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Activewear

Activewear fabrics (performance fabrics) are renowned for their durability, moisture-wicking ability, and comfort. They provide breathability and ease of movement during workouts, team sports, yoga, hiking, and even casual everyday wear.

What Are Key Features of Quality Activewear Fabrics?

  • Moisture-Wicking: Draws sweat away from the skin, keeping the wearer dry during workouts or competitions.
  • Breathability: Helps regulate body temperature during intense activity.
  • Durability: Designed to withstand frequent washing and rigorous movement.
  • Compression: Supports muscles, enhances stretch performance, and aids recovery.

What Fabrics Are Used in Activewear Garments?
Designers typically choose tricot, interlock, jersey, mesh, and double-knit fabrics made from polyester or nylon, often blended with spandex for flexibility. Many of these options are also available in recycled versions for more sustainable collections.

The best fabric depends on the type of athleisure or performance wear being created. For instance, interlock and jersey are ideal for loungewear, yoga wear, leggings, and sports tops, while foils are great for performance garments like leotards and dancewear.

Why Choose Pine Crest Fabrics’ Activewear Materials?
With over 45 years of expertise in performance textiles, Pine Crest Fabrics offers a wide range of high-quality materials in both in-stock and made-to-order collections. Our fabrics include blends of polyester, nylon, spandex, cotton, and recycled fibers designed for every level of activity and style.

What Are the Best Activewear Fabrics?

  • Endurance Collection: GRS-certified, made with recycled REPREVE® polyester blended with spandex.
  • FlexSoft Collection: Soft and smooth, offering exceptional four-way stretch with a nylon-spandex blend.
  • Emerge Collection: Lightweight and UV-protective with a soft touch and four-way stretch—perfect for leotards and kidswear.
  • Merit Collection: Features durable micro-polyester blended with spandex for lasting performance.
  • Dynamo Recycled Mesh: A high-quality, soft, and stretchy mesh made from recycled polyester.
  • Lucid Cire: A stretch knit fabric with a polished, wet-look finish—ideal for dynamic performance apparel.
  • Athleisure Ottoman Rib: Textured rib fabric designed for structure and comfort in activewear.

Explore our activewear fabric collection below and contact your fabric specialist to request sample yardage.

To order sample yardage or to purchase fabric in bulk, select your fabric and submit a quote request. Our fabric specialists will expertly guide you through every stage of the purchase process: fabric selection, ordering, and delivery. Contact us to get started!

For many of our fabrics the minimum order is 15 yards, but please note that our minimums vary by fabric. Contact us today to get a consultation from our fabric professionals.

Categories

Kira Recycled Matte Tricot

Overseas Stock

Emerge Collection

Compression Mesh

FlexSoft Collection

Dynamo Recycled Power Mesh

Discounted

Super Shine Gold Foil

Super Shine Silver Holo Foil

Vintage Rainbow Foil on Lucid Cire

Rainbow Stars with Clear Foil

Abstract Splatter Foil Light

Abstract Splatter Foil Heavy

Printable Endurance Heavy Bi-Peached Recycled Interlock

Nylon Yoga Jersey

Rippled Stretch Seersucker Knit

Peached 8×2 Rib Interlock

Modal Wide Rib

Jaguar Activewear Tricot

Cotton Blend French Terry

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