You can also browse our product line here on the web site in either the Source Book or Hanes Bullseye areas. The additional steps involve continuously twisting and narrowing the rope of cotton fibers. This continuous fiber helix or twist gives ring-spun yarn extra softness and strength. The resulting garments feel softer initially and wash after wash. We use a pre-shrinking process known as compaction.
Compaction forces the same amount of fabric into a smaller area.
Cotton is a natural fiber and will shrink. The purpose of compaction is that as the fiber shrinks, the compaction washes out. The net result is very low shrinkage. Dyeing and cutting operations are also US based. The line is called a compactor line.