Women’s Merino Blend Half-Zip Training Set
A four-fibre merino blend training set for cool-weather work: a half-zip mock-neck top with thumbholes and underarm venting, paired with high-rise leggings with side pockets.
- 28% merino wool / 28% TENCEL Lyocell / 25% recycled nylon / 19% elastane — four fibres, four jobs
- Half-chest zip with mock neck — venting you can open without taking the top off
- Thumbhole cuffs keep the sleeve down and stop it riding up under a jacket
- Underarm ventilation zones where heat concentrates during interval work
- High-rise leggings with pockets set into the side seam, not patch pockets that bounce
- 220–260 GSM — warm enough for autumn and winter without fleece bulk
Women's Merino Blend Half-Zip Training Set Description
Four fibres, four jobs, and the percentage of each is the specification rather than a round marketing number. Merino at 28% carries temperature regulation and odour control. TENCEL Lyocell at 28% gives the knit its handle, moves moisture, and is what stops merino registering as scratchy against the skin. Recycled nylon at 25% supplies strength and abrasion resistance in the places a legging actually wears — the seat and the knee. Elastane at 19% is what makes that whole matrix recover after it is stretched.
That last figure is the one buyers question most. A standard synthetic legging runs 12–15% elastane. It is higher here because merino and lyocell are not elastic fibres: they are wrapped around the elastane rather than contributing stretch themselves. Take elastane down and the garment feels fine on the hanger and goes baggy at the knee within a session.
Pure merino was the alternative, and it was rejected deliberately. At 220–260 GSM a pure merino knit is warm but dries slowly, has no meaningful four-way stretch, and loses shape after repeated wear. The blend keeps the properties that matter from wool — warmth without bulk, odour resistance — and hands the mechanical work to nylon and elastane.
The top is built around venting you control. The half zip runs to mid-chest and stops there: a full zip means a seam through the entire front and a heavier placket, while a half zip lets the mock neck hold its shape when the zip is open. The mock neck is a ribbed band, not a folded cuff, so it stands up instead of collapsing. Raglan sleeves move the shoulder seam off the point where a set-in sleeve pulls when the arm goes overhead, and the underarm zone is knitted for ventilation where heat concentrates during intervals. Thumbholes extend the cuff over the base of the hand, so the sleeve stays down under a jacket and the cuff cannot ride up.
The leggings are high-rise with pockets set into the side seam rather than sewn on as patch pockets, because a patch pocket bounces against the thigh when you run. Seams are flatlock so nothing sits proud under a waistband or at the inner thigh. Waistband height and pocket depth are confirmed on a fit sample, since both depend on the size range you are building.
Merino Half-Zip Training Set Specifications
| Design | OEM / ODM |
| Fabric | 28% Merino Wool / 28% TENCEL Lyocell / 25% Recycled Nylon / 19% Elastane; 220–260 GSM |
| Feature | Temperature regulating, odour resistant, four-way stretch, quick dry |
| Fit | Slim athletic fit |
| Top Details | Half-chest center zipper, mock neck, raglan sleeves, thumbholes, underarm ventilation |
| Leggings Details | High-rise waistband, side pockets, flatlock seams |
| Colour | Can be customized as Pantone No |
| Size | Provide all sizes or a Customized size |
| Logo | Heat transfer, Silicone, Embroidery, Woven label |
| MOQ | 1,000 pcs per style per color |
| Label&Tag | Customized |
| Packing | Packed as requirements |
| Care | Machine wash cold on wool / gentle cycle; wash with similar colors; do not bleach; reshape and dry flat |
| FOB port | Xiamen |
| Payment terms | T/T |
| Delivery time | Within 25-40 days after confirming the details of the pre-production sample |
| Shipping | By sea, by air, by DHL/UPS/TNT, etc. |
Get a Quote for Merino Half-Zip Sets
Send your colour references, blend preference and size range for an OEM / ODM quotation. MOQ 1,000 pcs per style per colour.
Merino Half-Zip Set Applications
Designed for autumn and winter training: gym work, running, warm-up and athleisure. Merino’s odour resistance also makes it a travel piece, because it can be worn more than once between washes — which matters on trips where laundry is not available. At 220–260 GSM the knit is genuinely warm, so it is not positioned for hot-weather training; for that we would quote a lighter synthetic or a lower-merino blend.
Merino Half-Zip Development Notes
Three decisions are confirmed at sampling rather than assumed. First, the blend ratio: merino percentage drives warmth, dry time and cost together, and a buyer targeting cold-climate running will want a different ratio from one building an indoor studio line. Second, elastane at 19% needs recovery testing on the approval sample — we check stretch and growth after repeated extension, because recovery is where a high-elastane wool blend either holds or fails. Third, the pattern details: mock neck height, thumbhole cuff length, underarm vent zone size, waistband rise and pocket depth are all fit decisions that depend on the size range. Shrinkage on a wool-containing knit is confirmed on the first wash of the approval sample, since wool blends behave differently from all-synthetic knits.
