How can down leakage and feather leakage in down jackets and down-filled garments be prevented?
Down leakage, feather leakage, down migration or filling material escaping through the fabric and seams can affect the appearance, performance and quality of down-filled textile products. The causes can include the downproof fabric, down and feather filling, sewing thread construction, stitch holes, needle size and sewing parameters.
In our latest AMANN Knowledge Hub article, discover how to prevent down leakage when processing and sewing down garments. Learn more about downproof fabrics and seams, down and feather processing, filling quality, suitable sewing threads, continuous filament threads, thread size, needle selection and needle-hole size.
Find out how the right combination of fabric, filling material, sewing thread, needle and sewing parameters can reduce down and feather migration through the seam and help achieve reliable, high-quality seams in down jackets and other down-filled products.
Read the article: https://www.amann.com/knowledgehub/blog/down/