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Useful context for performance fabric decisions

Short technical notes on specifications, samples, testing and production controls for development and sourcing teams.

How to Evaluate Swimwear Fabric Manufacturers: What $36,000 in Mistakes Taught Me

A fabric sourcing manager with 7 years of swimwear and performance fabric orders shares the mistakes behind $36,000 in wasted budget, plus a pre-order checklist that caught 47 errors in 18 months. Includes how to verify genuine Coolmax fabric, what AATCC 195 tells you about moisture-wicking, and why evaluating swimwear fabric manufacturers means evaluating their system, not their swatch.

By Lucia Bianchi