Overview
Tell us about the product you want: season, feel, weight, material preferences, key details and quantity by colour. A sketch or reference image helps us start the conversation.
MATERIAL DIRECTION
One material name can hide several different products.
"Washi yarn" or "cashmere feel" narrows the material direction, but neither phrase fixes the garment. The quote changes when the product behind the phrase changes.
| Blend and composition | Changes touch, performance, care, appearance, and the yarns that can actually be sourced. |
| Yarn count and plies | Changes how much material enters the fabric and which gauges or structures are workable. |
| Gauge and density | Influences stitch scale, surface, openness, weight, and the machinery needed for the style. |
| Knitted structure | Jersey, rib, mesh, cable and jacquard each use different amounts of yarn and create different textures and costs. |
| Finish and wash | Can change softness, dimension, surface, recovery, and the result seen after the sample leaves the machine. |
| Quantity and price direction | Change which yarn route, colour plan, development path, and purchasing minimums are realistic. |
QUOTE PREPARATION
Eight details shape the first quote.
Share what you know. We can work through the remaining material, construction and pricing questions with you.
Reference and product type
The garment, sketch, image, or existing style sets the starting point.
What stays and what changes
Identify the features you want to keep and the details you want to change.
Season and market
Spring, winter, resort, indoor layering, or another use changes the material direction.
Hand feel and weight
Describe the physical result in plain language, with a real reference when possible.
Composition limits
List required fibres, fibres to avoid, care requirements and acceptable alternatives.
Construction direction
Start with the details you know; we can work through gauge, stitch, fit and finishing during development.
Quantity by colour
Quantity by colour helps us plan yarn purchases and dye lots.
Commercial limit and next decision
Clarify price direction, timing, and whether the next result is a quote range, shortlist, swatch, or garment sample.
REFERENCE CHOICE
Choose the reference by the question it needs to answer.
The eight details explain what needs definition. The reference format determines which of those details can actually be judged.
| Reference | Useful for | Check in the sample | Best next action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo or sketch | Silhouette, visible proportion, colour direction, and surface detail. | True colour, touch, weight, rebound, and hidden construction. | Mark the details to keep, change or use as inspiration. |
| Video comparison | Comparing several options, movement, drape direction, and obvious mismatches. | Touch, exact weight, exact colour, recovery, and on-body fit. | Remove the wrong options before paying to ship references. |
| Physical garment | Touch, weight, drape, workmanship, scale, and relative quality. | Use the selected material and sample details to prepare the production specification. | Explain what you want to check in the garment. |
| Written brief or tech pack | Measurements, components, required changes, version, quantity, and decision ownership. | The physical outcome until it has been sampled and handled. | Use it to turn the chosen direction into the next sample request. |
PROCESS NOTE
Video first, then the closest physical references.
In one development project, a buyer asked for washi yarn for a spring and summer style. Several available garments fit that broad description but differed in blend, gauge, thickness, and price direction.
The team planned to compare options on video, send the closest physical references, then define the new sample with the buyer.
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