Custom Hoodie Manufacturing Process for Small Businesses: What Happens After You Approve the Mockup (Video)

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Video transcript

  1. 0:00You approved the mockup. Now what happens?
  2. 0:05Orders pass seven gates. Stock blanks let you set art and placement; cut-and-sew adds fabric, zipper and fit. The clock starts once art, sample and payment are in.
  3. 0:16Most delays start before production: a late per-colour size breakdown, art that isn't production-ready, an unapproved sample. Each pushes the ship date back by the same amount.
  4. 0:27Most defects start at three points: the placket, where the body shrinks but zipper tape doesn't; curing, where too little stays tacky and too much cracks; and the label.
  5. 0:39Sign off the washed sample: zipped end to end, print stretched, colour checked on dark and light. Photograph it as the standard, then track progress gate by gate.
  6. 0:50Tell us quantities per colour, sizes, decoration and in-hand date.
  7. 0:55Minimums and lead times are confirmed in writing.

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