Textile spec sheet: how do you read it, line by line?

Textile spec sheet: how do you read it, line by line?

Read well, a textile spec sheet tells you whether the garment will be pleasant to wear and how it will take your logo. On the tknp.io pages in this guide, its lines answer four questions: the material, the shape, the care, then the decoration with its price and lead time.

Four reading habits:

• On tknp.io, the Construction line of the Creator 2.0 t-shirt page (Stanley/Stella) describes what a photo does not show: a 1x1 rib at the neck, a neck tape at the nape, set-in sleeves.
• The Certifications line, on the tknp.io pages checked, applies to the blank garment as the brand makes it: a GOTS label does not extend to the logo printed or embroidered afterwards.
• On the four tknp.io pages read for this guide on 21 October 2026, the "Marked, from" price shown at the top is the price of 1,000 units screen printed in one colour: your own price is read at your quantity, in the table.
• A missing line cannot be guessed: the tknp.io page of Russell's Men's Fitted Stretch Polo gives no composition and no care, only the fabric weight and the sizes.

A textile spec sheet often reads like instructions written for someone else: "Organic Combed Ring Spun", "Relaxed Medium Fit", "Côte 1x1 au col". Yet each one answers a question you ask yourself when choosing your team's t-shirt, hoodie or polo: is the fabric thick, is the cut roomy, is it easy to wash, and how much will the decorated garment cost?

This guide reads four real tknp.io product pages with you, checked on 21 October 2026: three Stanley/Stella models (the Creator 2.0 t-shirt, the Cruiser 2.0 hoodie, the Prepster 2.0 polo), then a Russell polo whose page is shorter. When a line deserves more, a link takes you to the article that covers it in depth.

How do you read a textile product page, and in what order?

A product page is read in the order it is laid out: the model and its decorated price, then the fabric details, then the pricing table and the frequently asked questions. On the Creator 2.0 page at tknp.io, the information comes in this order:

1. The name, the brand and the reference: "Stanley/Stella · STTU169". The reference identifies the exact model, worth noting to compare or reorder.
2. The description: a few sentences naming the knit (jersey, piqué, fleece) and sometimes the labels.
3. The "Marked, from" price, the available markings and the production time.
4. The section on fit and details: composition, fabric weight, cut, neckline, sizes, certifications, construction, care.
5. Indicative pricing, a table by technique and by quantity, followed by the model's frequently asked questions.

Composition: what is the fabric made of?

The Composition line tells you which fibres the fabric is made of, in percentages. On the Creator 2.0 page, it reads "100% Cotton - Organic Combed Ring Spun": organic cotton, combed, then ring spun. The Prepster 2.0 polo writes it in French, even on its English page, without mentioning ring spinning: "100% coton biologique filé et peigné" (100% organic cotton, spun and combed). What combing and ring spinning change to the feel of the fabric is covered in our article on combed cotton.

The composition can also change with the colour, as our article on the GOTS label shows on this very t-shirt. In Heather Haze, the Creator 2.0 switches to 70% organic and 30% recycled cotton, and the Cruiser 2.0, in that colour, to 80% and 20%.

Once the garment is in your hands, the composition can be checked again on the label sewn inside, which our guide to the composition label teaches you to decode.

Fabric weight: what does the g/m² figure tell you?

Fabric weight (written g/m², or gsm, as on the English pages of tknp.io) measures, in grams, how much one square metre of fabric weighs: the higher the figure, the heavier the fabric, and usually the thicker. On the pages checked on 21 October 2026, the Creator 2.0 t-shirt shows 180 g/m², the Russell polo 210 g/m², the Prepster 2.0 polo 240 g/m² and the hoodie, the Cruiser 2.0, 350 g/m².

Fabric weight is compared from one model to another within the same family: a t-shirt with a t-shirt, a sweatshirt with a sweatshirt. Benchmarks for a t-shirt are in our guide to heavyweight t-shirts. For a sweatshirt, our comparison of 280 and 350 g/m² helps you choose by use.

