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Sport Mesh

Best for jersey panels, ventilation inserts, bag linings, sports uniforms

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$9.90
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160 GSM152 cm wide100% PolyesterSold by the metre
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Every design in PrintLab can be printed on Sport Mesh, or upload your own artwork. From 1m.

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Product Details
  • Width 152 cm
  • Weight 160 GSM
  • Composition 100% Polyester
  • Construction Open knit, mesh
  • Stretch Two-way
  • Best for Jersey panels, ventilation inserts, bag linings, sports uniforms
  • Origin Milled in China
Care Information

The open structure means mesh can snag on rough surfaces, so handle with a little extra care during wear and washing.

  • Wash Cool, gentle cycle
  • Iron Low heat, or avoid ironing altogether
  • Dry Tumble low, or line dry
  • Bleach No
Delivery & Shipping

Dispatched within 3 business days. In transit 10 to 18 days, tracked the whole way. Prices shown include tax where your destination requires it, and shipping and any duties are calculated at checkout and paid with your order, so there is no duty bill on delivery.

  • Dispatch Within 3 business days
  • Shipping 10-18 business days
  • Tracking Yes
  • Taxes Included in price
  • Duties Shown at checkout
  • Return Faulty items only

Description

Sport mesh is a 160 GSM, 100% polyester knit with an open, porous structure built for airflow. It is 152cm wide. The honeycomb-like construction lets heat and moisture escape far more readily than a solid knit, which is why mesh shows up as ventilation panels under the arms and across the back of performance garments. Buy it plain by the metre in natural white, or printed to order as the base for any PrintLab design.

What to sew with sport mesh

  • Jersey panels and sports uniforms
  • Ventilation inserts in activewear
  • Bag linings and pockets that need to breathe

A firmer mesh

At 160 GSM this mesh is heavier than the lightest athletic meshes, which usually sit between 80 and 130 GSM. That gives it more durability and a firmer hand, so it holds its own as a main panel rather than only working as a sheer insert. There is no spandex. The two-way stretch comes from the knit itself.

Mesh or stretch activewear fabric

For leggings, tops and training wear that need four-way stretch, choose Sport Active UPF30 (130 GSM, 10% spandex). For swimsuits, choose Swim and Sport Stretch UPF50+ (270 GSM, 15% spandex). Use mesh where airflow matters most.

Printed sport mesh

Print any design from the PrintLab catalogue on sport mesh by the metre, or upload your own artwork for club colours, team kits and one-off uniforms.

Sport mesh questions

Does it stretch? Yes, two ways, from the knit structure. It has no spandex.

How do I care for it? Cool, gentle wash. Tumble low or line dry. Iron on low heat, or skip ironing. The open structure can snag on rough surfaces, so handle it with a little care.

Can I feel it first? Yes. Order a 25 x 25cm swatch from this page, or the Base Fabrics Pack to compare every print base.

Fabric guides

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From our studios

Printed on Sport Mesh

Original artwork, licensed from independent artists around the world and printed to order on Sport Mesh, from 1m. A few that suit it:

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How Sport Mesh is printed

Polyester bases are printed by sublimation, the method made for polyester. Heat takes the dye into the fibre for bright, lasting colour. How we print each base.

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Why The Yard

Twenty years of trade behind every order.

01 · TRADE

Built by textile people.

Twenty years inside the trade: the same goods, the same mills, the same QC we have supplied to garment makers, brands and wholesalers across Europe and Asia.

02 · QC

Hand-checked, every order.

Looked at before it goes out, for flaws, for shade, for the small things a machine misses. The same standard, large order or small.

03 · WORLDWIDE

Shipped worldwide. Tracked.

Made for makers, wherever they make. Shipped worldwide and tracked from dispatch, typically arriving in 10 to 18 business days.

Printed on demand

Print your designs on many of our base fabrics.

Pick a designer print or upload your own artwork. Printed by the metre, shipped worldwide.

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