What to send a factory before asking for a quote
A useful quote needs less than most people think. Five pieces of information are enough to start, and none of them is a tech pack.
The five things
- A sketch, photo or reference garment. Anything that shows the style. Front and back if you have both; close-ups of details such as the collar, pockets or closures help a lot.
- Quantity. Per style and per colour, even as a rough guess. Our minimum is 100 pieces, so tell us how you would like to split that.
- Sizes. The range you plan to sell. If you already use a size chart, send it — otherwise we draft one with you.
- Fabric. A swatch, a composition from a label, or simply a description: crisp or soft, light or heavy, stretch or no stretch.
- Your date. When the goods need to be in your hands, and where they are going.
What you can leave out
You do not need a full tech pack, a finished size chart or a fabric supplier to get started. If you have these, send them — they make the quote faster and more precise. If you do not, our pattern room builds the pattern and the measurements from what you send. See Do you really need a tech pack?
What makes the quote move
The price of a garment depends mainly on the fabric, how much of it the pattern uses, how complicated the construction is, the trims, and the quantity. The clearer these are, the closer the first quote is to the final price. The details are in What moves the cost of making a garment.
How to send it
The contact form takes text only. Sketches and photos are quicker over WhatsApp, LINE or WeChat, where we can also ask our questions straight away.
Questions
Can I get a quote from a single photo?
Yes, as a starting point. A photo shows the style; the quote gets more accurate once we also know the quantity, the sizes and roughly what fabric you have in mind.
Do I need to know the exact fabric?
No. Describe how it should feel and fall, or send a garment you like the fabric of. We suggest options and confirm the fabric with you before sampling.
Why do you ask so many questions after the first message?
Every question we ask now is a mistake we do not make on the sample. It is quicker to settle details in a few messages than to sew a second sample.