Cut, neckline and sizes: what shape will the garment have?

The Cut line gives the garment's shape, fitted or roomy, in the brand's own words. The Creator 2.0 and the Prepster 2.0 say "Medium Fit"; the Cruiser 2.0 says "Relaxed Medium Fit". The description sometimes adds to the line: "relaxed cut" for the Cruiser 2.0, "fitted cut" for the Russell polo. These names are mainly compared between models of the same brand; the main families of cuts (regular, boxy, oversized, cropped) sit side by side in our guide to cuts.

The Neckline line specifies the neck: a round neck for the t-shirt, a round neck with a hood for the hoodie, a polo collar for the Prepster 2.0. The Sizes line gives the range: from XXS to 5XL on the three Stanley/Stella pages, from S to 3XL on the Russell polo.

Construction: what do 1x1 rib, neck tape and set-in sleeves mean?

The Construction line describes the sewing finishes, the ones a photo does not show. On the Creator 2.0 page, it lists four details (shown in French, even on the English page):

• 1x1 rib at the neck ("Côte 1x1 au col"): a slightly elastic knit kept for edges.
• Neck tape ("Bande de propreté"): a reinforcement sewn at the nape that hides the seam.
• Set-in sleeves ("Manches montées"): sleeves joined to the body at the shoulder, unlike raglan sleeves, which run diagonally up to the collar.
• Double topstitching: two parallel seams on the sleeve and bottom hems.

What the neck rib and the neck tape change to how the collar holds up, wash after wash, is explained in our article on stretched-out t-shirt collars.

The Cruiser 2.0 page adds what makes a hoodie: a hood lined in the main fabric, a kangaroo pocket, metal eyelets, 1x1 rib at the cuffs and the bottom hem. The Prepster 2.0 page names the two-button placket and the side vents. These lines mostly separate two similar models: at equal fabric weight, the difference in finish shows here.

Certifications: what do GOTS and OEKO-TEX guarantee on a product page?

The Certifications line lists the textile labels of the garment as the brand makes it. On the three Stanley/Stella pages checked, it shows GOTS and OEKO-TEX. GOTS covers the organic fibre and the whole manufacturing process. The line does not say which OEKO-TEX label is meant: our article on OEKO-TEX Standard 100 explains what that specific label guarantees. To place all the others, our overview of textile labels sorts them by guarantee.

The Certifications line does not cover your decoration. A GOTS or OEKO-TEX mention applies to the blank model presented by the brand; it says nothing about the inks or threads added afterwards. In your communication, write "a t-shirt certified GOTS by its manufacturer" rather than "our GOTS-certified merch".

The Creator 2.0 description also mentions the Fair Wear Foundation, which is not in the Certifications line: Fair Wear rates a whole brand across all of its production, and certifies no garment in particular.

Care: where do you find the washing temperature?

On the three Stanley/Stella pages checked, the Care line gives no washing temperature: it is usually read from the symbols on the sewn label, which our guide to washing symbols explains. The line holds three instructions, written in French even on the English page of the Creator 2.0: wash with similar shades, keep the iron off the print, and wash and iron the garment inside out.

The instruction about the iron is a reminder that the decoration has its own rules: a DTF transfer, a screen print or an embroidery are not washed quite the same way, as our washing instructions, technique by technique explain.

Available markings: what do "Online" and "On quote" mean?

On a tknp.io product page, "Online" flags a technique you start from the page, "On quote" a technique that goes through a quote request. The Available markings line lists the customisation techniques the model accepts; the tknp.io FAQ puts it this way: each product page shows the ones it accepts. On the Cruiser 2.0 hoodie page, embroidery, screen printing and DTF transfer carry the label "Online"; patches and DTG printing, the label "On quote". The page offers two buttons: Customise online and Request a quote.

To see on a product page from what quantity screen printing gets ahead of transfer, our comparison of screen printing and transfer reads the table with you.

