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Your first custom clothing order
Fabric, samples and minimum quantities—what to prepare, what to check and what your quotation should explain.
Start with what you have.
A finished tech pack is not required to ask for help. Send your garment idea, quantities, delivery country and preferred date. Sketches and references can describe shape, construction or fabric feel. Supply your own or authorised branding; references do not authorise copying another brand’s protected artwork.
For example, a basketball enquiry might request 20 vests, club colours, a crest and numbers, with the size run still to confirm. A clothing label might start with a boxy T-shirt reference and its desired measurements. These are planning examples, not confirmed prices or production specifications.
Describe the garment and development help.
Tell us whether you have an existing design code, finished artwork, a sketch/reference or need design help. Share garment measurements if you have them. If you are unsure about fit, say so; the team can discuss the options in the quote.
Agree fabric options with the team.
Ask which fabric options can be sourced or supplied for your garment, including composition, structure, weight and colour availability. Send a reference swatch or describe the feel you want. Availability and any sourcing or development costs are confirmed for your specification.
Compare interlock and birdseye mesh →Separate the mockup from the sample.
A digital mockup shows artwork, approximate placement and colours on a screen. It cannot confirm fabric feel, exact colour matching, movement or finished measurements. A physical sample is the stage for checking those details before bulk production.
Understand the sample quotation.
Ask what the sample price covers: garment, decoration, development where applicable and sample shipping. Agree how revisions will be handled and charged before requesting them. Sample price, availability and timing depend on the specification; a sample is not automatically free or credited against a bulk order.
Count pieces, styles, colours and sizes.
The advertised bulk minimum is 20 pieces. Ask how each garment style, colour and size run fits that minimum. A jersey-and-shorts set contains two garments; do not assume a set is one piece for the quotation. Record each garment separately. Sample-only requests can be discussed below the bulk minimum; that does not waive bulk minimums.
Organise names, numbers and size totals →Check the sample before approval.
Review fit on the intended wearer, garment measurements, fabric feel and weight, colours, seams and construction, print or embroidery placement, labels and care instructions. Write down revisions and confirm the version you are approving. Check the existing size guide and confirm measurements for your actual garment.
Check what the delivered quotation includes.
It should identify garments, quantities, sizes, decoration, development or sample fees where applicable, production cost, freight and delivery terms. Confirm who pays applicable duties and taxes. Ask what is included and what is excluded before you approve an order.
Explain your deadline.
Give a requested calendar date, delivery country and optional city/postcode. Explain whether this is an event date or when you need the goods in hand. The team must review artwork, sample approval, quantities, production and shipping before confirming feasibility.
Ready to discuss your idea?
You can enquire before choosing every fabric or size. Completing an enquiry does not reserve production, take payment or guarantee delivery.
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