Fabric to your spec
Our standing library spans 100 to 380 GSM, and it is a starting point rather than a limit — name a composition and a weight and we knit it.
The factory behind other people’s labels
Wolvate has manufactured sportswear since 2010. Every order leaves the building carrying your brand alone — your woven labels, your care tags, your packaging. What we supply is production capacity, a real fabric sheet and the discipline to hold a delivery date.
- 16
- Years in production
- 55,000
- Garments a day
- 10
- Designers in-house
- 8
- Disciplines
Manufacturing since 2010
Finished and dispatched
Design work at no charge
Plus teamwear and raincoats
How we work
Four decisions that shape everything we produce
Scale without losing the detail
Up to 2,500 garments a working day. The same floor runs a 10-piece test drop and a repeat bulk programme, so a brand does not have to change factory when it grows.
No black boxes
Fabric booking, print, cutting, sewing, inline checks, pre-shipment inspection — milestone updates go out as production moves. You should never have to ask where your order is.
Design in-house, free
A ten-person team takes a sketch to a 3D mockup and then to a physical prototype, at no charge. Bring a finished tech pack instead and we simply produce to it.
What you get
Everything a white-label sportswear brand needs, under one roof
100% Your Brand
Custom woven neck labels, printed care and wash instructions, hangtags, polybags and branded cartons — all applied in-house. Your logo sits on every touchpoint the customer sees. Ours sits on none.
Woven · Printed · Heat transfer · Embroidery
Fabric Made to Your Spec
Our standing library runs from a 100 GSM rain shell to a 380 GSM modal blend, and it is a starting point rather than a limit — we knit to your composition and weight. Ask for 68% polyester / 32% elastane at 195 GSM and that is what gets made, instead of being talked into the closest thing already on the shelf.
Custom blends · any GSM · knitted in-house
From 10 Pieces to Repeat Bulk
Test a new market or an aggressive design without committing to stock you cannot sell — minimums start at ten pieces per style and colourway. The same line then carries the winner into a standing programme: repeat runs held to one colour standard, on a production calendar agreed in advance. Neither end is a different factory.
10 pcs minimum · repeat programmes · one colour standard
2,500 Garments a Day, Since 2010
Our facility produces and dispatches up to 2,500 finished garments every working day — around 55,000 a month — and bulk runs in 10 to 14 days once the specification is approved, shipping transit on top. Repeat orders are matched to the approved sample rather than re-interpreted, so the third run looks like the first. A drop date agreed months ago still holds when your volumes move.
2,500 units/day · ~55,000/month · inline + pre-shipment QC
Free Design, In-House
A ten-person design team works on your range at no charge, for every product group we make. Send a logo and a direction and you get artwork, colourways and a spec sheet back — most factories bill this out or push it back to the customer.
10 designers · artwork, colourways, spec sheets · no design fee
Your Language, Not a Translator
Account managers reply in your own language. Technical detail survives the conversation, which matters when the difference between two quotes is a GSM figure and a seam type.
EN · DE · ES · FR · IT · PL · PT
Standards and certification: we hold ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 27001 for information security and ISO 28001 for supply chain security, alongside a Sedex SMETA ethical audit. Tell us which document your market or retailer requires and it is sent with the quote.
Fabric library
Fabric knitted to your specification
Name a composition and a weight and we knit it. The library below is what we keep running as standard — a starting point for most orders, and proof that we quote fabric by yarn construction and GSM rather than by adjective.
Standard fabric library — 23 constructions8 categories · yarn construction, composition and weight for each
The sublimation base fabrics — match kits, shorts and training tops.
| Fabric | Composition | Weight | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Interlock / Polymesh75/75 cationic micro interlock | 100% polyester | 135 GSM ±5 | The workhorse jersey knit — match kits, polos, referee wear and shorts. Smooth face, takes sublimation cleanly. |
| Lycra Single Jersey100/96 cationic 40D lycra single jersey | 93% polyester · 7% elastane | 135–180 GSM ±5 | Stretch jerseys, compression tops, tights and volleyball tops where the garment has to move with the athlete. |
| Rain-drop Polymesh75/75 micro rain-drop polymesh | 100% polyester | 165 GSM ±5 | Netball dresses and ice hockey jerseys — open structure with body. |
| RBY-300 Contact Interlock75/72 micro 20D lycra interlock | 88% polyester · 12% elastane | 300 GSM ±5 | Rugby jerseys and shorts, baseball tops — a heavy knit built to survive contact and grabbing. |
Open structures for side panels, collars and full training bibs.
