Sourcing guides, fabric notes and compliance explainers.
Written for the person who has to make the decision — how to read a quote, what a scope certificate actually covers, why a range breaks at the ends. No brochure copy, and no numbers we cannot source.
Start here · Sourcing · 7 min
What a minimum order quantity actually depends on
MOQ is not a number a factory picks. It is the sum of the minimums of everything the order touches — yarn, dye lot, printing, trims. Here is how to read a quote.
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Product development · 8 min
What to send a babywear factory, and in what order
A checklist for the first enquiry: the seven documents that turn an idea into a quotable order, and the gaps that send most first enquiries back.
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Product development · 7 min
The four samples a babywear order passes through
Counter, fit, size set, pre-production. Each one answers a different question, and skipping one is how a bulk lot ends up wrong.
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Fabric · 9 min
French terry, interlock, jersey or pointelle: choosing the right knit
Four knits carry almost every baby garment. What each one is structurally, how it behaves after washing, and which parts of a range each one belongs in.
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Fabric · 7 min
Bamboo viscose: what it is, what it is not, and how to label it
Bamboo is a fibre source, not a fibre. The distinction matters for hand-feel, for washing behaviour and for what you are legally allowed to print on the label.
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Compliance · 6 min
How to read a GOTS scope certificate before you accept it
A scope certificate is not a product certificate. Five fields to check — holder, process category, product categories, validity, and the certificate number itself.
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Product development · 7 min
Size grading from 0-3M to 24M: where ranges break
Babywear grades in small increments and the mistakes compound quickly. What the increments are, why the ends of the range fail, and what to check on a size set.
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Sourcing · 8 min
Twelve questions to ask a babywear factory before you place an order
A screening list that separates factories you can work with from factories that can quote. Ask all twelve before the sample stage.
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Lead time · 6 min
What actually sets the calendar on a custom order
Lead time is not a factory speed. It is a sequence of approvals, and the slowest step is usually the buyer's own comment round.
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Quality control · 7 min
How an AQL inspection works on a babywear order
What AQL 2.5 actually means, how the sample size is chosen, what the defect classes are, and why the classification matters more than the level.
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Sourcing · 7 min
Placing a first babywear order without over-committing
Two routes to a first order, what each one costs you, and how to structure a test lot so that the answer you get is worth the money you spent.
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