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Printing and dyeing is an essential part in the process of making umbrellas, especially custom printed umbrellas. Many parts of the umbrella need printing or dyeing, such as umbrella cover, umbrella bag, umbrella strap and so on. Today, let us understand the history of the development of printing and dyeing.

The production process of oil-paper umbrella is complicated and all manual. The foundation of a good umbrella is a strong rib. “cutting the rib” includes dozens of processes. When we came to the umbrella bone supporting workshop, we saw that Master Zhang was devoting himself to making umbrella stands. He said: “Our oil-paper umbrella is made of local bamboo that has grown in the sunny place for more than 3 years. It is flexible and not easy to break.” With Master Zhang’s fingertip dance, the umbrella’s skeleton was immediately formed. For a small umbrella, all materials used are from nature. There are more than 20 pre-processes, and the production process is all done by hand.

With the development of global’s economy and the improvement of people's living standards, there are more and more fishing enthusiasts across the worldwide, and the equipment used is more and more diverse and high-end, and fishing sun umbrellas are gradually appearing in people’s vision. The fishing sun umbrella is mainly used for shading, rain and wind when fishing. It is modified from beach umbrellas and British tents, and can be used in various fishing environments. Fishing sun umbrellas generally use aluminum alloy and fiber materials to reduce the weight of the umbrella. In order to prevent wind, it will also be equipped with windproof inserts, air vents and other components, which is very practical. How to choose?

Flexible customization, it can be customized in a flexible quantity, but do not need to custom in a large quantity. On the other hand, customized products can be personalized, not necessarily standardized products, which is extremely beneficial to develop the market and attract customers.

Combing is a kind of weaving craftsmanship process, and the corresponding to combing is carding. Basically, many cotton products will go through the carding process. As for the combing process, not all products can be used. Generally, it is a process for special requirements or products with higher quality requirements, such as combed cotton t shirts. The combing process can use machines, but it still requires manual inspection. If it is found to be unqualified, it will be combed again until it is qualified.

Long staple cotton is named for its longer fiber, and is also called island cotton. It is a cultivated cotton species belonging to the genus Malvaceae. The growth period of long-staple cotton is long and requires a lot of heat. Under the same heat conditions, the growth period of long-staple cotton is 10-15 days longer than that of upland cotton.

Pima cotton, also called Supima/pima cotton), is mainly grown in the United States and Peru; It also grows in a small amount in other places such as Israel and Australia. It belongs to the super-long fiber cotton in the fine velvet fiber. This name began in 1910 Extra long fiber cotton grown in the southwestern United States.

There are many professional umbrella manufacturers in China. They are good at making different types of umbrellas, such as golf umbrellas, folding umbrellas, straight umbrellas, reverse umbrellas, transparent umbrellas, promotional umbrellas, etc. Fujian is one of the three largest umbrella manufacturing bases in China, and most umbrella manufacturers are located in Xiamen and Jinjiang. Umbrella manufacturers in Jinjiang mainly produce low-end umbrellas, such as cheap promotional umbrellas, and straight umbrellas, etc. Xiamen's umbrella manufacturers are better at designing and manufacturing high-end umbrella products, such as large golf umbrellas, gift umbrellas, customized umbrellas, luxury umbrellas, etc. In terms of umbrella innovation and design, Xiamen's umbrella manufacturing has always been at the forefront of the industry.

China is the world's main manufacturing base for umbrellas and rain gear products. Umbrellas manufactured and exported each year account for more than 80% of the total global demand, covering all types of umbrella products.

In the past 40 years, international trade was mainly based on OEM processing and manufacturing. Customers around the world commissioned Chinese manufacturers to produce various products, and then imported high-quality and inexpensive goods from China through a series of complex import procedures. The way to place an order is very simple, usually one or two large quantities of orders are regularly placed every year, and there are not many styles of products.

1. Polyester cotton

Cotton + polyester refers to the collective name of blended fabrics of polyester and cotton. Generally there are two classification methods of blending and interweaving. The advantage is that it has good wrinkle resistance and is not easy to deform; the disadvantage is that it is easy to fluff, and the fabric feels hard after two dying. The hand feels soft and thick, and it is not easy to be deformed during washing, but the comfort of clothes is slightly worse than that of pure cotton. The 65% cotton t shirts fabric is okay, while the 35% cotton is inferior. It is uncomfortable to wear and easy to pilling.