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Considered materials for everyday rest.
Define the wearer, intended use and destination before choosing a fabric route. Material softness alone does not establish finished-product suitability.
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Pyjama T-shirt: Fabric selection
A pyjama T-shirt should be developed around its stated adult nightwear combination, sleeve room, neck opening and unobtrusive seam arrangement. Draw the body length relative to the chosen shorts or…
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Pyjama T-shirt: GSM, width & consumption
A pyjama T-shirt needs a complete component estimate even when its silhouette appears simple. Obtain fronts, backs, sleeves, neckband or other neckline finish, and any separate support pieces from…
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Pyjama T-shirt: Colour & print development
A pyjama T-shirt can communicate its design through a solid colour, a small placement, an all-over repeat or another explicit treatment. Make that choice before artwork development rather than adding…
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Pyjama T-shirt: Sampling & garment checks
Label the adult sample with body article, weight, pattern, neck finish, shoulder and underarm seam arrangement, label and any decoration. SJ-104 is 95% modal and 5% elastane with Bio-polish + soft…
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Pyjama T-shirt: Wholesale sourcing brief
Use an issue-disposition log for a pyjama T-shirt already in development. Give each concern an identifier tied to a physical sample and region: back neck, label attachment or inside decoration…
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Pyjama trousers: Fabric selection
Adult pyjama trousers can be a straight loose leg, a tapered ankle style or a wide-leg coordinate. Those designs place different demands on the fabric and pattern. Bring a reference showing the…
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Pyjama trousers: GSM, width & consumption
A pyjama trouser has two long legs plus a shaped seat, rise extension and waistband. An estimate copied from shorts or a narrow leg can therefore be misleading. Start with the intended trouser…
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Pyjama trousers: Colour & print development
A pyjama print should be judged on the trouser rather than a small repeat on a screen. The front rise, back seat and inner leg divide the design into pieces that meet at visible and less visible…
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Pyjama trousers: Sampling & garment checks
For adult pyjama trousers, build the first controlled sample with the intended leg shape, rise, pocket choice and waistband construction. Identify whether it uses SJ-103, the 95% viscose and 5%…
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Pyjama trousers: Wholesale sourcing brief
Describe the programme as adult knitted pyjama trousers and give the proposed silhouette, sales destination and whether a coordinating top is involved. A straight loose leg, an ankle cuff and a…
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Pyjama shorts: Fabric selection
Adult pyjama shorts need a relationship between waist position, rise, leg opening and hem that works in the intended nightwear setting. Draw the style standing and seated, noting whether it is a…
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Pyjama shorts: GSM, width & consumption
A pyjama short’s front and back rise, curved hem and waist construction can change material use even when the nominal inseam stays similar. Request the actual adult pattern and identify which edges…
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Pyjama shorts: Colour & print development
Pyjama shorts place a small area of artwork between the waist and a hem that changes angle when seated. Decide whether the design is a scattered repeat, a quiet solid, a contrast edge or another…
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Pyjama shorts: Sampling & garment checks
Make the adult pyjama-short sample with the specified hem or binding rather than a temporarily folded longer leg. Record its body article and weight: SJ-104 is 95% modal and 5% elastane with…
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Pyjama shorts: Wholesale sourcing brief
Provide front, back and side drawings with the intended waist position, front and back rise, inseam and finished leg opening. Explain whether the silhouette is loose, shaped or another defined…
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Nightdress: Fabric selection
An adult nightdress hangs from its shoulder or strap area and carries a longer body below it. Begin with the intended shoulder construction, neckline and finished length, then show the shape from the…
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Nightdress: GSM, width & consumption
A nightdress can look simple while using quite different amounts of body fabric depending on its length and hem sweep. Start the estimate with the actual front and back pattern pieces, the intended…
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Nightdress: Colour & print development
The visible artwork area of a nightdress extends from an upper-body opening to a hem that may move considerably when the wearer sits or rests. Start with a full-size placement drawing showing front,…
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Nightdress: Sampling & garment checks
A shortened prototype leaves an important part of the nightdress decision unanswered: how the whole garment hangs from the shoulders or straps. Make the controlled adult sample at the intended length…
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Nightdress: Wholesale sourcing brief
Describe the intended length, sleeve or strap construction and body shape before asking for a quotation. Include front and back drawings with the neckline, armholes and any opening detail visible.…
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Sleep tank: Fabric selection
A sleep tank may be worn as a loose upper-body piece, beneath another adult night layer or with a particular undergarment. State that styling intention and draw the neckline, armhole, shoulder width…
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Sleep tank: GSM, width & consumption
A sleep tank can have modest body area while its neckline, armholes and shoulder construction still require a carefully defined material package. Obtain the front and back pattern, binding strips and…
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Sleep tank: Colour & print development
A narrow-bound sleep tank can communicate its design through a plain body and quiet matching edges, a deliberate contrast binding or a small artwork placement. Draw that hierarchy before asking for…
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Sleep tank: Sampling & garment checks
The adult sleep-tank sample should identify its body article, offered weight, pattern revision and binding variant. SJ-104 is 95% modal and 5% elastane with Bio-polish + soft hand; SJ-102 is 95%…
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Sleep tank: Wholesale sourcing brief
Provide a drawing showing body length, neckline, armhole shape, finished shoulder width and the intended underlayer or outer night layer. State whether the tank should be relaxed, close or another…
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Jersey sleep robe: Fabric selection
A jersey sleep robe is a layer with a front opening, facing or edge treatment, sleeves and a belt arrangement that must work together. Decide the intended adult underlayer and robe length before…
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Jersey sleep robe: GSM, width & consumption
