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Buying seam tape against a wash programme and a cycle count

The need: You need seam tape or fabric bonding tape sourced for production, and “washable” in a quote tells you nothing. Here is what makes it verifiable.

Wash resistance is a cycle count under a named programme. Without the temperature, the detergent, whether tumble drying is included and how many cycles the garment is specified for, a “washable” claim cannot be reproduced — by you or by us.

The other half is your press window. Temperature, pressure and dwell on a trial press are often not what the production line can hold, so state the window your line actually runs and let the grade be chosen inside it rather than the other way round.

Send the wash programme, the cycle count, a swatch of the production fabric and your press window, and EJOY proposes a construction and ships samples for your own wash trial. Coating and laminating detail is published by the manufacturer.

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Getting it right in 4 steps

1

Write the wash programme into the RFQ

Temperature, cycle type, detergent, and whether tumble drying is included.

2

State the cycle count the garment is specified for

Failures commonly appear well after the first few washes, so the number decides the trial length.

3

Send a swatch of the production fabric

Water-repellent and other finishes change bonding behaviour completely; a generic test fabric proves little.

4

Give your production press window

Temperature, pressure and dwell your line can actually hold. Samples ship free for trials inside that window.

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Buying seam tape against a wash programme and a cycle count — questions & answers

What makes a wash claim verifiable?

The programme, the temperature, the detergent, whether tumble drying is included, the number of cycles and the fabric tested. Without those the claim cannot be reproduced.

Why send a fabric swatch with the RFQ?

Because finishes — especially water-repellent treatments — change bonding behaviour. A grade that works on a generic test fabric may not work on yours.

Can you work inside our existing press window?

Tell us the temperature, pressure and dwell your line holds and we select a grade that works inside it, rather than one that needs a press you do not have.

Which declarations should I ask for?

The data sheet with press conditions, the wash-test report naming programme, cycles and fabric, seam-strength data before and after, and OEKO-TEX or equivalent textile declarations where your customer requires them.

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