Cotton fabrics

Cotton for shirts, dresses, and cut-and-sew programs

Woven cotton remains a core apparel fiber because hand, opacity, and finishing can be specified with relative clarity. Treat this page as a buying brief, not a reserved assortment.

Close view of an undyed cotton waffle or pique surface.
Editorial photograph of apparel fabric or production context.

Poplin, twill, canvas, and lawn are different constructions. Material options, specifications, quantities, and pricing are confirmed after review.

Woven chambray shirt used to illustrate cotton shirting end use.
Stacks of folded light cloth used to illustrate cotton presentation.

Typical varieties

Programs often ask for poplin or broadcloth shirtings, light twills, oxford, canvas, and sateen. Knit cotton belongs on the knit page when stitch structure defines the cloth.

Apparel use

Common cuts include shirts, dresses, lightweight trousers, uniforms, and some linings. Name the garment so weight and sett can be discussed.

Composition

100% cotton is frequent. Elastane is added when recovery matters. Cotton-polyester mixes appear when wrinkle or care performance is part of the brief.

GSM and width

Shirtings sit lighter; chino and work-adjacent cloths sit higher. Provide a target GSM and cuttable width if known. No house weight range is published as inventory.

Color and finishing

Piece-dyed solids, yarn-dyed grounds, prints, mercerizing, and easy-care resins change both look and sewability. State garment-dye intent if it applies.

Production notes

Watch shrinkage, seam slippage, and needle marks. Share any factory fabric notes already issued.

Questions worth answering

Construction

Woven or knit, and which silhouette?

Stretch

None, one-way, or both directions?

Care

Required wash temperature and care claim?

Request cotton for a program

Fields marked with an asterisk are required. Estimated quantity choices describe the scale of the inquiry only. They are not a published minimum order quantity and do not mean an order will be accepted.

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Send the category, estimated quantity, delivery state, and garment requirements. ETECJK reviews each brief individually.