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100 cotton spandex: Soft, Breathable, Stretch—Why Choose Us?

If you’ve been hunting for a dependable shirting fabric that behaves well at the cutting table and on the body, take a look at 100 cotton spandex. To be honest, the naming is a bit old-school; real-world mills are doing cotton-rich with a touch of elastane for comfort. This one, from Jiexiang Textile in Shijiazhuang, leans classic poplin with just enough stretch to keep uniforms looking sharp past lunch rush.

What’s moving the market

Across apparel and uniforms, buyers are shifting to cotton-rich stretch poplins for breathability plus mobility. It seems that procurement teams want OEKO-TEX labels, stable shrinkage, and color continuity across repeat POs. Surprisingly, stretch recovery has become a bigger deal than GSM in many RFPs.

Core specs at a glance

Composition: ≈96% cotton / 4% spandex (poplin)
Yarn count: 40s40s + 40D
Density: 13372
Weight: 130 gsm (around)
Finish: pre-shrunk, mercerized feel, piece-dyed or print-ready
Packaging: roll pack, mill-direct
Origin: Zhaoyuan road, Zhao county, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

Product specification	Value (typ.)	Notes
Stretch / recovery	10–14% / ≥92%	Weft-biased; real-world use may vary
Color fastness to washing	Grade 4–5	ISO 105-C06
Shrinkage (after 3 washes)	Warp ≤2.5%, Weft ≤2%	AATCC 135
Tensile strength	Warp 600–750 N; Weft 350–450 N	ISO 13934-1
Abrasion (Martindale)	≥20,000 cycles	ISO 12947 / ASTM D4966

How it’s made (short version)

Materials: combed 40s cotton; 40D spandex filament.
Yarn: cotton ring-spun; weft with elastane for comfort stretch.
Weaving: plain-weave poplin, 13372 density for crisp hand.
Dyeing/finishing: pre-shrink; soft calendaring; optional easy-care finish.
Testing: fastness, tensile, pilling, dimensional change, appearance after laundering.

Service life? For hospitality or corporate shirts, customers say 18–30 months with weekly laundering is typical. In fact, with gentle cycles and 40°C wash, I’ve seen it push past two years.

Where it works best

Uniform shirts and blouses (hospitality, retail, front-of-house)
Corporate dress shirts and schoolwear
Lightweight chore tops, brand merch, and custom prints

Advantages: breathable cotton face, reliable recovery, easy to cut, and consistent dye lots. Also, 100 cotton spandex poplin doesn’t cling like pure synthetics on humid days—small thing, big comfort.

Vendor	MOQ	Lead Time	Certs	Notes
Jiexiang Textile	≈1,000 m	15–25 days	OEKO-TEX 100, REACH	Stable poplin hand; strong color continuity
Vendor A (low-cost)	≥2,000 m	25–35 days	Basic	Watch shrinkage and shade variance
Vendor B (premium)	≈800 m	20–28 days	OEKO-TEX 100	Great hand, higher cost

Customization and QC

Pantone dye-to-match, digital print repeats, hand-feel tweaking (soft vs. crisp), anti-pilling finish, and branded selvage are on the menu. Pre-shipment: 4-point inspection, shade band approval, and wash test reports. Certifications like OEKO-TEX Standard 100 matter—buyers ask first, negotiate later.

Quick case notes

Hospitality chain: 12 colors of 100 cotton spandex shirts; after 50 industrial washes, shrinkage averaged 1.9% warp/1.5% weft; no dye bleed reported.
DTC shirt brand: switched from 100% cotton to 100 cotton spandex poplin; returns for “tight across shoulders” dropped 37% in one season.

Logistics are straightforward: roll-packed, labeled by shade lot, with COA. From Hebei to port, it’s usually truck + Tianjin. Simple.

Bottom line

For teams balancing comfort, crispness, and compliance, this cotton-spandex poplin hits that practical sweet spot. Not flashy—just reliable, which is honestly what most programs need.

ISO 105-C06: Tests for color fastness to domestic and commercial laundering. https://www.iso.org/
ISO 13934-1: Tensile properties of fabrics—strip method. https://www.iso.org/
OEKO-TEX Standard 100: Human-ecological safety of textiles. https://www.oeko-tex.com/
AATCC 135: Dimensional changes of fabrics after home laundering. https://www.aatcc.org/
REACH regulation (EU) and SVHC guidance. https://echa.europa.eu/

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