How sampling works
The sample is where your garment stops being a picture. Everything you approve here becomes the standard the bulk order is checked against.
1. Pattern and measurements
Our pattern room drafts the pattern from your sketch, photo or reference garment and writes up the measurements for every size. You confirm the measurement chart before we cut.
2. The first sample
We cut and sew the sample in 3–5 days once the pattern and fabric are settled.
3. Review together
We go over the sample with you point by point. You receive detail photos of the front, the back and the inside, and our notes on anything we would change — fit, construction, or details that will behave differently in bulk.
4. Corrections
If something needs changing, write it as a list: what, where and by how much. Clear comments usually mean one correction round instead of several.
5. The pre-production sample
When fit, fabric and trims are approved, we make the pre-production sample. This is the garment the whole order is held to. Size tolerances are agreed in writing at this point.
6. Then bulk
Nothing is cut in bulk until you approve the pre-production sample. Bulk production takes 20–25 days. Timing details are in How long sampling takes, and why.
Questions
Is there a charge for samples?
Sample costs depend on the style and fabric. We tell you in the quote, before any sample is made.
Will the sample be in the final fabric?
We aim for the final fabric or the closest we can get in time. If the sample fabric differs, we say so and you approve the final fabric separately.
Can I send the sample to someone else to check?
Yes. Tell us where to send it; shipping time is on top of the 3–5 days.