The garment trims knowledge base
Plain definitions of every trim a buyer puts on a trim card: what it is called in the US and the UK, what it is made of, the sizes it comes in, and the way each one fails. No sales copy — the commercial pages are under Products, and they are linked from here.
Eleven categories, one standards reference
Standards & measurements reference
Ligne to millimetres, gross to pieces, CPSIA lead limits, snap opening force, the ten ASTM D2061 zipper tests and a US/UK terms table — the numbers buyers quote in RFQs, on one page.
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Buttons
29 entries — Types, materials, sizes (ligne) and setting hardware — the fullest section, from cast-sheet resin to real horn.
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Zippers
15 entries — publishing soon.
Webbings, tapes & cords
21 entries — publishing soon.
Hardware & buckles
15 entries — publishing soon.
Interlinings
11 entries — publishing soon.
Linings
8 entries — publishing soon.
Labels & tags
11 entries — publishing soon.
Decorative trims
11 entries — publishing soon.
Fillings
4 entries — publishing soon.
Sewing thread
6 entries — publishing soon.
Packaging
6 entries — publishing soon.
Sections publish as they are proofed against our own production data. Buttons are live; the rest carry their entry count so you can see what is coming.
Why this library exists
Buyer questions arrive in the same twenty shapes: what is a corozo button, how many pieces in a gross, why did the plating lift after washing, what opening force should a snap hold. This library answers each one once, with numbers and units, and keeps the selling on the product pages.
Every claim here traces to our own production and testing data — the same lot numbers and test sheets referenced across this site.
- 01Buttons — 29 entries
Materials, constructions and setting hardware, with the failure mode buyers actually meet. - 02Standards & measurements
Ligne conversion, order units, compliance numbers, zipper tests, wash-finish requirements. - 03Zippers — publishing soon
- 04Webbings, tapes & cords — publishing soon
- 05Hardware & buckles — publishing soon
- 06Interlinings — publishing soon
- 07Linings — publishing soon
- 08Labels & tags — publishing soon
- 09Decorative trims — publishing soon
- 010Fillings — publishing soon
- 011Sewing thread — publishing soon
- 012Packaging — publishing soon