Small production runs, made here.
Full cut, make and trim for small and medium runs, with minimums low enough for an independent label to actually use. Cut and made in-house in our own studio in Northfleet — never sent to a factory.
Most independent designers hit the same wall. The factories that will talk to them want hundreds of units per style. The ones that will take fifty are offshore, slow to answer and impossible to visit. The result is labels ordering more stock than they can sell, or giving up on production entirely.
Low minimum orders
We have some of the greatest flexibility available in the UK on quantity. We take small runs seriously because they are most of our work, and because a designer who starts with forty units and sells them all comes back for two hundred.
Cut, make and trim
The full service: your pattern and spec are cut, made, finished, pressed and packed. Pricing is based on the size of the run and the complexity of the garment rather than a flat rate, so a simple style is not subsidising a complicated one.
Controlled costs
In garment manufacturing, time is not the only thing that costs money. Fabric is expensive, and careful lay planning and accurate cutting protect your margin as much as the labour rate does. We cut neatly because waste comes out of your budget.
Who we make for
Independent designers and new labels. Established names needing overflow capacity or a UK-made line. London retailers and boutiques producing their own ranges. Students and graduates producing a first collection to sell. Private clients commissioning something in small quantity.
Quality control
Every run is checked against the approved sample before it leaves. If something is going wrong mid-run — a fabric fault, a trim that is not performing — we stop and ring you rather than finishing the run and hoping you do not notice.
Combine it with the earlier stages
A production run can be booked on its own, or as the last stage of a job that started with pattern cutting, toiling and sampling. Most clients find it cheaper and considerably less risky to keep the whole chain in one building.
Things designers ask
What is your minimum order quantity?
Much lower than a conventional factory. It depends on the garment and the fabric, so tell us the style and the quantity you have in mind and we will tell you honestly whether it works.
What does cut, make and trim include?
Cutting your fabric to the pattern, making the garment, finishing, pressing and packing. You supply or approve the pattern, fabric and trims.
How is a production run priced?
On the size of the run and the complexity of the garment, rather than a flat per-unit rate. A simple style costs less to make than a complicated one and is priced that way.
Do I need a sample before a production run?
Strongly recommended. The approved sample is what every unit in the run is checked against. Going to bulk without one means any mistake is repeated across the whole order.
Is everything made in the UK?
Yes. Every run is cut and made in our own studio at Burch Rd, Northfleet, Kent — nothing goes to an outside factory. You are welcome to visit while yours is being made.
Can you handle repeat orders?
Yes, and they are faster and usually cheaper the second time because the pattern, lay plan and sample are already established.
Other things we make and mend
Send us a sketch or a spec
We will come back with a price, a timescale and any problems we can see coming.