wrangler Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I see different fabrics mentioned like Ultrafil and Airknit, but I don't know what they are, when and for which jerseys they were used, or how to recognize them. Is there any kind of reference or link with this information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Long story short, the air-knit is the stuff you'll find on most replica jerseys. It has little holes in it and feels somewhat rough. Ultrafil is/was generally reserved for pro jerseys and is much tighter knit, heavier and smoother. Usually, the tags either in the collar or in the side of the jersey will tell you what the material is. I really do have to work up a tutorial on what material looks like what and the names for each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrangler Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Long story short, the air-knit is the stuff you'll find on most replica jerseys. It has little holes in it and feels somewhat rough. Ultrafil is/was generally reserved for pro jerseys and is much tighter knit, heavier and smoother. Usually, the tags either in the collar or in the side of the jersey will tell you what the material is. I really do have to work up a tutorial on what material looks like what and the names for each. OK, I've got one pro jersey, the Pro Player, I didn't see the fabric on the tag below the collar, and the tag in the side says "100% Polyester". The fabric has little holes in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Air knit: Ultrafil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Oh okay. Yeah, that's air-knit. It's slightly different from CCM air-knit but it's air-knit all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrangler Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Oh okay. Yeah, that's air-knit. It's slightly different from CCM air-knit but it's air-knit all the same. OK, thanks. Hopefully that makes sense for a regular player-type jersey, not a replica. Everything else seems to be in order with it, as far as I could tell from reading through a lot of the threads here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyraven8 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 There is a section on the faqs on bigstick.ca's website that describes the different hockey jersey materials. bigstick gameworn.net has a section that says what type of material and other info. on NHL jerseys since the 70's gameworn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrangler Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 There is a section on the faqs on bigstick.ca's website that describes the different hockey jersey materials. bigstick gamewornjerseys.net has a section that says what type of material and other info. on NHL jerseys since the 70's gameworn Thanks, I'll check those out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formyhunny Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Just a question, how long did the Canucks wear Ultrafil for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyraven8 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Just a question, how long did the Canucks wear Ultrafil for? according to the gameworn site they wore knit from 1970-78 mesh from 1978-82 knit from 1982- at least 2002 (that's as far as they have done for that team) the drop the pucks site has pictures of game worn ones that maska & ccm ultrafil knit from 1983-2000. could check some other gameworn sites for pics. of more recent canucks jerseys or try some auction sites (like lelands or classicauctions for pics) or maybe check some photo sharing sites like photoshop or webshots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJM4 Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Old thread but a good place for this question. I have one jersey in my collection which I'm not sure what you would call the fabric. It's definitely not Air knit, ultrafil, mesh or swift. It's a mid 90s Bauer and it most closely resembles ultrafil, however the material is a lot lighter in thickness and weight. The outside of the jersey is smooth and coloured black, but the inside is white. The tag says 100% polyester. It wrinkles very easily. Is this superfil/double knit or what am I looking at? Here's a pic, you can see outside black and inside (around the collar area) white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 It's sublimated ultrafil. That was common in the 90's to accommodate the garish designs that certain teams came up with...clearly the Grizzlies fell into that category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJM4 Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Thanks for the reply, in hand it feels like a lighter cheaper ultrafil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabinsurance Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Bauer/SP did that with a lot of the IHL, and probably AHL, jerseys in the 90's. My avatar is exactly that way, all dye sublimated. My Lumberjacks and, before I sold it, my Spiders were also that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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