Sourcing guides
Sourcing Guides for Yoga Leggings Buyers
Written for people placing orders rather than for shoppers. Each guide explains a mechanism — how a minimum is actually set, what fabric weight does and does not tell you, which route a lead time takes — so a brief can be written with the numbers already in it.
The library
Every guide, in the order they tend to matter
The first three are the ones buyers ask about before placing a first order. The last three are the ones that decide whether the second order arrives on time.
Guide 1 · 4 sections · 718 words
How MOQ Works for Yoga Leggings
Why the minimum is usually counted per colour rather than per style, and how to test a design without over-ordering.
Read the guide →Guide 2 · 4 sections · 564 words
GSM and Buttery-Soft Fabric: Reading the Numbers
What fabric weight actually tells you about how a legging feels, and where the description stops being useful.
Read the guide →Guide 3 · 4 sections · 477 words
Yoga Leggings vs Gym Leggings: What Changes in the Fabric
The same silhouette, two different fabrics. What yoga buyers care about, and what gym buyers will not accept.
Read the guide →Guide 4 · 4 sections · 539 words
How Squat-Proof Is Actually Tested
Opacity is measurable. How buyers verify it before a run rather than after a complaint.
Read the guide →Guide 5 · 4 sections · 512 words
The Private Label Process, Step by Step
From first message to packed carton: what happens at each stage and which decisions block the next one.
Read the guide →Guide 6 · 4 sections · 489 words
Lead Times: Stock, Recolour and New Development
Three routes to a finished order and why they take very different amounts of time.
Read the guide →Why this library exists
Most supplier sites answer none of this
Search for a leggings minimum and you will find hundreds of pages that mention MOQ and never publish a number. Search for fabric weight and you will find adjectives. The guides above explain the mechanism instead, because a buyer who understands where a number comes from can plan around it even when the number moves.
Start with the range
The leggings, shorts, tops, bras and sets currently on file, with the colours held for each.
See the range →Or go straight to private label
What to bring, what we do, and which decisions have to be made early.
Read more →Or just send the brief
Six decisions and the quote comes back with a unit price, a minimum and a lead time.
Contact us →From the range
The styles these guides are about
Every guide above is about buying a garment rather than reading about one. These are the garments.
Buyer vocabulary
The words in a brief, and what they measure
Most sourcing disagreements come from a word meaning one thing to a buyer and another to a workshop. These are the terms that come up most, with the measurement behind each one.
Briefing us
Six decisions and the quote is a number
Most quotes stall because one of these is still open. Send all six in one message and the reply carries a unit price, a minimum and a lead time for the quantity you asked about.
Style or reference
A photograph, a sample garment, or a style from the range. A reference piece beats a description.
Fabric
Weight, stretch and hand feel. If you are not sure, ask for the swatch card before choosing.
Colour
A colour reference, a swatch you send, or a stock colour from the range.
Size grade
The size range you sell, and the measurements you need held to.
Quantity per colour
Dyeing carries the minimum, not cutting, so quantity is quoted per colour rather than per style.
Branding and packing
Your woven label, care label, hang tag, and how the cartons should be packed.
Before you enquire
The questions buyers ask first
Answered the same way here as they are by email — including the ones where the honest answer is that the number moves with the order.
What is the minimum order quantity?
We do not publish a minimum we cannot hold to. The floor is set by the fabric and the dye lot, so it moves with the colour and the style you choose. Tell us the style, the fabric and the quantity you have in mind and the minimum comes back with the quote.
Can you match a sample we already have?
Yes. Send the garment and we work from it: fabric weight, stretch, rise, inseam and size grade, followed by a wear-test piece before any production run.
Do you make tops and bras as well as leggings?
Yes. Leggings are the main line, with shorts, skirts, tanks, sports bras and matched sets made from the same fabrics so the range reads as one collection rather than a pile of separates.
How long does production take?
It depends on the fabric, the quantity and the season, so it is given per enquiry rather than published as a flat figure. The decisions listed above are the ones that move it most.
Can we use our own label and packaging?
Yes. Woven labels, printed care labels, hang tags and packaging are all part of private label production, and they are quoted with the garments rather than added afterwards.
How is opacity checked before a run?
The fabric is stretched as it would be worn and checked against a contrasting background in daylight. The check is done in the lightest colour in the range, because the fabric that passes in black is the one that fails in white.