The universe speaks! Follows is a redux of conversations I’ve had with colleagues over the past two days. Designers launching a line, it would be useful to follow along as it could reduce a lot of confusion and complexity you have experienced when sourcing services.…
One of our long time forum members and occasional guest author here is Esther Melander. A long time pattern maker and grader, she also has her own blog. She has recently published a simple (but not simplistic) book of forms called The Organized Fashion Designer.…
Via the WSJ comes word that children’s wear manufacturer Lolly Wolly Doodle, got a round of funding to the tune of $20,000,000 -that’s right, 20 million dollars. For a moderately priced children’s wear company that started in 2009 out of someone’s garage, that’s not too shabby.…
With increasing costs offshore, many companies have determined it is becoming more cost effective to bring production back to the U.S.. Unfortunately, many find this is easier said than done and for several reasons.
The first problem for some operations is that manufacturing for themselves is something they’ve never done so they never had the needed skills in house.…
Wanting to center the focus of scaling your business growth pragmatically in hiring your first full time pattern maker, I decided to add a part two rather than leaving a comment on part one.
Rocio was first to comment and brought up what I was hoping someone would.…
