Journal
Read buying guides, product notes, material stories, and field updates from the team.
Your artwork stays yours — if three things are in writing before you send it: ownership with a limited production licence, confidentiality plus non-use, and a dated record of what you shared.
A mockup confirms placement, scale and spelling in hours; a physical sample confirms colour on fabric, hand feel and stitch behaviour. Route your approval by risk, not habit.
Sampling has stages, and the PP sample is the one that locks bulk. What each stage answers, what to check with a ruler rather than an opinion, and what your signature binds.
Six gates from idea to delivery: brief, quote, sample, purchase order, production, delivery — the decision and the written artifact each gate owes you before you move on.
Who is the importer of record, which documents clear a bulk apparel shipment, how duty and tax are calculated, and the labelling mistakes that get containers held at customs.
Production starts at the category MOQ, but branded samples do not. The three routes below minimum, what each costs from $39, and how to plan a first run that scales.
Silent substitutions cause most reorder surprises. Which changes require written approval, how to spot an unapproved swap, and the notice rule to put in your PO.
Why one bulk lot can hold several shades. How to agree a shade band, record dye-lot numbers, and stop panels and sets from being cut from different lots.
The counter-intuitive quote is real — 72 can cost less than 65. But the extra pieces become inventory. The three-number comparison to run before you take the tier, and the ways to reach one cleanly.
Go one level past the headline price: how screens are charged per colour per location, why a back print changes the economics, and where extended sizes and specialty inks add their lines.
Recommended products
Popular pieces selected to support the routines, repairs, and ideas featured in our journal.
Custom pickleball bag with a ventilated shoe compartment, paddle sleeves and a quick-access phone pocket. Bulk orders for teams, clubs and corporate gifting. MOQ: 50 pcs mixed color; 150 pcs per solid color (custom).
A warm brown herringbone custom suit with a 6-button double-breasted front, notch lapel and slant hip pockets, cut in a wool blend to EU 44-56 or made to measure - for wedding parties, front-of-house teams and private label. MOQ: 50 pcs mixed color/size; 150 pcs per solid color (custom).
Custom steel blue suit with flapped patch pockets, cut half-canvas in wool to EU 44-56 or made to measure - styled with a light-blue shirt and wine-red striped tie, for wedding parties, front-of-house teams and private label. MOQ: 50 pcs mixed color/size; 150 pcs per solid color (custom).