Once upon a time, I’d written a post about sewing contracts and a few about quality control (links at close). Those were fine as these things go but lately, I’m seeing a lot of silly advice on the web. I read a particularly bad post this morning that inspired me to clarify.…
There is no simple, bullet point list to follow when considering your first approach to a sewing factory. Like you and your product line, every provider is unique. In the end I can only speak for my factory but I hope this will be helpful.…
I can’t speak for anyone but myself but I’m facing 2017 with trepidation, mostly due to the uncertainty of our political and social climate. On one hand, a proposal for the elimination or renegotiation of international trade agreements can ostensibly benefit domestic producers -but at the expense of consumers who will then have less to spend on our stuff.…
In the summary post, I’d placed Sourcing second but it should be first. Reason being, if you can’t find the fabric or materials for your product (and forget buying at retail), you may as well pack it in. Failing to source first is the biggest pain point and reason for cost over runs in start up enterprises.…
In writing the sourcing segment of my Boot Camp F2016 round up, I discover I should have written about using jobber fabric well before now. If you’re not sure what a jobber is, cribbing from this entry:
A jobber is a fabric supplier who sells mill ends (also called over runs), odd lots and seconds.
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