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Rolls of freshly dyed knitted fabric in the finishing department

Manufacturing

From concept to closet, without leaving the group.

Seven stages, all of them ours. Here is what happens between the yarn arriving and the carton being sealed.

~30
Knitting machines
Single jersey, rib, interlock, terry, velour, fleece and jacquard
12+ t
Dyed per day
Soft-flow dyeing of knitted fabric across the group
500 kg
FabricMaster capacity
Benninger soft-flow machine commissioned March 2025
30%
Faster dye cycles
Versus our earlier setup — an extra batch every day

The make, step by step

Seven stages. One team accountable for all of them.

Most exporters buy fabric, cut it and hope. We knit the cloth, dye it, finish it, inspect it and only then cut — which is why a shade problem is ours to fix, not yours to chase.

  1. Circular knitting machine running knitted fabric at Lucky Clothing Company
    01 Yarn in, fabric out

    Knitting

    We buy yarn and knit it ourselves into the constructions a style actually needs — single jersey, rib, interlock, terry, velour, fleece and jacquards.

    • Around 30 circular knitting machines
    • Single jersey, rib, interlock, terry, jacquard
    • Yarn traceability by lot
  2. Soft-flow dyeing machines in the group dyehouse
    02 Colour, right first time

    Dyeing

    Latest soft-flow machines bleach and dye the greige fabric. Only GOTS and OEKO-TEX approved dyes and chemicals go into the bath.

    • Benninger FabricMaster soft-flow dyeing
    • GOTS & OEKO-TEX approved dyes only
    • Automated add-tank chemical dosing
  3. Stenter and compacting line finishing knitted fabric
    03 Stable, soft, on-spec

    Finishing

    Stentering and compacting dry, heat-set and stabilise the fabric width — the step that controls shrinkage, hand-feel and appearance.

    • Stentering, heat-setting and compacting
    • Width and shrinkage control
    • Softness and surface finish
  4. Operators inspecting dyed knitted fabric on an inspection machine
    04 Before a single cut

    Fabric inspection

    Every dyed lot is checked for colour consistency, GSM, width and strength before it is allowed anywhere near the cutting table.

    • 4-point inspection
    • Shade continuity across lots
    • GSM, width and strength checks
  5. Cutting table with fabric lay being cut at the garment unit
    05 Marker to bundle

    Cutting

    Lays are cut to marker and bundled by size and shade, so the sewing floor never has to guess which panel belongs to which garment.

    • Marker planning for fabric yield
    • Shade-banded bundling
    • Panel checking before issue
  6. Operator sewing a garment panel on a Juki machine
    06 Juki, Japan

    Sewing

    Flat lock, over lock and lock stitch machines — all Juki, all fitted with automatic thread trimming and dust collection.

    • Flat lock, over lock, lock stitch
    • Auto thread trim and dust extraction
    • In-line checkpoints at every operation
  7. Final checking and packing floor with folded garments
    07 Nothing leaves unchecked

    Checking & packing

    Final checking catches damages and measurement deviations. Garments are then pressed, folded and packed to the buyer’s carton spec.

    • 100% final inspection
    • Measurement and needle checks
    • Buyer-specific folding and carton spec

Quality assurance

Six gates between yarn and carton.

Multi-stage inspection is the only reason a vertically integrated factory is worth more than a cheap one. Every gate below is documented and traceable to a lot.

  1. 01

    Yarn in

    Lot-wise yarn receipt, count and blend verification before knitting begins.

  2. 02

    Greige audit

    GSM, width and knitting-fault checks on the grey fabric roll.

  3. 03

    Shade approval

    Lab dip, bulk shade and continuity of shade across the full order.

  4. 04

    4-point inspection

    Dyed and finished fabric graded before it is released to cutting.

  5. 05

    In-line checks

    Operation-wise checking on the sewing floor, not only at the end.

  6. 06

    Final audit

    100% checking, measurement, needle and metal detection before packing.

On the floor

The plant, as it actually looks.

No stock photography. These are the machines your order runs on.

Soft-flow dyeing vessels in the group dyehouseStenter and compacting line for knitted fabricThe knitting hall with circular knitting machinesDetail of a soft-flow dyeing machine control headGarments being folded and packed for despatchDyed velour fabric, checked for shade and hand-feel

Sampling

Send us something to make.

A tech pack, a photo, or a garment in the post. We will knit the fabric, sew a proto and tell you honestly what it will cost to do properly.

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