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Hand feel & purpose
Define softness, warmth, drape, surface character and the intended season or customer.
MATERIAL-LED DEVELOPMENT
Choosing yarn for your next knitwear project
We help brands turn a material direction into a practical knitwear sampling route—balancing hand feel, appearance, construction, cost and production requirements.
Production minimum: 60 pieces per order, at least 25 pieces per style/colour/size. Total quantity for each style; colour allocation is reviewed separately. For quantities below 60 per order, the Startup Brand Program can help review development or sampling.
We do not present a generic yarn stock catalogue. Exact composition, colour, availability, minimums and documentation are reviewed with the relevant supplier for each project.
HOW WE REVIEW MATERIALS
Start with the intended garment, not a fibre name alone.
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Construction
Review yarn with gauge, stitch structure, coverage, recovery and garment stability in mind.
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Commercial fit
Confirm supplier options, colours, quantity, sample timing and cost direction before committing.
MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT NOTES
What to confirm before choosing a yarn.
Compare fibre content, yarn construction, gauge, fabric density and care requirements against the same garment brief. Use physical swatches to review the result before approving a full sample.
Explore 70% Alpaca / 30% Silk Knitwear Development →SEND A PROJECT BRIEF
Tell us the fibre direction—and the garment you want to make.
Material to garment
Connect the yarn choice to the garment you intend to make.
Bring the silhouette, coverage, preferred hand feel, season and commercial brief together. We review the material direction with the intended knit structure before a sample route is agreed. Exact composition, stock availability and applicable documents remain project-specific.
Explore an alpaca–silk development direction · Compare structure and sample checks · Plan a first development stage
Prepared and reviewed by the DALANG SMART KNITTING development team · Updated · Discuss your project