Expert articles, fashion brand growth strategies, fabric guides, and behind-the-scenes apparel production insights.
MOQ stands for minimum order quantity: the smallest order a supplier will accept. What sets it, what is typical in clothing, how it changes your price per piece, and how to start small.
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DDP means the seller delivers to your door with the goods cleared for import and the duty paid. What it covers, how it compares with DAP and FOB, and what to check before you accept a DDP quote.
Jersey is the soft, stretchy knit that most t-shirts are made from. How it is knitted, how it behaves, the main types, how it compares with interlock and rib, and how to specify it.
Moisture-wicking fabric moves sweat away from your skin so it can dry. How wicking works, which fibres do it best, why cotton does not, and what to ask a mill for when you choose activewear fabric.
Polyester and nylon are both synthetic fibres, but they wear, stretch, dry and take colour differently. How they compare, which garments suit each, and how to name them on a label.
French terry and fleece start as the same knit. The difference is what happens to the loops on the inside. How they compare on warmth, weight, feel and wear, and which suits your hoodies and joggers.
Spandex, elastane and Lycra all mean the same stretch fibre. Where each name comes from, how much of it goes into jeans, tees, leggings and swimwear, and which name your labels need in each market.
Combed and ring-spun describe two different steps in making cotton yarn, and pre-shrunk describes the fabric. What each means, how they change the way a t-shirt feels and wears, and how to specify them.
DTF prints your design onto a film and presses it onto the garment; screen printing pushes ink through a mesh, one colour at a time. How they compare, where other heat transfers fit, and which suits your order.
Landed cost is the full cost of getting your clothing to your warehouse: the goods, freight, insurance, duty and fees. How to calculate it, why duty is worked out differently in the US and the UK, and how to compare quotes.
GSM is the weight of one square metre of fabric in grams. How it is measured, how to convert ounces to GSM, what weight suits each garment, and how to put it in a tech pack.
Embroidery stitches your design into the fabric; screen printing lays ink on top. How they compare on price, detail, feel and durability, and which suits caps, polos, hoodies and t-shirts.
What to prepare before you contact anyone, where to look, how to choose between domestic and overseas production, how to check a manufacturer, and how to compare quotes on landed cost.
Puff print is a screen print that rises when it is heated, giving a soft, raised, foam-like finish. How it is made, which designs and garments suit it, how it compares with high-density print and 3D embroidery, and how to order it.
Screen printing pushes ink through a stencil, one screen per color; DTG prints the design straight onto the garment like an inkjet. How they compare on cost, colors, feel, durability and fabrics, and which one suits your order.
A clothing brand business plan sets out what you will sell, to whom, how it gets made and how the numbers work. The sections to include, a one-page version, a worked unit-economics example and the production timeline to plan your cash around.
A practical plan for starting a clothing brand, from choosing your niche and budget to tech packs, samples, a small first production run and launch.
How cotton, polyester, blends and other fibres compare on comfort, durability, shrinkage and printing, what GSM means, and the best fabric for each garment.
What goes in each part of a clothing tech pack, a measured t-shirt example, a free downloadable template, and how samples move from proto to pre-production.
Nevear helps brands move from idea to finished product with custom apparel manufacturing, private label clothing production, quality control, packaging, and global logistics. Whether you are launching a new collection or scaling bulk apparel production, we are ready to support your next step.
