01 · Construction
Weave
Ripstop grids woven-in — not printed. Shuttle and jacquard windows published so tech packs stop guessing.
Mill fabrics · swatch desk
Handfeel Mill
Mill fabrics for workwear & outdoor brands. Lab-dip weeks published. GSM windows honest.
About
Mill fabrics with honest lab-dip weeks
Handfeel, founded 2004 in Shaoxing Textile Zone, operates 18,000 m² with 280 staff across 120 shuttle looms, 40 jacquard heads, and in-house dyeing + finishing. Annual output: 8 million meters of woven fabric for workwear, outdoor, and performance apparel.
02 · Color / hand
Dye & finish
Vat and piece-dye programs with crocking grades on the hangtag. DWR options list C0 as standard.
03 · Calendar weeks
Lab dip
Weekly color-lab cadence. Standard solids on stocked base: calendar weeks on the page — not “fast.”
04 · Export dock
Mill ship
Hangtag PDF fields QA can inspect against: GSM, shrink, colorfastness, lot date.
Solutions
Constructions on the board
GSM
55–65 gsm finished (±3)
Hand-feel
Crisp shell · packable drape
70D Ripstop
Lightweight nylon ripstop for outdoor shells. Woven-in grid, C0/C6 DWR options, and weekly color-lab cadence.
GSM
12 oz/yd² · 407 gsm after wash
Hand-feel
Broken-in work hand · firm edge
12oz Work Canvas
Heavy cotton canvas for workwear. Residual shrink data, color-fastness per lot, and hangtag PDF fields QA can inspect against.
GSM
Face + membrane + tricot stack
Hand-feel
Quiet stretch · next-to-skin backer
3L Softshell
Three-layer bonded softshell for EU outdoor brands. Water column, MVTR, and stretch recovery as ranges — not ideal-lab singles.
GSM
280–310 gsm total (±5%)
Hand-feel
Bag-ready grit · coated body
600D Oxford
Heavy polyester oxford for bags and luggage. Coating weight and weave density listed — face denier alone is not the story.
Contact
End use + GSM
Share end use and target GSM to queue lab dips.