Happy Monday everyone! I'm getting caught back up from visiting almost 10 different manufacturers, moving a client's product into...

This past week, I was working at a local coffee shop with one of my clients who was a bit overwhelmed and needed to work through some...

There are lots of different terms you'll hear for price point category when working on clothing. I was about to write this list out myself and had a quick google, only to find lots of other sites have spelled this out already. The below list is from weconnectfashion.com A garment rail in a store window, looking somewhere between Moderate and Bridge. Off-Price Low priced merchandise. This price range includes samples, close-outs, discontinued, previous season and irregulars.

I wrote a post while back for Maker's Row about lab dips - https://www.developapparel.com/post/it-s-lab-dip-time . The process of lab...

On October 22 of this year, I began my first ever online college course for Sustainability. In the late 90's when I was in school for my...

All the cotton tee shirts There seems to be a bit of misinformation out there that somehow cotton is good because it's natural and synthetics are bad. It's not quite that simple and there are a whole lot of shades of grey involved in fabric production no matter what the fiber is. Conventionally grown cotton is actually one of the worst sources of pollution due to global pesticide use and water contamination. This 6 minute video from a TED-Ed talk sums it up pretty well. Watch

Knit - Photo from pexels-enginakyurt-10992767 Woven - Photo from pexels-teona-swift-6851141 What is the difference and why does it matter? It helps to know the difference between knit and woven fabrics because they each have their own ‘world’ when it comes to making the fabric and then making garments with them. Many fabric suppliers often specialize in one category or the other. If your fabric is a knit, you can’t source it from a wovens only supplier, and vice versa. When

Every time I'm out of the office, the project inquiries start rolling in. Funny how that happens... I'm busy sourcing lingerie & hosiery...

More pieces of clothing cost less to make, and less pieces cost more. The lower the volume, the higher the price. For example, a...

Happy Friday all! Today's post is short and sweet for you. In case you've ever hear the term "flat sketch" and wondered what that meant,...

I recently spoke with a potential client that wanted me to sign a 5-page long and 8-point font NDA (non-disclosure agreement) written by...

12/10/2020 update - Big changes have been made to our business structure starting full time in 2021. We are now working on a retainer...

I'm guest blogger on Maker's Row again today! This time it's about one of the most popular services I offer to all my clients....

I wrote a guest blog piece for Maker's Row on lab dips. Check it out on their site at - https://makersrow.com/blog/2018/01/what-are-lab-d...

I have had a lot of sourcing questions appear in my inbox this week. It’s exciting to hear that so many people want to make new and...

Block patterns and Style Patterns - I often hear my clients using these two terms interchangeably when referring to the pattern that has...