. The higher the elastane content is, the more a onto the fabric. Russell’s ultimate non-iron shirts use a
fabric will stretch and adapt to the wearer’s body contours. modern steaming technology that achieves superior non-iron
properties without any coating.
Fleece fabric
A knitted garment (polyester or polycotton) is subjected to a Nylon
strong brushing process, creating a deep fluffy surface. Used The durability and strength of nylon make it a popular choice
2-sided to create outdoor fleece and microfleece fabrics, and for high performance garments such as jackets, allowing for
1-sided for the inner side of most sweatshirts. a high degree of breathability and moisture transfer. Russell
uses nylon fabrics for part of its jacket range.
Herringbone
Named because it resembles the skeleton of the fish, the Open end yarn
Herringbone’s broken chevron pattern is subtly different Russell does not use any open end yarn. This is the simplest
and distinctive. In the imprint market Russell’s is the only and most cost efficient spinning method, resulting in the
herringbone, offering clients a chance to stand out in a lowest quality of cotton yarns. Shorter fibres stand away from
smart and discreet way. the direction of the yarn, leading to a coarser, fuzzier feel and
lower fabric life span, as the shorter fibres tend to be washed
out over time.
Jersey
Perhaps the most common pattern, used for t-shirts, sweats,
fleeces and similar garment types. Provides some natural Oxford
stretch and a high level of stability. Very popular shirt fabric with characteristic basketweave
appearance. The combination of elegant appearance and
excellent durability make Oxford fabrics a good choice for
Knitwear
shirts used as team uniforms.
The fabric generally associated with “knitting”, used for
pullovers, cardigans and similar garments.
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Peached fabric Poplin

Fabric surface is softened by emery covered rollers. This Poplin provides a smooth hand feel and an elegant looking
emerizing process breaks the surface of the yarns, creating a surface, making it one of the most common weave types for
softer hand feel. Peached fabrics are used in Russell’s casual formal shirt fabrics. It’s tightly woven and provides excellent
twill shirts. durability.
Pima cotton Ring spun yarn

Pima cotton uses the fibre of a different species of cotton Ring spinning integrates shorter fibres into the yarn by
plant, Gossypium Barbadense. Accounting for only a small adjusting them with the longer yarns. This leads to a smoother
proportion of world cotton production it is also known as Extra yarn with a softer hand feel and higher durability. Russell only
Long Staple (ELS) cotton. The long fibres of this species can be uses yarn that is at least ring spun quality or better.
spun into a superior fine and smooth yarn, used for luxurious
high-end fabrics.
Tencel®
A man-made fibre using a natural raw material (woodpulp
Pique from sustainably farmed eucalyptus trees), and produced in
A fabric generally used for polo shirts. Most commonly used is an environmentally friendly process, Tencel® has superior
the single tuck pique, with its finer micro pique variation using hand feel, is very skin friendly and provides excellent moisture
finer yarn and a narrower knitting pattern. The double tuck transfer properties. Tencel® is generally blended with other
pique has a characteristic honeycomb pattern with superior fibres, Russell uses blends with cotton.
durability and a softer hand feel.
Twill
Polyester Varying the crossovers of the two yarns, warp and weft,
Polyester is one of the most common and most versatile creates diagonal patterns which improve the flow and drape
man-made fibres. Modern polyester fibres combine excellent of a garment. Russell uses twill weaves for shirt fabrics, as
performance and durability with high wearer comfort and well as for workwear trousers, the good flow of the fabric
pleasant appearance. Often polyester is blended with cotton combining durability with wearer comfort.
to combine the advantages of natural and man-made fibres.
Performance garments are often made from 100% polyester
Woven
(or blended with some elastane), as modern polyester fabrics
can provide high degrees of breathability and moisture Two yarns, the warp and the weft, are interlaced, running in
transfer. 90 degree angles to each other. Different weaving patterns
lead to different fabric characteristics.
Micro Pique
Pique fabric created using finer yarns to create a smooth,
dense, yet lightweight surface. Ideally suited to embroidery.
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