Step 01
Inquiry
Share your idea, tech pack or reference.
Buyer Starting Guide
From idea or tech pack to sample and bulk production.
A clear B2B starting path for sweaters, cardigans, knit jackets, ready sample styles and private label knitwear development.
Tech Pack Optional
Start with a complete file or partial idea.
Yarn & Gauge Help
We suggest practical material directions.
Sample Route
Clear sampling path before bulk order.
REALISTIC TIMELINE
What a typical OEM/ODM knitwear program looks like, week by week. Real numbers — the same ones we'd plan against on your first PO.
Week 1
Tech pack or reference photo + target market + MOQ goal. We reply within one business day.
Week 1–2
We propose a yarn library, gauge, and construction direction. You confirm before sampling.
Week 2–3
First proto sample knitted, linked and finished. 15–25 days from confirmed tech-pack.
Week 3–4
Pantone lab-dips matched, fit and construction adjusted. Usually 1–2 iteration rounds.
Week 5
Final sample signed, bulk PO confirmed, yarn-dye lot starts. The clock is now on for production.
Week 5–10
Knit → linking → wash → finishing. 30–45 days depending on quantity and complexity.
Week 10–11
Final AQL-2.5 inspection inside the factory. Metal detection on every finished garment.
Week 11–12
FOB Yantian / Shenzhen by default. DDP and DAP available on request. Container loading photos shared.
Realistic, not promotional. 11–12 weeks is the canonical OEM/ODM timeline. Repeat orders that reuse a locked tech-pack + yarn library can ship in 6–8 weeks. Capsule programs running through air freight at the end can shave another 5–10 days off DC arrival. Brand-side discipline on the brief and color lock is the single biggest factor in hitting the planned date.
Process
The reference page uses a clear process rhythm: compact steps, real project visuals, and enough guidance for sourcing teams to act.
Step 01
Share your idea, tech pack or reference.
Step 02
We recommend yarns, gauges and construction.
Step 03
We knit and refine samples until approved.
Step 04
Bulk production with strict quality control.
Step 05
4-step QC from yarn to finished garments.
Step 06
Professional packing and on-time delivery.
Before You Contact Us
You do not need every document before starting. Even partial information can help us suggest a workable yarn, gauge, sample and quotation route.
Any visual reference helps us understand shape, texture and construction.
Share wool, cotton, acrylic, cashmere blend or performance direction.
Provide color ideas, size chart, fit direction and market positioning.
Prepare label, hangtag, barcode, sticker and care label requirements.
Tell us if you need polybags, cartons, branded packaging or retail-ready packs.
A target quantity range helps us suggest a practical sampling path.
Starting Point
The page should help different buyers start without feeling blocked by missing documents.
We turn product direction into yarn, gauge and sample planning.
We use the reference to discuss structure, fit, material and cost factors.
Move faster into sample review, BOM discussion and quotation planning.
Plan label, hangtag, trims, packaging and export carton details early.
Review available product directions before custom development.
Fast Decision
Use these paths to avoid long email back-and-forth and move the project into a practical review.
1.Inquiry
2.Yarn & Gauge Suggestion
3.Sample Development
4.Bulk Production
5.Quality Inspection
6.Packing & Shipping
Best when size chart, artwork and construction are already clear.
Good for early sample exploration and buyer direction review.
Use the catalog route when you are still comparing styles.
We can recommend the next step based on your target market.
FAQ
We focus on men's sweaters, cardigans, knit jackets, jacquard knitwear and private label knitwear. We support B2B buyers with OEM/ODM development, sampling and bulk production planning.
Ready sample styles and selected custom programs can support lower-risk trials before larger seasonal orders.
Yes. Brands, including new labels preparing a first collection, can pay for a sample and see it before placing a production order. Two routes: a ready sample of a published style at USD 60 per piece in about 7 days, or a development sample from your tech pack at USD 150 per style, covering yarn sourcing, knit programming, one prototype and one revision round, in 15-25 days. Cashmere and mohair styles are quoted individually and shipping is charged at cost. Production starts only after you approve the physical sample, at our minimum of 30 pieces per colour with sizes mixed inside the 30. A sample does not commit you to a production run; we do not make garments for personal use.
Our sample fee is not refundable. Yarn sourcing, knit programming, machine setup and hand linking cost about the same whether one piece follows or five hundred, which is why the fee exists at all. It is credited against your first bulk order placed within six months of sample approval: 100% of a development sample fee, 50% of a ready sample fee.
Yes, for brands developing a style. One development piece is fine, with no commitment to bulk: a development sample is USD 150 per style and covers yarn sourcing, knit programming, one prototype and one revision round, in 15-25 days (cashmere and mohair are quoted individually). If you then go to production, the minimum is 30 pieces per colour with sizes mixed inside the 30, and the full USD 150 is credited against a first bulk order placed within six months of approving the sample. We do not make garments for personal wear.
Our published MOQ is 30 pieces per colour, and that number comes from the dye lot rather than from machine time: yarn is dyed in batches, and roughly 30 garments' worth of yarn is the smallest batch that keeps both cost and shade under control. Because the floor sits on the dyed yarn rather than on the style, styles that share one yarn in one colour are counted together against it. Four styles at 25 pieces each, all in the same yarn and the same colour, is 100 pieces on a single dye lot and is accepted. What does not combine is a second colour or a second yarn - each is its own dye lot with its own floor. So the first question to settle is not how many styles you have, it is how many yarn-and-colour combinations they add up to.
Send the information you already have. We will help turn an idea, reference photo or tech pack into a practical development route.
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