Over at MADE SUITS we use split yoke for all our shirts. We ensure to provide the best comfort to our clients. Using special technical terms to education our consumers to let them have the best product possible.
You may wonder what a dress shirt yoke is it is the basically panel of fabric that is just behind your collar that goes over the tops of your shoulders.
What is the Difference between a “one piece yoke” & “split yoke” ?
A one piece yoke is made from a single piece of fabric. A split yoke is split down the middle and sewn together in the middle and split yoke uses more fabric and takes longer to make than a one piece yoke.
Why is Split Yoke Superior than all one piece yoke?
First you need to understand how woven cottons stretch. Most dress shirt made from 100% cotton the fabric has threads running both vertically and horizontally.
For most high quality woven cottons, the fabric will not stretch very much at all if you try to stretch it vertically, or if you try to stretch it horizontally. However, if you try to stretch it diagonally it stretches pretty easily. Thus, the real benefit of the split yoke is that by rotating the fabrics to the angled orientation, its basically adding stretch to the yoke across its width.
It makes a real difference in comfort. When you’re tying your shoes, or driving a car or lots of other every day activities you put pressure on the yoke behind your back and if it is a split yoke it will stretch to accommodate your movement better, providing more comfort.