Relaxing Fabric
Relaxing Fabric
Relaxing fabric is the process of allowing textiles to rest and return to their natural, unstretched state before cutting and production begin. This step is essential in professional garment manufacturing because fabric often becomes tensioned, stretched, or distorted during weaving, dyeing, rolling, transportation, or storage. At Megaya Bali, relaxing fabric is a crucial quality-control stage that ensures accuracy, consistency, and stability in every garment we produce.
When fabric arrives from the mill or supplier, it is typically wound tightly on rolls. This tension can temporarily alter its true dimensions—affecting length, width, elasticity, and grain alignment. If cutting begins before the fabric relaxes, the pieces may shrink, distort, or shift shape later, leading to measurement inconsistencies, twisting seams, or mismatched panels after sewing or washing. Relaxing fabric helps eliminate these risks by allowing the textile fibers to settle naturally into their real dimensions.
Megaya Bali performs fabric relaxing as part of our preparation workflow, following your patterns, cutting markers, and tech pack instructions. While we do not make tech packs, we ensure that every fabric is properly relaxed before cutting to achieve stable, precise, and long-lasting garment construction.
Our Fabric Relaxing Process Includes:
– nDe-Rolling the Fabric: Unrolling the fabric completely to release built-up tension from storage and transport.
– Laying Flat for Resting: Spreading the fabric on the cutting table to allow the fibers to settle evenly.
– Relaxation Time (Standard Hours): Allowing sufficient resting time depending on fabric type—knits, wovens, natural fibers, and blends may require different durations.
– Environmental Control: Ensuring the fabric relaxes in consistent humidity and temperature for accurate results.
– Straightening the Grainline: Aligning the fabric grain correctly before any pattern placement begins.
– Wrinkle Release & Tension Correction: Ensuring the fabric lays smoothly without stretching or pulling.
– Pre-Cutting Evaluation: Checking whether the fabric has stabilized before markers and patterns are applied.
Why Brands Choose Megaya Bali for Proper Fabric Relaxing:
– Ensures accurate cutting and precise pattern alignment
– Prevents twisting, warping, or distortion after sewing
– Improves garment fit and measurement consistency
– Supports both simple and technical garments with complex paneling
– Reduces shrinkage variations during the production process
– Helps maintain quality from sample development to bulk orders
– Ideal for sensitive fabrics—knits, rayon, cotton, bamboo, linen, and stretch blends
At Megaya Bali, fabric relaxation is treated as an essential step in safeguarding garment integrity. By allowing the textile to settle into its true state before cutting, we ensure every pattern piece is accurate, stable, and ready for high-quality sewing. This careful preparation enhances the final garment’s fit, drape, and overall performance, helping your brand deliver products that look and feel professionally constructed from the very first wear.
