At Lafayette Textiles, we take great pride in producing the highest quality fabric available on the market. As a vertically integrated mill, we carry many yarns in stock so we can knit, finish, and ship fabric within 2-3 weeks. We closely monitor all stages of the production process to ensure you receive the best quality product possible. 
In addition, we carry yarn twisting and yarn doubling machines that enables us to create and develop unique and differentiated blends of fabric. We are always testing and developing new fabrics to bring to our customers. Email or call us to ask about our new developments.

Knitting

With a comprehensive array of knitting machinery, Lafayette is proud to provide the following knit constructions available to our customers. Our basic and novelty knits can be done with or without spandex (Please note this list is not exhaustive of all knit constructions):

• Jersey, Jersey Stripe, Engineered Stripe, Pique, Pointelle, 2end and 3end French Terry/ Fleece, 3end Diagonal French Terry, Loop Terry, Hacci Jersey, Interlock, Double Knit, Double Pointelle, Double Pique, Double Face Jersey, Rib (1x1, 2x1, 2x2, 4x2, 5x3), Poor Boy, Sweater, Variegated Rib, Thermal (2x1, 2x2)​
• Yarn twisting & yarn doubling

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Dyeing Knit/ Woven Goods

Lafayette has the following capabilities for dyeing and pigment printing of knit & woven goods:  

• Color matching of custom colors with computerized Datacolor Spectrophotometer
• Dyeing & Bleaching of Knit and Woven goods of natural, man-made, and blended fibers
• Finishing of Knit & Woven goods
• Wet Finishing
• Dimension Control Heat-Setting
• Slit and Frame (Solids and Striped Goods)
• Selvedge Gum & Trimming
• Silicone and Non-silicone Softener
• Anti-Curling
• Firm and Stiffening Application

• Wicking, Water Repellency, Anti-Microbial
• Anti-Static
• Odor Control
• Non-formaldehyde Resin
• Dry Finishing
• Brushing and Sueding of both Knit and woven fabrics
• Crinkle Crushing of Woven Goods
• Steaming & Compacting of Knits (Open width & Tubular form)
• Steaming & Compacting of Wovens
• Shrinkage Control

Pigment Printing of Knit & Woven Goods

• Rotary
• Burnout
• Discharge
• Dye-Gain
• Dye-Resist
• Glitter & Pearl
• Specialty Wet-Printing of Cellulosic Fibers
• Reactive Dye Paper-Printing

• Woven Cosntruction - Basic and Novelty (with or without spandex)
• Sheeting, Pocketing
• Poplin, Stretch Twill
• Challis
• Twill, Stretch Poplin
• Ripstop
• Canvas
• Bull Denim