About the factory

A specialist mill, woven into the world of fine tailoring

Ningbo Yinzhou Simai Textile Co., Ltd. is a factory in Ningbo China, specialiezing in hair interlining, made-up hair interlining, shoulder pads and needle pounch felt. We are dedicated to providing exceptional services and products. Our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction drives our business forward.

Heritage

Three decades at the loom

Simai Textile began as a eight shuttle looms workshop and grew into a specialist manufacturer supplying tailoring houses, garment factories and uniform makers on five continents. The looms got faster — the standard never moved.

Half-finished suit jacket revealing the horsehair canvas chest piece inside

Our canvas at work — full-canvas chest construction

1995

Ningbo Hongda Garment Accessories Factory founded as a eight shuttle looms workshop weaving hair hair interlining for local market.

2006

Start weaving hair interlining by rapier loom to improve the quality.

2009

In order to develop oversea market, Ningbo Yinzhou Simai Textile founded.

2013

Developed shoulder pads and needle pounch felt business to meet customers' requirment.

2015

Developed made-up hair interlining business, sarted to supply chest pieces and sleeve head interlining.

The craft

From raw fiber to rolled hair interlining

Four stages, all under one roof. Keeping the entire process in-house is how a small mill guarantees consistency at industrial volume.

Technician inspecting woven horsehair interlining on an illuminated frame

Fiber selection

Every lot begins with graded horse tail hair, goat hair and wool, sourced from long-standing suppliers and tested for length, crimp and tensile strength before it ever reaches a loom.

Weaving

Hair weft is laid into cotton or viscose warp on dedicated looms, tension-controlled pick by pick so the canvas keeps an even spring across the full width of the cloth.

Finishing & shrinking

Scouring, dyeing, sanforizing and calendering set the final hand. Each finish is tuned to its end use — from crisp chest canvas to soft sleeve-head wadding.

Inspection & rolling

Every meter passes over an illuminated inspection frame. Weight, shrinkage and resilience are logged per lot, so what we ship behaves exactly like the sample you approved.

See what we weave, or ask for samples.