

How to choose the best yarn for your knitting project?
Choosing yarn for your project can seem like a really intimidating task because there are just so many options and things to consider. For those working with knitwear manufacturer, selecting the right yarn is especially crucial to ensure the final product meets quality and design standards. Let's start with the basics: What is yarn? Yarn is a textile commonly made of either animal-based fibers (sheep's wool, alpaca, angora), plant-based fibers (cotton, hemp, silk), or synthet

Knit-Lab Peru
Jan 24, 20254 min read


Knit vs Woven
There are two basic kinds of fabric in the fashion world: there is knit fabric (it stretches) and there is woven fabric (it does not stretch). In simple terms: Knit fabric is t-shirt fabric and woven fabric is mens dress shirts or bed sheets. Because knit fabric is made from one continuous thread (much like the one continuous yarn in your hand-knitting), it stretches all over. Woven fabrics, on the other hand, will only stretch diagonally or as a sewer might say, on the bia

Knit-Lab Peru
Jan 13, 20253 min read


Sustainable Knitwear
In a world where almost every new item of clothing is declared to be essential, sustainable knitwear truly stands out as indispensable....

Knit-Lab Peru
Dec 4, 20243 min read










