Functional yarns
- Moisture-Wicking
- Cooling
- UV-Protective
- Sweat stains hiding
- Thermal
- Far infrared heating
- Thermo-regulation
Functional yarns transform ordinary fabrics into specialized materials offering enhanced benefits — moisture-wicking, thermal regulation, UV protection, antibacterial properties, and more. Choosing the right functional yarn can differentiate your products and satisfy demanding market needs.
What are Functional Yarns?
Functional yarns are specially engineered textile fibers combining different spinning technologies, designed to provide more than just basic fabric qualities like strength and softness. They offer enhanced features that improve fabric performance and comfort for specific uses. These yarns can wick moisture away from the skin, regulate temperature, block harmful UV rays, resist bacteria, and provide durability, among other benefits.
Unlike traditional yarns, functional yarns are created using advanced materials, special unique structures, and spinning technologies to meet the technical and practical demands of industries such as sportswear, medical textiles, outdoor apparel, and industrial fabrics.
Why Functional Yarns Matter to Your Fabric Production?
Today’s textile market demands more than aesthetics. Functional yarns meet evolving consumer and industrial needs by delivering:
Moisture-Wicking
Keeps wearers dry and comfortable during physical activity.
Thermal yarn
Adapts to temperature changes, ensuring comfort in all climates.
UV Protection
Protects skin and fabric from sun damage, critical for outdoor wear.
Cooling Feel
Provides a refreshing, cool sensation ideal for bedding and home textiles.
How Do We Customize Functional Yarns to Fit Your Needs?
Our expertise lies in fully customized functional yarn solutions designed around your fabric’s purpose:
- Fiber Development: With strong in-house R&D capabilities in both fiber innovation and spinning technology development, we manage the entire production workflow from fiber manufacturing to yarn production. This integrated approach enables us to create fully custom functional yarns.
- Yarn Engineering: Core spun, blended, twisted, or textured yarns designed for specific functionalities.
- Flexible MOQ: Support from small sample runs to large-scale production.
Our tailored approach ensures the yarn you receive perfectly matches your fabric performance requirements and end-use expectations.
How Do We Customize Functional Yarns to Fit Your Needs?
Our expertise lies in fully customized functional yarn solutions designed around your fabric’s purpose:
Fiber Development
With strong in-house R&D capabilities in both fiber innovation and spinning process development.
Yarn Engineering
Core-spun, blended, twisted, or textured yarns designed for specific functionalities.
Customized sample
Support from small sample runs to large-scale production.
Product Series
Our functional yarns incorporate advanced fibers such as moisture-wicking polyester, antibacterial bamboo, cooling viscose, UV-protective polyester, and stretchable spandex blends. These yarns deliver superior performance in comfort, durability, and specialized functions. Widely used in sportswear, medical textiles, outdoor apparel, and home textiles, our functional yarns enhance moisture management, thermal regulation, odor control, UV protection, and fabric strength—helping you create innovative, high-quality products tailored to market demands.
HAKUU Series
Sweat stains hiding, Moisture wicking, Cool feeling and Anti-UV Functional Yarns.
TECHNA Series
Anti Bacterial, Moisture wicking, Safety and Deodorization Functional Yarns.
WOOLSMAR Yarn
A wool hand feeling, cationic dyeable, anti-pilling and fluffy polyester spun yarn.
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Which yarn is the coolest?
Cooling yarns made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) fibers, ceramic-infused yarns, phase change materials (PCMs), and botanic fibers like Tencel® are among the coolest. These yarns efficiently dissipate body heat and provide a refreshing cool sensation, making them ideal for bedding and summer textiles.
What is the mostly used moisture wicking material?
Polyester and nylon are the most common moisture-wicking fibers due to their hydrophobic nature, which allows quick drying by pulling sweat away from the skin. Plant-based fibers like bamboo and hemp also offer natural moisture management and breathability when blended appropriately.
What are the most commonly used ingredients in thermal yarns?
Thermal yarns commonly use polyester for its thermal stability, acrylic for softness and warmth, cotton with textured structures for insulation, wool for natural heat retention, and specialty fibers or nanomaterials designed to generate or retain heat efficiently.
What is UV protection fabric made of?
UV protection fabrics are made from fibers embedded with organic UV absorbers (like benzophenones, benzotriazoles) or inorganic UV blockers (such as titanium dioxide particles). Common fibers include polyester, nylon, wool, unbleached cotton, and bamboo, combined with UV-resistant additives during production or finishing.
Let’s Talk About Your Functional yarns Needs
Whether you’re specifying counts, fiber blends, functional finishes, or sustainability credentials, our team is ready to craft the perfect core-spun solution for your project.
