Stretch direction, recovery and pattern ease must be evaluated together because extension without recovery can change fit during repeated movement.
Frame the decision
Orient fabric on the pattern, record the material method and condition, and compare garment measurements and movement before and after a defined trial.
Material approval should show how the chosen fabric behaves in the actual panel and garment size system.
Build the controlled worksheet
Keep these five topic-specific inputs together so the quotation, sample and inspection teams do not work from different assumptions:
- Stretch direction: state the requirement, reference, status and approval owner.
- Recovery after extension: state the requirement, reference, status and approval owner.
- Pattern ease: state the requirement, reference, status and approval owner.
- High-mobility panels: state the requirement, reference, status and approval owner.
- Size-set movement trial: state the requirement, reference, status and approval owner.
Evidence to request
- Approved source or drawing for stretch direction
- Order-specific record covering recovery after extension
- Written acceptance basis for pattern ease
- Controlled decision history for high-mobility panels
- Release evidence connected to size-set movement trial
Evidence must identify the relevant product, material, revision or lot. Record any limitation, substitution or item still awaiting approval.
Risks to close before approval
- Placing one-way stretch in the wrong direction
- Reducing pattern ease because a fabric stretches once
- Ignoring bagging at knees, elbows or seat
Assign an owner, due date and written disposition to each unresolved risk. Do not allow an informal answer to replace a controlled revision.
Use the result in the RFQ
Attach the worksheet, quantity, destination, required date and current sample status. Ask the supplier to list assumptions and exceptions against the same five inputs.