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When buying apparel or other textile products, always read the hangtags, which provide information that help you to understand the real value of your purchase. It's not just about price, but also about the perfomace and quality you are getting. Learn about some of the fabrics you may have heard about that are making our lives better and more comfortable

Schoeller Protection and Stretch Fabrics®

For decades, innovation has been the driving force for Schoeller Textiles, highly functional woven fabrics and innovative textile technologies for sport, work, urban, lifestyle, fashion, and office furnishings. Schoeller’s textiles are developed, produced, and finished, using only high quality and ecologically safe materials. Pioneering new textile trends, Schoeller Textiles has succeeded in developing top selling textiles and technologies, which improve protection, comfort, and durability.

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CORDURA®

For more than 30 years, CORDURA® fabric has been recognized worldwide as the fabric of choice for manufacturers of high performance gear and apparel.  With its well-established reputation for toughness and durability, CORDURA® fabrics continue to meet the ever-increasing challenges in both consumer and military uses including performance apparel, luggage, backpacks, boots, upholstery, and industrial workwear.

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PORON® performance cushioning is a family of exceptional performance materials, designed to meet a broad range of applications and environments. From footwear and apparel to high impact cushioning and shock absorption in automobile, PORON cushioning materials are light, flexible and enduring. Rogers Corporation’s commitment to innovation, research and development has made PORON® materials one of the leading component brands in the high performance footwear, apparel, and sports equipment industries.

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PrimaLoft® ultra-fine microfibers are specially treated in a proprietary process, creating a core with incredible insulation properties to meet specific needs for outdoor enthusiasts, sportsmen, and the military.  PrimaLoft® is also the synthetic insulation of choice for the world’s leading home furnishings manufacturers. Due to its amazing softness, ease of care, anti-microbial and hypoallergenic properties, PrimaLoft has become the luxury insulation of choice for comforters, pillows and mattress pads from the world’s best brands

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OuterBoundsâ„¢ is a fleece fabric developed and manufacturered by Tullahoma Industries. The fabric is made of 100% polypropylene yarn, and is comfortable, warm, quick drying, and more durable, compared to other fleece fabrics. The new generation of OuterBounds active fleece is a double-sided fleece product that surpasses the insulation properties of similar weight polyester fabrics without being bulky. 

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