Double knit nylon spandex fabric is a weft-knit textile with two visibly different face sides, knitted from nylon filament with spandex for stretch and recovery. In this family the reverse (back) face is most often brushed for a soft peach-skin hand (e.g. 225 gsm brushed), while the technical face can be finished matte black for shaping and athleisure wear. Common weights run from lightweight ~160 gsm to heavy shaping grades ~230–250 gsm, in widths of 150–160 cm.
Buyers sourcing from Chinese and other Asian mills often call this construction "double face" or "double sided" nylon spandex — the terms are interchangeable with double knit in the mill context, and refer to the two-sided structure, not to double-faced wool, which is an unrelated outerwear fabric.
It is a weft-knit nylon spandex fabric knitted with two visibly different face sides. The reverse face is typically brushed to a soft, peach-skin hand, while the technical face can be finished matte for shaping and athleisure garments.
Double knit and double jersey name the same family of two-sided weft knits; interlock is one sub-structure within it. Chinese and other Asian mills commonly translate the construction as "double face" or "double sided" nylon spandex. These terms describe the two-sided knit structure and are not related to double-faced wool, which is an entirely different outerwear fabric.
The brushed reverse face gives a soft peach-skin hand with good stretch recovery, so it is used mainly for leggings and athleisure. A typical grade runs 225 gsm at 150 cm width in a 76% nylon / 24% spandex blend.
No. Matte tricot is a different construction, not a two-sided knit. A matte double face grade such as 230 gsm keeps the two distinct face sides of the family while finishing the technical face matte for shapewear — the construction, not just the surface look, is what differs from tricot.
Yes. Heavier shaping grades around 230 gsm at 152 cm width, in a 69% nylon / 31% spandex blend, give the compression and recovery shapewear needs. The matte technical face also avoids the sheen of a standard tricot.
The family spans roughly 160 gsm for lightweight four-way stretch up to 230–250 gsm for shaping grades, in widths of 150–160 cm. Minimum order quantity is confirmed per order and per finish — contact us with your target weight, width and end use for a quotation and swatches.
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