Pineform Lab Germany: Jogger Pants Built on Recycled Nylon/Spandex Spacer Knit
Pineform Lab, based in Germany, needed a jogger pants that delivered ventilation at heat zones without moving away from a clean, commercial silhouette. The finished fabric was Recycled Nylon/Spandex Spacer Knit.
Project brief and fabric selection
The fabric selected combines Spacer Knit (two faces joined by spacer yarns) with regenerated polyamide with elastane, giving lower footprint with identical performance. Construction is two faces joined by spacer yarns at 280-380 GSM. The brief also asked for plus a resilient middle layer. Each lot was checked against ISO 9237 air permeability before cutting began.
Construction and fit decisions
Pattern and construction were adjusted around the chosen fabric: seam placement moved away from high-friction areas, stitch density was matched to the elastane content, and the fit block was revised once the first wear trial showed the panel tension distribution. The development brief set the outcome as air permeability measured above 300 mm/s at mapped zones.
Dyeing and finishing approach
Finishing was limited to processes that support ventilation at heat zones. Soft handle came from construction rather than heavy softening, which keeps performance stable through repeated washing. Consistency between repeat lots mattered more to Pineform Lab than an isolated best result.
Measured results
Measured outcome: air permeability measured above 300 mm/s at mapped zones, verified by ISO 9237 air permeability. Size sets were checked after five home washes to confirm that dimensional change stayed inside the agreed tolerance before bulk release. Fabric Recycled Nylon/Spandex Spacer Knit supplied the base behaviour for ventilation at heat zones.
Repeat order performance
The style moved to repeat orders after two seasons. Bulk fabric is now booked against a fixed recipe, with test reports issued per lot, and the Spacer Knit construction is used for additional colourways in the same programme. The Germany market requires documentation, so reports shipped with every lot.
