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TR Eyelet Jacquard 250 GSM, 165 cm

A loop-transfer eyelet jacquard in 64% rayon, 32% polyester and 4% spandex, 250 GSM on a 165 cm width. The holes are not cut or burned into the cloth — they are knitted in, by lifting loops aside so the pattern opens into air. That makes it a fashion knit with the drape of rayon and the give of a small spandex content: a blouse cloth, a dress cloth, a shirring cloth. The “TR” is real here — rayon and polyester are the two fibres, and the rayon is what gives it the fluid fall.

Composition

64% rayon / 32% polyester / 4% spandexrayon gives the drape

Weight

250 GSM7.4 oz/yd² — midweight fashion jersey

Width

165 cm65 inch — standard jersey width

Structure

Eyelet jacquardloop transfer, the holes are the stitch

MOQ

300 kgper shade, dyed to match available

Colour

No.001–No.096 or dyed to matchblush shown, any shade on request

Full specification

Customization	Available — shade, weight, width and eyelet size confirmed at quotation. We can open the eyelets finer or coarser and hold a narrower or wider grid on the same base.
Knitting technics	An eyelet jacquard knit. The holes are formed by loop transfer: the machine lifts a loop and sets it aside, leaving an open space, then the jacquard brings the pattern back. So the eyelet is part of the stitch structure, not a hole punched after. It is a weft-knit, single-jersey-based jacquard — which is why it has the give of a knit and the pattern of a weave, and why a snag drops one loop rather than laddering down the length.
Composition	64% rayon, 32% polyester, 4% spandex. Rayon (viscose) gives the fluid drape and the slightly cool, dry hand; polyester holds the shade and the shape through washing; the 4% spandex is what lets the cloth open a little and come back, so a gathered seam or a shirred panel relaxes instead of bagging.
Yarn	Rayon and polyester spun yarns in the ground, with a bare spandex laid in at the needle. Counts are set at order.
Yarn count	Other
Weight	250 GSM / 7.4 oz/yd². A midweight fashion jersey — heavy enough to be a dress or a blouse with body, light enough to gather and shirr.
Width	165 cm / 65 inch. A standard single-jersey width; the eyelet grid is set to register across it.
Colour	Stock shades quoted by number (No.001–No.096), or dyed to match a swatch you supply. The quality is shown in a pale blush; send the shade and we match it, not the chip.
Hand	Fluid and a little cool from the rayon, with the dry, papery note of a crepe-ish surface; the eyelets make it read as airy rather than dense.
Stretch & recovery	Opens roughly 25–35% across the width from the 4% spandex and the knit; recovery is light, not a power stretch. Fine for shirring and gentle gathers; not a compressive activewear stretch.
Shrinkage	3–5% length and 2–3% width on the first wash, controlled by heat setting.
Pilling	Grade 3–4. The rayon ground is a regenerated cellulosic, so treat it like a viscose: avoid high-abrasion points and it will surface-fuzz before it holes.
Fastness	Wash and light fastness standard. Rayon is sensitive to prolonged wet exposure, so keep the care label simple: cool wash, short cycle, dry flat-ish.
Heat setting	Heat set to control the rayon shrinkage and to lock the 4% spandex recovery. Ask for the set temperature with the lot; do not let a finisher re-set a rayon-spandex cloth blind.
Making up	A ball-point or jersey needle, a light tension. The eyelets mean a straight stitch can drop a loop at the hole edge — a small zig-zag or a three-step zig-zag over the seams that cross the openwork is worth it.
Cutting	Lay it single-ply if the eyelet grid has to register across a panel; the holes are regular but a shifted grid reads immediately. Mark the grain off the wales, not the holes.
Pressing	Low to medium, through a cloth, never direct on the openwork or the iron fills the holes. Steam lifts the rayon; a hot shoe glazes it.
Abrasion	Moderate. The rayon face is the wear surface; it will surface-fuzz before it holes. Fine for dresses and blouses, not for a seat-belt rub point.
Origin	Shaoxing City, Zhejiang, China
MOQ	300 kg per shade.
Price	US$ 13.00 / kg (300–999 kg) · US$ 11.67 / kg (1,000 kg+)
Yield	≈ 2.4 running metres per kg at 250 GSM × 165 cm (≈ US$ 5.36 per running metre, ≈ US$ 3.25 per m²) at the 1,000 kg+ price that is ≈ US$ 4.81 per running metre, ≈ US$ 2.92 per m²
Lead time	Stock shades ship from the lot on hand; dyeing to match adds 7–10 days for the lab dip and your approval, plus bulk.
Packing	Roll-packed, about 20 kg per roll, poly bag inside a woven sack.
Sample	Hanger swatch and shade card free; a lab dip against your own cloth charged at cost and credited against the bulk order.
Documents	Invoice, packing list, B/L, certificate of origin; test reports on request.
Care	Machine wash cool (30°C), short cycle, mild detergent, dry flat-ish. Do not bleach, do not tumble hot; press low through a cloth.

The hole is the stitch, not a cut

The buyer’s first question is usually “is it burnt?” It is not. A burnt or lasered eyelet is a hole punched after the cloth is made, and it frays. A loop-transfer eyelet is made on the machine: the loop is lifted and the stitch is re-formed around the gap, so the hole is structurally finished at the needle. That is the difference between a cloth that survives a wash and one that comes apart at the first.

It also means the eyelet size and the grid are a programming choice, not a tooling one. We can hold the same base and open the holes finer for a whisper of mesh, or coarser for a deliberate openwork, and the edges stay clean either way.

Rayon is the reason it drapes

Sixty-four percent of this cloth is rayon. That is why it falls the way it does and why it feels cool and dry rather than plastic. The 32% polyester is the quiet partner: it holds the shade through washing and keeps the cloth from going limp, and the 4% spandex is what lets a gathered neckline or a shirred yoke open and then settle instead of permanently stretching.

The honest limit is the rayon one. A viscose-rich cloth surface-fuzzes under hard abrasion and it does not love a long, hot, wet cycle. For a blouse, a dress, a soft shirt it is exactly right; for a high-rub workwear panel it is the wrong cloth, and we will say so.

250 GSM is the sweet spot for a fashion knit

250 GSM is heavy enough to be a dress or a blouse with body and light enough to gather, shirr and layer. A 180 GSM eyelet reads as a tee; a 300 GSM reads as a structured piece. At 250 it sits in the band where a designer can do both — a shirred bodice and a flowing skirt out of one cloth.

And one planning note: the eyelets mean a straight stitch can drop a loop at the hole edge, so spec a small zig-zag over any seam that crosses the openwork. It is a ten-minute change at the tech-pack stage and it is the difference between a sample that looks finished and one that comes apart in the maker’s hands.

Four things that go wrong on an eyelet jacquard. Grid registration: lay it single-ply if the holes must line up across a panel. Seam finish: zig-zag over seams that cross the openwork, or a loop drops. Rayon care: cool, short, dry flat-ish — a hot long cycle fuzzes the face. Shade: match the blush to your trim, not to a chip.

This eyelet sits with the other rayon-rich cloths: the Rayon Jacquard 150 GSM in a solid jacquard, and the Modal Jersey 120 GSM for a plainer fluid top. The rest of the range is on the fabrics page.