| Fabric | Composition | Weight | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventilated Panel Mesh90/40 micro/teks 40D lycra collar mesh | 93% polyester · 7% elastane | 160 GSM ±5 | Ventilated side and collar panels, basketball jerseys and cycling jerseys. |
| Raschel Mesh11x1 75/36 texturised raschel mesh | 100% polyester | 125 GSM ±5 | Training bibs and maximum-ventilation panels. |
High-elastane constructions that hold the body.
| Fabric | Composition | Weight | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dense Compression Interlock75/72 cationic 20D lycra interlock, tight gauge | 91% polyester · 9% elastane | 220 GSM ±5 | Compression tights, athletics bustiers and buffs. |
| Modal Stretch JerseyNE 30/1 modal single jersey | 80% modal · 20% elastane | 380 GSM ±5 | Premium-handle volleyball tights where softness against skin is the selling point. |
Collared and lifestyle pieces with a cotton-rich hand.
| Fabric | Composition | Weight | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sublimated Double-Face Piquédouble-face piqué | 65% cotton · 35% polyester | 210 GSM ±5 | Premium polos that still accept full sublimation — rare combination. |
| Combed Cotton PiquéNE 30/1 combed 2x2 piqué | 100% cotton | 200 GSM ±5 | Classic polos with knitted collar and cuff. |
| Lycra PiquéNE 36/1 combed 1x1 piqué | 96% polyester · 4% elastane | 180 GSM ±5 | Stretch polos with a structured collar that holds its shape. |
| Combed Cotton Single JerseyNE 30/1 combed single jersey | 100% cotton | 150 GSM ±5 | Tank tops and lifestyle tees. |
Warmth — brushed backs, tracksuits, hoodies and structured jackets.
| Fabric | Composition | Weight | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Yarn Brushed Interlock100/96 micro 40D lycra interlock, brushed back | 93% polyester · 7% elastane | 220–260 GSM | Tracksuits, zipped-pocket shorts and cold-weather training wear. |
| 3-Yarn Brushed FleeceNE 30/70/10 combed fleece, brushed back | 65% cotton · 35% polyester | 310 GSM ±5 | Hoodies, sweatshirts and cotton-rich tracksuits with a heavyweight hand. |
| Polar Fleecepolar fleece | 100% polyester | 220 GSM ±5 | Fleece jackets, beanies, gloves and buffs. |
| Scuba Knit70/30 micro/mono 20D lycra scuba | 96% polyester · 4% elastane | 280 GSM ±5 | Structured hooded jackets with a sublimated mesh lining. |
Weather-facing outers, membrane-bonded or wadded.
| Fabric | Composition | Weight | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softshell with PU Membranebonded softshell | 97% polyester · 3% PU membrane | 250 GSM ±5 | Weather-resistant hooded jackets with mesh lining. |
| Calendered Micro Ripstop3 mm calendered micro ripstop | 100% polyester | 100 GSM ±5 | Rain jackets, lined or fleece-lined. |
| Quilted Shell with Waddingcalendered micro shell + quilted wadding + lining | 100% polyester | 250 GSM + lining | Padded vests, short and long winter coats, kids sizing included. |
Non-knit constructions for structured bottoms and carry.
| Fabric | Composition | Weight | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Gabardine (woven)16/12 micro gabardine | 100% polyester or 100% cotton | 240 GSM ±5 | Woven rugby shorts and structured bottoms. |
| Woven Sport Lycrawoven sport lycra | 100% polyester | 120 GSM ±5 | Lightweight shorts with zipped pockets. |
| Oxford / 690D-Lux / 1900Dwoven oxford, coated | 100% polyester | by article | Backpacks, kit bags and ball bags, front-panel sublimation available. |
Finished accessory goods run on the same floor.
| Fabric | Composition | Weight | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double-Face Towellingdouble-face towel | 50% cotton · 50% polyester | 350 GSM | Match and gym towels in 40×75 and 80×150. |
Decoration
How the artwork gets onto the garment
Our quotes are built around two production routes, and the right one depends on your design rather than your budget.
Full sublimation
Dye is bonded into the fibre, so artwork cannot crack, peel or fade the way a transfer does. Unlimited colours, panel-to-panel graphics and gradients at no extra cost per colour.
Cut & sew
Colour blocking built from separately cut panels rather than printed. Used where a design needs genuine fabric contrast or a mix of textures in one garment.
Embroidery & appliqué
Woven and embroidered crests, sponsor marks and captain bands, applied in-house alongside your labelling.
Want to check whether we are the right factory for your range? Send the garment and the quantity — you will get a straight answer within 24 hours, including when the answer is no.