Is pilling a sweater a quality problem?

Sweater pilling is a normal phenomenon, not a quality problem, but too serious pilling is a quality problem.

Pilling of sweaters is a quality problem. In fact, this is a kind of prejudice. During the use of various fiber garments, due to the friction of various external forces, pilling and pilling will occur on the garment surface. Pilling is a characteristic of wool products.

In the process of wearing and using wool fabric, the short fibers protruding from the fabric surface are easy to entangle into balls, which affects the appearance and causes felting, especially for high-grade products, which will aggravate this trend. Pilling is related to raw material properties, spinning and dyeing process, knitting structure and wearing mode.

Factors causing pilling of sweaters

The higher the quality of wool raw materials, the better the fineness, the denser the surface scales, the better the curl, and the soft feel, but it is easy to wind and pilling.

Different weave structure and density of fabrics will also produce different degrees of pilling. The pilling test carried out by the Technical Supervision Bureau is based on different wool specifications and woven into specified density. The tissue structure samples are put into the pilling box for testing within the specified time, and then scored. Wearing it will contact with different objects, and it will also produce different degrees of pilling. Sleeves, pockets and other parts are often rubbed, which is easy to pilling.

The fabrics that are not easy to pilling are cotton, hemp and silk. If you are particularly concerned about pilling when choosing fabrics, I suggest you consider choosing such fabrics. Pilling-prone fabrics include wool, nylon and polyester. , but they all have their own advantages. Please communicate with our custom consultants for details.