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What to include when you ask for a fabric quotation

An incomplete brief is the most common reason a quotation is slow. The information a fabric enquiry actually needs is short, and it can all be gathered up front.

What to include when you ask for a fabric quotation

The technical fields

Fibre composition, yarn count where relevant, knit construction, target weight, usable width, colour reference and finish. Without those seven, what you get back is an estimate, not a quotation.

The commercial fields

Quantity per colour, total lot, target delivery window and Incoterm. Colour count and total quantity are read together: 1,000 kg across ten colours is not the same job as 1,000 kg in one.

Approval and test expectations

Say whether a sample is needed, which tests will be asked for, and what the destination market requires. These bear directly on the lead time.

From the catalogue

40 recorded Single jersey qualities in the catalogue, 130–210 g/m².

%100 compact combed cotton · %95 cotton %5 elastane · %95 modal %5 elastane · %95 viscose %5 elastane

Frequently asked questions

Is sending a physical swatch enough?

It helps, but not on its own — target weight, width and end use are still needed.

Why are there no prices on the site?

Pricing is worked per project once the technical brief is complete.

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Production notes

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