Quality Control

What gets checked before a carton is closed and how each check is done: fabric weight and stretch, colour under standard lighting, opacity under stretch, stitching, and the graded fit.

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What this covers

Quality Control, in detail

The points below are the ones that come up in the first conversation. Anything that depends on your order — the minimum, the lead time, the price — is quoted rather than published, because it moves with the fabric and the colour.

Fabric and colour

Weight and stretch against the approved sample, and colour against the approved swatch, under standard lighting.

Opacity under stretch

The legging is stretched as it would be in a squat and checked against a contrasting background. This is the check that decides whether a fabric is usable for a light colour.

Stitching and fit

Seam strength, flatlock and coverstitch quality, waistband recovery, and a fit check against the graded size set.

Before packing

Measurement against the size chart, trim and label check, and a final visual pass.

Quality control

What gets checked before a carton is closed

Inspection is a sequence rather than a final glance. Each check below is done against something that was approved earlier, not against an opinion on the day.

Fabric and colourWeight and stretch against the approved sample, and colour against the approved swatch, under standard lighting.

Opacity under stretchThe legging is stretched as it would be in a squat and checked against a contrasting background. This is the check that decides whether a fabric is usable for a light colour.

Stitching and fitSeam strength, flatlock and coverstitch quality, waistband recovery, and a fit check against the graded size set.

Before packingMeasurement against the size chart, trim and label check, and a final visual pass.

Packing

Labels, tags and cartons

Finishing is where an order stops looking like a shipment and starts looking like a product on a shelf.

LabelsWoven main label, printed care and composition label, and the origin marking your market requires.

Hang tagsYour artwork, or a plain tag if the range is being tested.

Polybags and cartonsAssorted or solid colour, solid size, and a carton mark that matches what your warehouse expects to scan.

BarcodesApplied at the packing stage if you supply the numbers, so nothing is re-labelled on arrival.

Fabrics

What the fabric is specified in

Four parameters decide whether a legging feels right and stays opaque. They are agreed before sampling so the first sample is judged against a number rather than an impression.

CompositionSpecified per style rather than assumed, so a lighter or a recycled option is a choice rather than a surprise.

Weight in GSMGrams per square metre, chosen for the hand feel and the season the range is sold in.

Stretch and recoveryStretch direction and recovery are specified, because recovery is what stops a legging going baggy at the knee.

Opacity under stretchChecked under stretch against a contrasting background — in the lightest colour in the range, not in black.

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.

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