Dates you can
plan a season around.
A lead time is only useful if you know what it is measured from. Ours runs from the day everything we need is in hand — and we tell you the day that happens.
7–10
working days
Pre-production sample
One garment in your fabric with your decoration, made the way the bulk will be made. Worth doing on a first order or a new block; skippable on a straight reorder.
15–20
working days
Bulk production
From approved artwork — or approved sample, if you asked for one — to inspected and packed. Covers grading, cutting, decoration, assembly and QC.
10–14
working days
Reorder
Faster because the pattern, colour standard and decoration setup are already on file. A mid-season top-up of an existing design does not repeat the setup work.
When the clock actually starts
This is where most schedules slip, and it is almost never the factory's doing. A quote sent on the 1st does not start production on the 1st — production starts when the last piece of information arrives. Four things have to be settled:
- Artwork approved — the digital mock-up signed off, not just sent
- Sizes confirmed — a full size breakdown, not an estimate
- Payment terms agreed and any deposit cleared
- Any custom trims ordered, since woven labels run on their own lead time
What genuinely adds time
Custom woven labels and trims
These come from a partner mill with their own minimum and their own schedule. Ordered late, they become the critical path for the whole order.
Artwork that needs redrawing
A crest supplied as a small JPEG has to be rebuilt as vector before it can be embroidered or sublimated cleanly. We quote that before starting, not after.
Mid-run changes
A colour or size change after cutting means re-cutting. It is always possible; it is never free of time.
Peak season
Pre-season across multiple sports compresses everyone. Booking a slot early is the single most effective thing you can do to protect a date.
Tell us the date you need them by.
We will tell you whether it is achievable — and if it is not, we will say that rather than take the order.