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Swim & Sport Stretch UPF50+

Best for swimwear, rash guards, competitive activewear, leotards

Fabric Size
$27.50
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270 GSM140 cm wide85% Polyester 15% SpandexSold by the metre
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Every design in PrintLab can be printed on Swim & Sport Stretch UPF50+, or upload your own artwork. From 1m.

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Product Details
  • Width 140 cm
  • Weight 270 GSM
  • Composition 85% Polyester / 15% Spandex
  • Construction Knit, four-way stretch, compression weight
  • Stretch Four-way
  • Best for Swimwear, rash guards, competitive activewear, leotards
  • Origin Milled in China
Care Information

Rinse in cool fresh water immediately after chlorine or saltwater exposure. Left to sit, these chemicals continue breaking down the spandex.

  • Wash Cold, hand wash or gentle cycle, no fabric softener
  • Iron Avoid, spandex can be damaged by direct heat
  • Dry Air dry flat in shade, never tumble 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

Swim and Sport Stretch is 270 GSM and 140cm wide, a knit of 85% polyester and 15% spandex rated UPF50+. It has four way stretch with strong recovery, stays opaque when wet, and is made to handle chlorine, salt water and sun. Buy it plain by the metre in white, or printed to order as the base for any PrintLab design.

What to sew with swimwear fabric

  • Swimsuits and bikinis
  • Rash vests and sun tops
  • Boardshorts with stretch
  • Leggings and compression wear
  • Dance and gymnastics wear

Swim fabric or activewear fabric

Choose Sport Active UPF30 (130 GSM, 10% spandex) for lighter training tops and leggings. Choose Sport Mesh for ventilation panels. Choose Swim and Sport Stretch for anything worn in the water, or when you want a firm, compressive fit.

Printed swimwear fabric

Bright, saturated colour prints well on polyester and stays bright. Tropical, geometric and bold florals suit swimwear. Pick any design from the PrintLab catalogue, or upload your own artwork.

Swimwear fabric questions

What does UPF50+ mean? UPF measures how much UV a fabric blocks. UPF50+ is the highest rating and blocks at least 98% of UV.

Is it see-through when wet? No. At 270 GSM it stays opaque wet.

How do I sew swimwear? Use a stretch or ballpoint needle and a zigzag or overlocker stitch so the seams stretch with the fabric.

How do I care for it? Rinse in cool fresh water after swimming and dry in the shade.

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.

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From our studios

Printed on Swim & Sport Stretch UPF50+

Original artwork, licensed from independent artists around the world and printed to order on Swim & Sport Stretch UPF50+, from 1m. A few that suit it:

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How Swim & Sport Stretch UPF50+ 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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