The "Marked, from" price: what quantity does it match?

The "Marked, from" price at the top of the Creator 2.0 page is the lowest decorated price in its table: €6.50 excluding VAT, which is the price per t-shirt when you order 1,000, screen printed in a single colour. For 10 units, the same row of the table shows €21.12 excluding VAT per t-shirt, and the A6 DTF transfer €12.64 excluding VAT, t-shirt and decoration included. These three figures come from the page as consulted on 21 October 2026 on tknp.io: prices excluding VAT, for a single decoration position, at the standard lead time and for guidance only, in the base colour and standard sizes, with shipping on top.

On the four pages checked for this guide, the headline price matches one-colour screen printing at 1,000 units every time. Your own price is therefore read at your quantity, in the indicative pricing table.

The indicative pricing table: how do you read it?

The indicative pricing table crosses seven quantity tiers, from 10 to 1,000 units, with techniques, each with its decoration size: 8 × 10 cm embroidery, single-colour screen printing, DTF transfer in A6 format. Each cell gives the price of a decorated garment, garment included; the Blank row gives the price of the garment without decoration.

Below the Creator 2.0 table, four short lines frame these prices: a unit price excluding VAT for a single decoration position, shipping and VAT excluded; base-colour prices in standard sizes, with an extra charge for some colours and the larger sizes; one price tier shared by the colours of the same garment; a table worked out at the standard lead time of two weeks. What these tiers change to your budget, and when to aim for the next one: our article on custom t-shirt volume pricing shows it tier by tier.

Minimum order and lead time: what does the page say?

On the pages of the three Stanley/Stella models, the model's FAQ sets the minimum: from 10 units, with sizes and colours freely mixed, because every run needs its own preparation (screen, film, embroidery programme). The site's FAQ adds a nuance: some techniques start higher, and the product page says so.

The production time is chosen on the page: 2 weeks at the base price, 1 week at 10% more, 4 weeks at 5% less; the cart then shows the expected delivery date, before payment. The working days of each option, transport and the countdown for a date that will not move are in our guide to the production time of custom clothing.

What should you do when a line is missing from the page?

When a line is missing, do not guess it: ask with the Request a quote button before you order. The page of Russell's Men's Fitted Stretch Polo, read on 21 October 2026, shows the case: its section on fit and details has only two lines, Fabric weight (210 g/m²) and Sizes (S to 3XL). No composition, no certifications, no care.

The Russell polo's description fills part of the gap: "cotton piqué knit enriched with Lycra". Lycra is another name for elastane, the fibre that stretches and then returns to its shape; our article on elastane explains what it changes for decoration and washing. The exact percentage, however, is not on the page.

How do you compare two garments on their pages, decoration included?

To compare two garments decoration included, read the same cell in both tables: same quantity, same technique, same decoration size. On tknp.io, the site's FAQ says it: the price is shown decoration included, by quantity and by technique, so two models can be compared without waiting for a quote. At the bottom of the Creator 2.0 page, a "More custom t-shirts to compare" block lines up similar models with their fabric weight, composition, number of colours and their price difference with the Creator 2.0, measured at the best tier.

A designer's textile spec sheet or a product page: what is the difference?

The product page of a blank garment and a designer's spec sheet have almost the same name, but not the same job. The first, like the ones in this guide, describes a model that already exists: you choose it, then have it decorated with your logo. The second, called a tech pack, describes a garment that does not exist yet, so that a manufacturer can produce it: flat technical sketches, a measurement chart, materials and trims, construction details, often a costing sheet.

If you are launching a small clothing brand, a first collection built on blank garments that you have decorated does not need a tech pack. Instead, keep a one-page collection sheet for each model you pick: the reference (STTU169 for the Creator 2.0), the colour and its composition, the fabric weight, the technique, the size and position of the decoration. That sheet is what lets you reorder the same garment identically. The day you draw your own pattern, the tech pack takes over; our guide to launching a clothing brand maps the path, from the idea to the first drop.