Garment support

Fabric is the business. Making it up is an add-on

If your fabric order needs to come back as finished garments, we can coordinate that — for the categories our long-standing production partners already run steadily. We do not own a garment factory, and we would rather decline a category than quote one badly.

Where it sits

An extension of the fabric order, not a second business

Garment coordination is offered to buyers who are already sourcing cloth. It is not the headline, and it is not where the range is stretched.

What it is
Fabric selection, garment sampling, production follow-up and inspection, coordinated as an add-on when your fabric order needs to come back as finished garments.
What it is not
We do not own the garment lines the work is placed on, and make-up is not our main offer. We say that plainly rather than implying otherwise.
When it makes sense
When you are buying cloth from us anyway and the make-up side is the part you would rather not run from another continent.
When it does not
A garment-only order with no fabric in it, or a category outside the six listed below. Both are better served by a specialist, and we will say that.
One standard
One merchandiser owns the fabric and the make-up together, so the cloth that reaches the garment line is the cloth you approved.
Categories

Six categories we can run steadily

These are the categories that run steadily for us. Anything outside them is answered honestly before a quote is prepared, not after the sample.

Sleepwear

Light woven and knit constructions, chosen for softness and wash stability. Low-stress make-up, where a finishing error shows up immediately on the wearer.

Shirts

Woven shirting in checks, stripes and dobbies. The closest fit with our main line, and the category where our own quality control carries furthest.

Down jackets

Shell and lining wovens, quilting and baffle construction. Filling quality and handling are agreed per order rather than assumed.

Knit tees

Jersey and interlock, solid-dyed or yarn-dyed, cut and sewn to your fit and your size set.

Polos

Pique and rib, with collar and placket construction specified so the garment keeps its shape after washing.

Hoodies

Fleece and loop-back, with the trim, drawcord and lining package agreed item by item on the order.

What we will not do

  • Quote a category we do not run, to look larger than we are
  • Publish a capacity figure we cannot hold in a given month
  • Take a garment-only order with no fabric that fits our line
  • Imply that the garment lines are ours

Garment lead times and minimums are confirmed per order and subject to confirmation.

How it works

Five steps from cloth to carton

The same sequence as a fabric order, carried one stage further. Cycles depend on the category, the quantity and the line schedule.

  1. Fabric selection and lock

    Article, colour, finish and consumption per garment are confirmed against the approved fabric sample and your tech pack. The figure that decides the order is metres per garment, not metres ordered.

  2. Garment sampling

    A fit and make-up sample is produced against the tech pack. Comments from your team are consolidated into a single instruction; the number of rounds is not fixed and is quoted per order.

  3. Production follow-up

    After fabric approval and sample sign-off, the lot is placed. Trims, size set and in-line checks are followed against your specification, and problems are raised while they are still cheap to fix.

  4. Inspection and packing

    Final inspection runs to the standard written into the order, then folding, labels, hangtags and cartons to your packing instruction. The requirement is yours to set; we report against it.

  5. Consolidation and shipment

    Garments and fabric can ship together or separately from Shenzhen or Shanghai, with duty-paid, customs-cleared delivery available for destinations in 200+ countries.

Why an add-on

The limits, stated plainly

Six reasons this stays an extension of the fabric order rather than a headline service.

  • We can be held to the fabric. The make-up depends on a production partner’s line, so we only take the work when the category and the quantity fit what is already running steadily.
  • Capacity is booked per order. Garment time depends on the line’s running schedule and is always subject to confirmation, never published as a fixed date.
  • The garment stage sits behind the fabric. Sampling and bulk have to clear before cutting starts, so a make-up date moves with the fabric date.
  • We will not stretch the range. A longer category list would win enquiries and lose orders. Six categories, quoted honestly, is the position.
  • Minimums change shape. Fabric minimums are metres or kilograms per colour; a make-up order is quoted against the garment quantity. Both are confirmed per order.
  • Terms are agreed per order and are not published here or anywhere else on this site.
Quote

What to send for garment coordination

Seven items. With them we come back with whether the category can be run, what the make-up adds to the timeline, and the price per garment. Fabric is quoted separately.

  • Category and style, with a reference sample or tech pack
  • Quantity per colour and the size breakdown
  • Which fabric — our article, or cloth you are supplying
  • Trims, labels and hangtags, and who supplies each of them
  • Packing, folding and carton marks
  • Target market, labelling and any test the buyer requires
  • Delivery date and destination

Send the fabric requirement at the same time and both answers come back together, against one lead time.

Request garment coordination

Metres for woven, kilograms for knit.
Lead times and minimums are confirmed per order.
Next step

Tell us the garment, and the cloth it needs

A tech pack or a reference sample is enough to start. If the category is outside the six we run steadily, we will say so in the first reply rather than after a sample has been paid for.

Garment lead times and minimums are confirmed per order.