Custom Hoodie Manufacturer

100 pieces per style, per colourway. The per-colourway part is what catches most new brands out: a hoodie in black and heather grey is two minimums, 200 pieces in total, because each colour is a separate fabric batch with its own dye lot and machine setup. Sizes work differently — you can split those 100 pieces across a size curve however suits your customers, since that doesn't change the setup, so a typical split might be 10 S, 25 M, 30 L, 25 XL, 10 XXL. Below roughly 100 units of genuine cut-and-sew production, the fixed costs of pattern making, the mill's own fabric minimums and a production line changeover stop spreading sensibly. That's the honest reason for the number rather than an arbitrary policy.

Because in most cases they're selling a different product, and it's worth knowing which before you compare prices. A very low hoodie minimum usually means the supplier is printing or embroidering your artwork onto ready-made blank hoodies they buy wholesale — which is a perfectly legitimate service, just not manufacturing. It means you don't choose the fabric weight, the fit, the shoulder line, the rib composition or the pocket style, because those were decided by whoever made the blank. The alternatives are a minimum counted per order rather than per colourway, or a unit price two to three times higher to absorb the setup. If you need 30 hoodies quickly, we'd really point you to a blank-printing service rather than take the order. If you want your own garment made to your own pattern, that's what the 100-piece floor buys.

It depends on your market and price point, and the trade-offs are real in both directions. Around 280 GSM is our lightest: soft drape, good for warm climates or a layering piece, though it won't read as premium and we don't go below it, because thinner fleece starts to feel cheap however well it's made. 320–360 GSM is the everyday streetwear standard and where most brands should probably start — substantial without being unwieldy. 400–500 GSM is genuine heavyweight, and it's what gives that boxy, structured, expensive feel popularised by brands like Essentials and Fear of God. The caveats on heavyweight: it costs more per unit because it simply uses more fabric, it costs more to ship because it's heavier, and it takes noticeably longer to dry — which real customers in hot climates do complain about. We make the full 280–500 GSM range and will tell you what you're trading away at either end.

Both start as the same loopback knit — the difference is what happens to the inside face. French terry leaves it as visible loops, unbrushed: lighter, more breathable, slightly textured against the skin, and it holds its shape well over time. Fleece brushes that inner face into a soft nap, which is warmer and gives the classic plush hoodie hand-feel most people picture. The trade-off is that brushing is also where pilling begins if the base yarn is low quality, so cheap fleece looks tired faster than cheap terry does. Neither is better in the abstract: fleece suits colder markets and a cosy positioning, terry suits year-round wear, warmer climates, and a cleaner more elevated look. We'll recommend based on your climate, price point and the feel you describe rather than defaulting to one.

Mostly a style decision, and both are standard options at no extra cost. A kangaroo pocket is a single pouch stitched across the front, and it reads classic, casual and streetwear-traditional — it's what most people picture when they think 'hoodie'. Split pockets are two separate side openings, which look cleaner and more considered, sit better under a zip placket, and are easier to use with hands in pockets since your hands aren't sharing one space. A practical note: on a heavyweight fabric a kangaroo pocket adds noticeable bulk across the front, so if you're going 450 GSM and want a sleeker silhouette, split pockets are usually the better call. On lighter weights it makes little difference either way.

Match the method to the artwork, not the other way round. Embroidery is stitched thread: it suits a small premium chest logo, has real texture, and lasts the life of the garment — but it can't reproduce gradients or fine detail, and a large dense design on soft fleece can pucker the fabric. Screen printing is the most durable and cost-effective choice for bold front or back graphics at volume, with one important cost mechanic: each colour needs its own screen and print pass, so a two-colour design is dramatically cheaper than a six-colour one at the same quantity. DTG sprays ink directly and handles detailed, photographic, many-colour artwork on smaller runs, at the cost of some durability. Send us the artwork and we'll tell you which method actually serves it best.

Yes — both, and they're pattern decisions rather than adjustments made later, so it's worth raising at the start. An oversized fit isn't just a bigger hoodie. The usual approach is a drop shoulder, where the shoulder seam deliberately extends past the natural shoulder point, combined with a wider body and often a shorter length to keep the proportion from reading simply too large. A cropped fit changes the hem position and usually needs the rib depth and body width rebalanced so it doesn't ride up in wear. Both are standard for us and neither carries a surcharge, but the pattern has to be drafted for the silhouette you want from the beginning. Send a reference garment or photos of a fit you like and we'll match the proportions on the sample.

Yes — GOTS-certified organic cotton is available across most hoodie styles, and our certificate number is RSC 9687, which you can verify yourself on the public database at global-standard.org rather than taking our word for it. GOTS covers organic fibre content, bans restricted chemistry including PFAS under version 7.0, and audits working conditions against core ILO standards across the whole supply chain. Two things useful to know: GOTS defines more than one label wording depending on fibre composition, and we confirm which one your fabric choice is entitled to before you print a hangtag. And synthetic content is limited rather than banned, with a higher allowance for stretch categories — so a cotton-rich piece can qualify while a fabric with no organic fibre at all cannot.

We won't invent a generic figure, because it moves a great deal — but here's the cost structure so you can sanity-check any quote you receive. Fabric is normally the largest single component, which is why a 450 GSM heavyweight costs meaningfully more than a 300 GSM midweight: it's simply more material per garment. Then cut-make-trim, the labour of cutting and assembling, which rises with every extra panel, pocket and closure — a zip-up costs more to make than a pullover. Then trims: drawcords, labels, zip, packaging. On top sit one-off pattern and sampling costs, spread across the order, which is why 100 pieces costs more per unit than 1,000. Prices typically step down around 500, 1,000 and 5,000 units. Our free pricing calculator gives an indicative band before you speak to anyone.

Six stages. First, you send whatever you have — a sketch, a reference hoodie whose fit you like, or a paragraph; you don't need a tech pack. Second, we spec it together and quote, roughly 3–7 days, so you know the numbers before spending on sampling. Third, sampling: we make one physical hoodie and ship it to you, about 10–15 days. Fourth, you wear it, wash it, and request changes — most first samples need at least one revision, which is normal; once approved it becomes the sealed sample every production piece is checked against. Fifth, bulk production, around 20–25 days, with photos at each stage. Sixth, final QC and DDP shipping. Roughly 40–50 days from approved sample, and the most common source of delay is waiting on decisions from your side rather than production on ours.

Yes — everything is private label, meaning the finished hoodie carries your brand and nothing of ours. That covers custom woven or printed neck labels, care and size labels, hem tags, custom drawcords and tipped cord ends, embroidery, prints, patches, and branded polybags or hangtags for retail-ready delivery. If you're selling at a premium price point, the details worth spending on first are a woven neck label rather than a printed care tag, and custom drawcords — both are inexpensive and both are noticed immediately when someone handles the garment. Send us your logo files and any packaging references and we'll spec the trims alongside the garment itself.

Roughly 40–50 days from approved sample to delivery at your door, made up of about 10–15 days sampling, 20–25 days bulk production, then final quality control and DDP shipping. Add a few days at the start for speccing and quoting. If you're planning to a launch date, work backwards from it and include every stage plus a buffer, because one sample revision round is normal rather than exceptional — brands that miss launch dates usually started the clock from bulk production rather than from the first conversation. If you have a fixed deadline, tell us at the outset and we'll say plainly whether it's achievable instead of agreeing and then missing it.