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.
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