How To Source Your Fabric From Wholesalers?

          It is a very common scenario whether you’ve just stepped into textile industry or old expert in textile business, when you start looking for new material to turn an idea into garment, it often happens you find a supplier they barrage you, and ask you many questions which often people don’t know

Their questions are like;

• ·         How heavy the material should be?
• ·         What type of stretch it must have?
• ·         They ask about composition, and finishing

So, all these questions can be really challenging for you especially if you’re new bee in textile business. Okay, what to do in this case? Well, you need to determine what you really need, what do you want to have made from, what type of material.

Then do a thorough research on all these criteria, and look which is the most trending material I textile business for all application be it for sportswear, or for casual, semi-formal wear etc.

Have a look at the following tips;

• 1.       Do Your Research

Before you contact anyone, do a thorough research on each and every aspect of textile material. We live in areas with many shops and retail outlets around us, so try to find something that is another product, that is already existing in shop. Look for fabric is similar, if not exactly the same as you want

Look at the carrier labels, have a look at what the composition is, go to other fabric shops that are easily accessible to you. Speak to people who work in there, and try to find out as much as possible. These types of material you’re looking for, is it available, then what material is it made of, and ask for sample.

• 2.       Contact Supplier & Share your Concerns, Query

Once you get done with collecting all information regarding your required material garment,  then contact an  agent representative of supplier, and tell them what you’re looking for, but not only in terms of research you’ve already done, rather discuss them what you actually want to make out of this material, so they can guide you well in selection of right material in this regard

Tell them how you want the fabric to feel so even if you don’t know the technical properties that fabric should have just by describing the touch? How the fabric should be feel in touching, and how it should feel after wearing, like it either feel warm, soft, or silky. These are basically the characteristics of material that when you speak to someone professional, they would be able to figure out your gesture, they’ll guide you, and help you find the right material 

If you are dealing with products for kid’s market or  baby market performance, so its imperative to give as much information as  you can to the person you’re talking to in order for them to be able  to understand what is that you’re ultimately willing to achieve with fabric that you’re looking for and be able to recommend or show you the right fabric

3.    Where to find a Fabric?

This is not as hard as it seem to you. Currently, if you’re living in one of the big fashion capitals like London, Paris, New York etc, then your job isn’t easier because in these big cities also secondary cities very often you will have the curbs

You can find in those places wholesaler shops, you can find in those places potential offices for agents who represent various suppliers, fabric suppliers, from even different countries, very often agents represent suppliers of different countries, but the same type of materials

If you ideally live in a city like this, that should be first port of your call. You should find out where is the relevant fashion district, so you can google it, find people who are locating there

This was the general discussion regarding way to approach sports wear mesh fabric suppliers. Hope it help you.