How to find sewing contractors
Perhaps it would surprise you that I don’t have a magic list of sewing contractors. While I have a leg up in many respects, it’s still a challenge. I’m curious as to how people go about searching for...
View ArticleDesigner’s advice on starting a clothing line
This is the 1,000th entry published on this site and as such, it seems fitting that it should be written by you. This is a guest entry written by two different people. The first is from a visitor who...
View ArticleHow to find help in the apparel industry for nearly nothing
“How do I find a sewing contractor?” “How do I find wholesale fabric?” “How do I find a sales rep?” “How do I find stores to buy my clothes?” These are questions I get every single day. The garment...
View ArticleHow to buy wholesale fabric
From my mail: I am gearing up to design my fall 2007 line to be shown at various trade shows in January. I love the scheduling sheet that you included in the book. My question has to do with fabric and...
View ArticleWhy you don’t need to borrow money to start a clothing line
Just a quick refresher on borrowing money to start a clothing -or sewn products- line. This is inspired after a phone discussion yesterday and from reading Why I don’t want financing this morning....
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