Jacquard Sweater Factory
Jacquard is a pattern knitted into the fabric, row by row - and the hard ceiling is colour count. Most mills top out at 4-6 colours per chart. Our own floor in Dalang knits up to 13 colours per chart with clean colour separation, so busy brand artwork, holiday scenes and multi-colour charts survive production exactly as designed. The colour lives in the yarn, not on top of it - nothing to peel, crack or fade.
How It Is Made
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Chart & program. Your artwork is converted into a knit-ready chart by our 5-person in-house design team - colour allocation, yarn counts and gauge decided before anything is knitted.
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Yarn & colour setup. Up to 13 yarn colours are loaded and Pantone-matched. Colour separation is verified at the chart stage, not discovered after production.
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Knitting. Panels are knitted on our computerized flat-knit machines with inline checks at the machine - colour count, tension and pattern placement verified panel by panel.
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Finishing & QC. Linking, washing and pressing, then a final inspection with photos for your approval before dispatch.
What It Is For
- Brand logos and art motifs that cheaper machines simplify into fewer colours
- Holiday and novelty charts - reindeer, Santa scenes, busy all-over stories
- Custom pet knitwear programs - festive motifs and brand logos for dog/cat apparel lines
- Premium multi-colour programs where the pattern is the product
Our Capability
We knit jacquard on 100+ computerized flat-knit machines (Shima Seiki and Stoll) on our own floor in Dalang, Dongguan - the knitwear hub of China. MOQ is 100 pieces per design, split freely across sizes and colourways. Physical samples are ready in 72 hours, bulk in 2-3 weeks, and we ship DDP to the USA and EU with duties included.
FAQ
How many colours can jacquard knitwear have?
Most factories cap at 4-6 colours per chart. Our machines and charting team run up to 13 colours per chart with clean separation - the capability most suppliers quietly simplify away.
Does more colours mean much higher cost?
More colours add yarn changes and machine time, so the price steps up - but at our own floor the premium is far smaller than the simplified re-chart most suppliers will quietly make. Send your artwork for an exact comparison.
Jacquard vs printed sweaters - which lasts?
Jacquard colour is knitted into the fabric, so it cannot peel, crack or wash off. Prints sit on top of the fabric and degrade with washing and abrasion.
Send your artwork, get an honest recommendation
Not sure this is the right craft for your design? Send the artwork anyway - our in-house team will recommend the technique that renders it best and quote both options.
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