No real post today although I’ve been plenty busy poking around under the hood . If you’re one of the many who’ve been displeased with the old tutorials set up which required you to download a word document, that is but an ugly memory now.…
Month: May 2009
What is a cutting ticket
This is the third entry in the tracking your production run series. The links to related entries are at close but the two that directly precede this one are What is a sketch sheet and then What is a Bill of Materials (BOM).…
What is a Bill of Materials (BOM)
A Bill of Materials (BOM) is a list of inputs that go into your product. If the sketch sheet was a broad overview of the style itself, the BOM is specific about the materials. Not only is it specific about each input, it is specific per colorway.…
What is a sketch sheet
This entry applies to everyone but most especially producers of kid’s products. In writing the CPSIA tracking and labeling requirements, I find I need to backtrack a bit more than usual. I really don’t want to be a nag but if you don’t know how to do this already, you should seriously consider purchasing my book.…
Sewing Contracts
This from a designer who lives in western Europe:
I started my line for children’s clothes a year ago and have sold both summer 2009 and winter 2009 collections to 22 retailers. Production is done in Turkey through an agent who gives the production to different companies as needed (knits, wovens, tricots, etc.).
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