MerinoPerform™ Next to Skin | MerinoPerform™ Advantage | MerinoPerform™ Pro

MerinoPerform™ Pro is the ultimate sports fabric for the serious participant – both professional and amateur.

It has the advanced vapour and liquid moisture management of MerinoPerform™ Advantage but in a 100 per cent Merino knitted fabric.

KEY FEATURES

100% MERINO MOISTURE MANAGEMENT

MerinoPerform™ Advantage fabrics have for several years been the high performance fabric of choice to manage moisture and keep the wearer cool under high intensity conditions.

However, with consumers demonstrating an increasing preference for eco-friendly products, a high performance fabric made from an entirely natural fibre is very desirable. Merino Perform™ Pro fabrics meet this need.

Merino Perform™ Pro fabrics work on the same principle as MerinoPerform™ Advantage fabrics, but they are made from 100 per cent Merino.

Ideal for base-layer garments aimed at low to high activity sports, this innovation is made from a special double-faced 100 per cent MerinoPerformTM fabric.

During the initial phases of exercise, the inner layer of Merino fabric absorbs moisture vapour. If the fibre reaches its limit to absorb moisture, any liquid sweat is repelled by the layer’s hydrophobic surface and forced into contact with the relatively hydrophilic fibres of the Merino outer layer.

The MerinoPerformTM Pro fabric thereby quickly moves sweat to the fabric’s outer side. This one-way wicking behaviour ensures drier garments that feel more comfortable during exercise and reduce post exercise chills.

TECHNICAL FEATURES

• 100 per cent Merino wool, of less than 19.5 micron mean fibre diameter, enables up to three times the moisture vapour absorption capacity of blended fabrics.
• Liquid moisture wicking ratio of 2:1 Face:Back.
• The lightweight fabric of 160-230gsm is machine washable and tumble dryable without any shrinkage or loss of moisture management.
• Grade 4 or better moisture management rating from the AATCC 195 test protocol, even after 20 simulated wool-wash and tumble dry cycles.
• This new fabric has been developed in conjunction with our MerinoPerformTM fabric makers and spinners.

Download the Merino Perform Brochure (PDF 2.61Mb)

Further information: Contact your local AWI office.