A jersey robe marker needs fronts, back, sleeves, front facings or bands, belt and loops, plus any specified pockets or cuffs. Show which pieces are doubled and which use another material. The long…
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Jersey sleep robe: Colour & print development
A robe can show its front facing, sleeve interior and belt in different proportions when worn open and when tied. Draw both states before choosing the colour or artwork plan. Decide whether the…
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Jersey sleep robe: Sampling & garment checks
Build the adult sample with the intended full body length, sleeve, facing, belt and loops before its opening balance is assessed. Identify SJ-103 single jersey with 95% viscose and 5% elastane and…
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Jersey sleep robe: Wholesale sourcing brief
Open the enquiry with a robe drawing showing full length, front overlap, sleeve shape, facing or band and the belt route. State the intended adult underlayer and whether the garment should look…
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Waffle robe: Fabric selection
A waffle robe should be developed around the appearance and assembly of its textured surface, not treated as a smooth jersey robe with a different name. Decide how the cell pattern should read across…
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Waffle robe: GSM, width & consumption
A waffle robe can use the body material in collar bands, pocket turnbacks, a doubled belt and small attachment pieces as well as the main panels. List those components with their cut dimensions and…
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Waffle robe: Colour & print development
A waffle surface contributes light-and-shadow detail that a flat colour chip cannot reproduce. Decide how the body, folded collar, pocket edges and belt should appear together, including any reverse…
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Waffle robe: Sampling & garment checks
Identify the adult sample’s article, weight and face before review. TX-802 is the 100% cotton waffle route with Enzyme + soft hand; TL-701 is 80% cotton and 20% polyester loop-back terry with Enzyme…
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Waffle robe: Wholesale sourcing brief
Send a drawing showing the intended adult robe length, collar or band, sleeves, belt and specified pockets. Mark which face and texture direction should appear on each visible component. Explain…
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Lounge co-ord: Fabric selection
A lounge co-ord is judged as a pair: the top’s lower edge, the bottom’s waist and the way both pieces hang together create the intended outline. Draw the actual top and bottom, identifying whether…
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Lounge co-ord: GSM, width & consumption
A lounge co-ord cost needs the exact top and bottom that make one sellable unit, including their size relationship. List body components and separate materials for each piece, then identify which…
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Lounge co-ord: Colour & print development
A coordinated lounge pair is read where the top ends and the lower piece begins, as well as across the full body. Decide whether the intention is an apparent match, a tonal combination or a…
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Lounge co-ord: Sampling & garment checks
Label the adult top and bottom individually, then link them as the pair being reviewed. Record patterns, sizes, components and whether the body route is SJ-104 or SJ-103. SJ-104 is 95% modal and 5%…
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Lounge co-ord: Wholesale sourcing brief
Create one proposed release card that names the top and bottom identities and the relationship approved between them. Its output is a permitted pairing for cutting allocation and appearance review,…
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Thermal lounge top: Fabric selection
The thermal lounge top in this brief is a textured adult top to be reviewed beneath a specified outer layer. The word thermal in a fabric or style name is not a measured insulation result. Draw the…
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Thermal lounge top: GSM, width & consumption
A top that fits poorly beneath an outer sleeve may need another seam arrangement or pattern rather than a lower mass per area. GSM measures area mass, not a finished layered junction’s thickness or…
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Thermal lounge top: Colour & print development
Decide which parts of the textured lounge top should appear beneath the specified outer garment: neckline, sleeve end, lower hem or another intended area. Draw those boundaries on the actual outfit…
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Thermal lounge top: Sampling & garment checks
Label the inner top, its size, pattern, material and components, then identify the actual outer garment and size used for review. TX-802 is 100% cotton waffle knit with Enzyme + soft hand; IN-201 is…
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Thermal lounge top: Wholesale sourcing brief
When a textured lounge top is already sampled beneath an intended outer garment, the buyer needs an assignment that identifies what can change next. Name the interference region: neck, sleeve or…
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Thermal lounge bottoms: Fabric selection
The proposed adult thermal lounge bottom needs a clear use route before material selection: a lounge piece worn alone, a first layer beneath a named outer trouser, or both as separately assessed…
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Thermal lounge bottoms: GSM, width & consumption
A first-layer bottom beneath trousers cannot be costed by taking material out of an outer lounge pattern until the estimate looks small enough. Obtain the actual front and back leg pieces, crotch or…
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Thermal lounge bottoms: Colour & print development
Decide whether the adult bottom is intended to be seen alone, shown at the ankle beneath trousers or concealed as a first layer. That choice determines which colour relationships need attention and…
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Thermal lounge bottoms: Sampling & garment checks
Identify the inner bottom’s material, offered weight, pattern size and components, then mark waist level, crotch reference, knee position and ankle finish on the review diagram. TX-802 is 100% cotton…
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Thermal lounge bottoms: Wholesale sourcing brief
For an adult bottom intended beneath trousers, request a physical pattern-route handoff that connects inner size, body landmarks and the named outer-trouser route. Its output is a maker-usable…
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T-shirts
Jersey, silhouettes and decoration
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Openings, layering and movement
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Texture with a considered fit
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A coordinated component story
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Build the right everyday layer
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Shape, volume and finishing details
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Fabric decisions in motion
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Drape, coverage and proportion
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Considered materials for everyday rest
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