Are your ready to take your apparel design to the next step? Vetting pattern makers is the key to turning exactly what you envisioned into reality. Hiring the perfect pattern maker is …

Are your ready to take your apparel design to the next step? Vetting pattern makers is the key to turning exactly what you envisioned into reality. Hiring the perfect pattern maker is …
Five Factors That Affect Fabric Consumption If you are in the garment production industry, you may have noticed that fabric takes up most of your production costs. Well, it turns out …
Zippers, invented in 1913, are an important component to garments. It may seem like a small detail in the grand scheme of things, but in truth, it keeps your client’s clothes on (well, when …
Don’t expect to buy an apparel sample and just say to the garment factory “Hey – I want to manufacture 1000 units of these!” It doesn’t work like that (#sorrynotsorry). There is an entire process …
Be careful – your consumers might be in danger of trying to take a bite out of your new, fruit-fabric clothing! Fruits, vegetables, and other food products are finding new purpose out of the …
As fashion designers and entrepreneurs, we work in one of the most destructive industries on the planet… from dyes leaching into water resources to carbon pollution from raising crops and livestock for fabrics, it’s …
In the fashion industry, if you’re gonna walk the walk, you gotta talk the talk… and you don’t want to have to reach for your phone or your dictionary every time you want …
What is a Technical Package? The easiest way of understanding a tech pack is that it is the information sheet that the manufacturer uses to create a product—it’s got all the necessary components needed to …
What can clothing labels tell us about the fabric? Nothing really. This label says 97% cotton/ 3% spandex. This is the content of the fibers. This could be for anything from a t-shirt to jeans. …