Denim will shrink more when washed in hot water and when put in a hot dryer. The weft shrinkage in denim has been a significant problem for the denim sector. However, Calik Denim’s latest offering tackles weft shrinkage, a pain point the denim mill considers a top problem facing the textile industry in terms of sustainability.
Featured in its most recent BlueVasion collection for Spring/Summer 2023 launched in October, its E-Last technology ensures a low and stabilized weft shrinkage value range of up to 3.5 percent for power-stretch fabrics, which are usually the most problematic due to shrinkage values in the garment makers’ production processes. The technology can withstand multiple laundry processes both in production and at home, meaning the garment will never shrink, sag, or pucker for the entirety of its life cycle.
The E-Last Technology has the following features:
• It is one of a kind power stretch product group as weft shrinkage values stabilized for rigid articles’ standard ( 0/-3,5%)
• Promises flawless premium look
• Garments produced with E-Last fabrics fit like the first time every time
• Prevents baggy & saggy look
• Overcomes puckering problem which is valid also for parts with destroying effect on garments
• Consistency created for weft shrinkage values offers an advantage for garment manufacturers as; it restrains size variances with conventional fabrics, different laundry processes lead to different shrinkage values, hence different patterns
According to Calik, this is especially crucial for manufacturers, as stable weft shrinkage values limit the size variances and demand fewer patterns in the laundry process. The dimensional stability provides seamless measurement, allowing garment makers to lay the template, cut and sew, and wash without obstacles.
