Yoga wear supply & private label
Yoga wear supply & private label
Most bad yoga-wear orders are not ruined in production. They are ruined in the twenty minutes before you send a deposit — when nobody checks who is actually going to make the garment.
We quote for brands that are moving from a trading-platform seller to their own label, so we see the same failure patterns every month. Here are the twelve checks worth doing, in the order that saves the most money.
Ask a direct question: “Which unit will cut and sew this order, and can I see it?” A trading company will name a partner factory; a manufacturer will name a workshop inside their own site. Neither answer is wrong — but you need to know which one you are buying from, because it changes who is accountable when a carton arrives short.
Red flag: a supplier who cannot name the unit, or who becomes vague when you ask for a photo of the cutting table with your fabric on it.
In China, every legitimate company has an 18-digit unified social credit code, and it is public. Ask for it and confirm it appears on the invoice and the bank account name. If the code, the invoice and the bank account belong to three different companies, you are dealing with a broker and your deposit has no paper trail.
“75/25 nylon-spandex, 230 gsm” describes a category, not a fabric. Two mills can produce the same spec with completely different recovery, opacity and pilling behaviour. Ask which mill supplies the greige, whether the fabric is in stock or knitted to order, and how much is on hand for your colour.
This single question predicts your lead time better than any promise on a proforma invoice.
Photos are marketing. A 30 cm square of the actual fabric tells you more than a lookbook. When the sample arrives, run four tests:
On a yoga legging, the seam is the product. Ask for: four-needle six-thread (4N6T) on the rise and inner leg, flatlock on the waistband, and a gusset. A supplier who quotes “overlock everywhere” is quoting a cheaper garment than the one in your reference photo.
The headline number is usually per style. If you want three colours and the MOQ is “100 pieces”, you may be committing to 300. Confirm: MOQ per style, MOQ per colour, and the upcharge for a Pantone match — typically 300 pieces per colour with a small dye-lot premium.
Sampling in 3–5 days on an existing block is normal. Bulk in 25–35 days is normal. What matters is what happens when the fabric is not in stock — ask for the lead time on a colour that has to be dyed, and for a repeat order. A supplier whose bulk time does not move for a repeat order is either holding stock or guessing.
Any supplier running AQL 2.5 should be able to send a redacted report — defect categories, pass rate, the inspection date. If they have never produced one, the “we check everything” line is marketing.
OEKO-TEX Standard 100 is issued per fabric and per mill, not per trading company. Ask for the certificate number and check whether the certified article covers the fabric you are buying. ISO 9001 covers a management system at a named site — ask which site.
30% deposit and 70% against the bill of lading copy is standard. Anything asking for 100% before production, or a deposit into a personal account, is a stop sign. Ask for the proforma invoice with the company’s full legal name, bank name, account number and SWIFT.
If you pay for a new pattern, get it in writing that the pattern, graded size set and tech pack are yours and will be handed over on request. Otherwise you are renting your own product development.
Send a technical question — not “what is your price”, but “what is the recovery percentage after five washes on your 230 gsm 75/25”. The answer, and how long it takes, tells you what the next twelve months will feel like.
| Check | What a good answer looks like |
|---|---|
| Production unit | A named site, photos on request, a person accountable |
| Registration | Credit code matches invoice and bank account |
| Fabric source | Named mill, stock quantity, dye-to-order lead time |
| Sample | Physical swatch, passes squat, recovery and wash tests |
| Seams | 4N6T at stress points, flatlock waistband, gusset |
| MOQ | Quoted per style and per colour, Pantone upcharge stated |
| Lead times | Sample, bulk and repeat quoted separately |
| QC | AQL 2.5 report shared, third-party inspection welcome |
| Certificates | Number issued to the mill or site, covers your fabric |
| Payment | 30/70, company account, proforma with SWIFT |
| Pattern ownership | Yours in writing, with the graded set |
| Responsiveness | Technical questions answered with numbers |
None of these checks requires a factory visit. They take about a week of emails and one courier envelope, and they are the cheapest insurance in the whole project.
Browse the 288 styles we hold or send us a brief — we will answer with fabric data, MOQ and lead times rather than a price list.
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