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How To Know If The Problem Is With The Sewing, Cutting, or Pattern

When something is not right with your garment or sample, how do you know what to fix? There are many steps in the production process that could be the cause. Here are signs to look for to know if you are dealing with a sewing, cutting, or pattern problem.

How To Evaluate Sewing Quality On A Garment Sample (with example pictures)

How To, Production

When you receive samples from your factory or samplemaker, it is an exciting time! It is also a time to get critical about the quality. Samples give you the opportunity to test the production quality before committing to your full order. So, grab your sample, turn it inside out, and let’s evaluate the sewing quality.

3D & Physical Samples – Reasons Your Fashion Brand Can Benefit From Both

Fit, Product Development, Sustainability

As realistic as 3D has become, though, there are still things that only a physical sample can do for your brand. For these reasons, I recommend using a combination of 3D and real life samples during product development so your brand can get the best of both (digital and physical) worlds.

How To Stay In Control Of Product Quality For Your Fashion Brand (Even When You Are Not The One Doing The Technical Work)

Fashion Business, How To, Product Development, Tech Design

You want to keep a high level of quality for your brand and want to feel in control of doing so. There are things you can do as the brand owner to stay in control of product quality even if you aren’t technical, can’t open your production files, or don’t know how to sew.

5 Ways to Use Reference Samples

How To, Industry Basics, Product Development

Throughout product development and production, you’re going to be communicating with many different people. Clothing is very physical and visual, so having reference samples to look at during these conversations will keep everyone on the same page. So, what exactly can you use reference samples for?

Starting With A Finished Sample Doesn’t Make Pattern Development Cheaper

Industry Basics, Patternmaking, Product Development

With a finished sample already approved, having a pattern made for the garment will be simple and cheap, right? Actually, no, that is most likely not the case. Having a finished sample is great for reference, but isn’t going to save you much money when it comes to getting a production pattern made.

How To Troubleshoot An Out-Of-Spec Garment Sample

Fit, How To, Industry Basics, Product Development, Tech Design

During development and even pre-production, there are times that you might get a sample back that isn’t quite how you wanted it. But, when the sample doesn’t fit, how do you determine whether cutting, sewing, shrinkage, markers, or the pattern itself caused the problem and what needs to be done to correct it?

The Samples You Need to Develop Apparel Products

Industry Basics, Product Development

Sampling is what allows you to test out all aspects of your design before investing in production. There are different types of samples needed during the process each serving a purpose. In today’s post, we’ll talk about what samples you need for each stage of development, what they are for, and who should make them.

Why You Should Be Paying for Patterns and Development (and What it Means if You’re Not)

Costing, Industry Basics, Patternmaking, Product Development

You may think you just got lucky finding a factory that would develop your patterns and make you samples for free as part of your production order. What you might not realize is that those “free” samples and development will cost you in other ways.

What to Check on a Factory Sample

How To, Product Development

There it is: your design! It looks just how you envisioned it. You need to evaluate the sample and approve it for production. Here are all the things you should check on your samples to make sure the production order doesn’t disappoint.

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