Wovens & dresses
Dresses, shirts and blouses in woven fabric, placed with a documented factory we have visited in person. 30% starts bulk; the 70% balance waits for a third-party inspection.
Free brief · Reply within 24h · Inspected before the balance
Tech packExample tech pack by Pinterest user Glitter Fox West
CuttingCut from the approved pattern
SewingShirts and dresses on the line
InspectionMeasured against your spec
Checked before you pay
What you can brief
Woven garments are fabric-led and fit-led. Send the fabric you want (or a swatch you like) and the fit, and we place it with a line that sews that weight.
No tech pack yet? We draw it: $79 per style, 3–5 working days, 2–3 revision rounds, one flat price.
Cost and time
The typical cut, make and trim cost, and the calculator estimate for a finished dress. Fabric decides more of a dress price than of most garments.
Calculator estimate · Dress300–500 pcs
$18.00–$38.00per piece · FOB estimate
| Units per style | Estimate per piece |
|---|---|
| 100–300 pcs | $21.60–$45.60 |
| 300–500 pcs | $18.00–$38.00 |
| 500–1,000 pcs | $15.84–$33.44 |
| 1,000+ pcs | $14.04–$29.64 |
Calculator estimate for a woven or knit dress, FOB, per piece. Mid fabric, standard construction, no extras. An estimate, not a quote: the factory quotes from your tech pack. Duty and freight are not included; confirm your HTS code with your customs broker.
Planned on the long end of each range: about 14 weeks plus inspection
Wk 0–1Brief and factory placement reply in 24h, factory within 7 days
Wk 1–5Sampling 2–4 weeks
Wk 530% deposit starts bulk
Wk 5–14Bulk production 7–9 weeks
Wk 14Third-party inspection before shipment
Wk 1470% balance, then ship after the report
UsualCan run toPayment or checkHave a ship date? Start at least 14 weeks before it. Chinese New Year closes factories for roughly 2–4 weeks.
Where we place it
Guangdong cuts and sews trend-led product in small to mid orders. Zhejiang is where much of the woven fabric is made, around Shaoxing.
Chinese New Year closes factories for roughly 2–4 weeks in late January or February, in every province. Plan the calendar around it.
First place we look · Pearl River Delta
Guangzhou · Dongguan · Shenzhen · Foshan
Downstream cut-and-sew, the fastest sampling we see, and fabric markets within driving distance. It suits small runs of fashion wovens.
When the fabric is the product, the mill in Zhejiang matters more than the sewing line. We tell you which one leads.
How the money moves
The usual China horror story starts with 100% paid up front. Ours ends with a third-party inspector checking the finished order before the 70% leaves your account.
Day 1
You send the product, quantity and date. We reply within 24 hours.
Visited factory
A factory we have visited in person quotes you directly and makes the sample.
Deposit
Paid to the factory once you approve the sample.
Before shipment
An independent inspector checks the finished goods against your tech pack.
Balance
Paid only once the inspection report is back.
The factory bills you directly. Our fee, when there is one, is quoted in writing before any work starts.
Watch-outs
A dress fails on fabric and fit. These are the three problems we see most, and the check that removes each one.
Custom-dyed or custom-printed fabric has its own mill queue. The factory cannot cut until it arrives, so the date slips before sewing starts.
The check
Choose stock fabric where you can, and approve the fabric before the pattern. We ask the factory for the fabric lead time before sampling.
A pattern developed in one fabric and produced in another gives a dress nobody approved, especially in viscose and bias cuts.
The check
Lock the fabric first, then fit the sample on a person in that fabric. Measurements and tolerances go in the size chart.
Zips, buttons and linings are bought separately and arrive a shade off. Nobody signed off a trims card.
The check
Approve a trims card with the sample, and have the inspector check bulk against it before you pay the 70%.
Certificates: ask for the certificate number and the mill name, not the logo. We never claim a factory holds a certificate; the factory shows it to you.
Step 1 of your brief
Dresses and wovens are ticked. Add anything else in the same order, pick your units per style, and we reply within 24 hours.
Dress questions
What brands ask us before a first dress order, answered the way we answer by email.
Question not here?
Put it in your brief. Our team replies within 24 hours.
Send a briefor email chinaclothinggroup@gmail.com
From 100 pieces per style. Custom-dyed or custom-printed fabric can raise the minimum per colorway, because the mill sets the minimum, not the sewing line.
Sampling takes 2–4 weeks. Bulk takes 7–9 weeks from the approved sample to goods ready to ship. Start at least 14 weeks before a ship date, and plan around Chinese New Year, when factories close for roughly two to four weeks.
Typical cut, make and trim is $14–32 a dress. The calculator estimate for a finished dress at 300–500 pieces is $18.00–38.00 a piece, FOB, before labels and extras. The factory quotes the real number from your tech pack.
The factory buys the fabric as part of a full-package order, and you approve it at the sample. If you already have a mill, the factory can work with fabric you nominate; say so in the brief.
The factory quotes you and bills you directly. Bulk starts on a 30% deposit. The 70% balance is paid only after a third-party inspection of the finished dresses. Our fee, if any, is quoted in writing before any work starts.
Read next
The guide covers how to tell a factory from a trading company. The cluster pages cover where woven fabric and sewing sit.
Guide
Factory, trading company or agent, and the one question that tells them apart.
Cluster · Yangtze River Delta
Where the fabric is made, around Shaoxing.
Production steps
Fabric, cutting, sewing and finishing, then a third-party inspection of the finished goods before the 70% balance is paid.
Printed fabric
Shirts on the hanging line
Fitting the toile
Pressing and folding at the finishing table
Checking trousers on the tableFree brief · Reply within 24h
Tell us what you are making. We reply within 24 hours with an honest answer on fit, and if it fits, a documented factory we have visited quotes you directly.
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