Joggers & Sweatpants Manufacturer

One hundred and fifty pairs per style, per colour. Joggers sit at the more construction-heavy end of what we make — waistband with drawcord and eyelets, elasticated or ribbed cuffs, pockets, and often a gusset — so the pattern and sample stage matters more than it does on a tee. That work is done once and reused on every reorder. The per-colour floor is fabric-driven: fleece and French terry are knitted and dyed in lots, and splitting a hundred and fifty pairs across three colours means three separate lots. If you are testing, run one colour deep. Black or heather grey sells first almost universally, and the reorder pattern will tell you what your second colour should be far more reliably than a guess at launch. Sizes work differently: split the hundred and fifty across your size curve however suits your customers, because every size shares the same fabric lot and setup.

French terry keeps the loops on the inside face exactly as knitted; fleece is the same knit with those loops brushed into a soft nap. On a jogger that single difference changes the product. Terry is lighter, more breathable and quicker to dry, and it drapes, so it suits year-round wear, transitional weather and warmer climates, which is why most premium and warm-climate joggers use it. Fleece traps air, so it is warmer, softer and heavier. The trade-off is pilling: brushing loosens fibre ends, and on a cheap base yarn fleece starts to pill after a dozen washes. Brushing is also an extra process at the mill, so fleece costs more per kilo than the equivalent terry. For year-round joggers most brands land on French terry around 320 to 360 GSM; for winter sweatpants, brushed fleece from 360 upward. Our French terry guide covers the fabric in more depth.

For most brands, 320 to 400 GSM in French terry or fleece. Below about 280 the fabric drapes rather than holds shape and reads as loungewear; above 400 you are into heavyweight territory that feels substantial but runs hot and costs noticeably more, since fabric is roughly half the unit price and you buy it by the kilo. That 320 to 400 band is where most premium joggers sit — enough weight to hang properly and survive washing without being oppressive. French terry is looped on the inside and lighter in feel; brushed fleece is warmer and softer but pills more readily if the yarn is poor. The honest advice: tell us the season and market rather than picking a number, and we will send swatches so you feel the difference.

A little, typically three to five per cent, and we build that into the garment rather than leaving your customer to discover it. All cotton knits shrink, more in length than in width, so on a jogger it shows up as a shorter leg rather than a slimmer one. The terry or fleece is compacted, or pre-shrunk, before cutting, so most of the movement happens at the mill; skip that and a size L can become a size M after one hot wash. Then the pattern is cut slightly oversized to absorb whatever is left. We wash-test the pre-production sample and set the size chart from the washed measurements, not the unwashed ones, which is the step most often skipped. Expect minimal further change after the first wash; tumble-drying on high adds a little more, as on any cotton garment. Saggy ankles are a recovery problem, not shrinkage, which is why our rib cuffs carry elastane.

Yes, in organic cotton fleece or French terry made under our GOTS certificate, RSC 9687, with the scope certificate sent on request. Worth knowing on joggers specifically: most people want a small amount of elastane for recovery at the knee and seat, otherwise the fabric bags out after a few wears. GOTS 7.0 caps virgin synthetics such as elastane at ten per cent and recycled synthetics at twenty per cent, with no higher limit for leggings or sportswear, so a jogger with elastane can still carry the certification. A typical 95% organic cotton, 5% elastane fleece meets GOTS's higher "organic" label grade; below 95% organic fibre, the permitted wording becomes "made with organic", which needs at least 70%. That surprises people who assume any stretch disqualifies organic. We will confirm exactly which certification wording your specific blend qualifies for before you print it on a label, because the permitted claim differs by composition.

Send us the garment. That is genuinely the most useful thing you can do — measurements taken from a physical piece you already like beat any description or sketch, and it removes most of the guesswork from the first sample. We measure it at every point, build the pattern from those numbers, and send you a sample to compare side by side. If you do not have a reference garment, a size chart with points of measure works, though expect an extra sampling round while we converge on what you meant. What we cannot do is match a fit from a photograph or a brand name; two garments labelled medium from different labels can differ by four centimetres across the waist or thigh, so "like a standard men's medium" is not something anyone can cut to.

Three constructions cover almost every jogger and sweatpant. A covered elastic waistband is a band of your body fabric folded over wide elastic, usually 3 to 4 cm, with a flat drawcord threaded through two eyelets or buttonholes at the front: the clean, premium default. An exposed elastic band uses a jacquard or printed elastic as the visible waistband, which lets you carry a logo there but costs more, carries its own supplier minimum and adds lead time. A rib waistband, knitted with elastane, is the softer, more athletic option and is common on lighter terry. The details that decide comfort are elastic width, whether the elastic is channel-stitched so it cannot twist inside the casing, and drawcord length, which needs to hang evenly once the waist is cinched. We sample the waistband exactly as it will run in bulk, because it is the part customers adjust every single day.

Side-seam pockets are standard and cost nothing extra: the pocket bag is sewn into the side seam and is invisible from the front. Slant front pockets read more tailored and take slightly more work. A back patch pocket is common on premium joggers and is cheap to add. A zipped side or back pocket is where the price moves, because the zip is a bought-in trim with its own lead time and the opening has to be faced so it lies flat rather than waving. Cargo pockets add fabric, labour and a flap closure, and on a heavyweight fleece they can pull the leg out of line if the pocket is too heavy for the cloth. Pocket bags are often cut in a lighter jersey rather than the body fleece so they do not add bulk at the hip. Tell us which pockets you want at the quote stage, because each one is a line on the costing.

Yes, and colour is the part to plan for. Two garments only match reliably if their fabric comes from the same dye lot, because two lots of the same shade can differ visibly once the pieces are worn together. For a set, we have the hoodie and jogger fabric dyed together in one dye lot, cut both and run them through production together, rather than making the joggers later against a hoodie colour. That usually means ordering both pieces at the same time. Weight is a separate choice: most sets use one fabric for both, but some brands pair a heavier hoodie with a slightly lighter jogger so the trousers do not run hot, which still matches if both qualities are dyed together. Each garment carries its own minimum of 150 pieces per colour, so a matching set in one colourway is 300 pieces in total.

The usual placements are the upper left thigh, the back pocket or back hip, down the side of one leg, and the waistband itself. Embroidery suits a small thigh or hip logo and lasts as long as the garment, but a large dense design on soft fleece can pucker, so we back it with stabiliser and keep the stitch density sensible for the weight. Screen printing is the durable choice for bold leg graphics and gets cheaper per piece as quantity rises, with one screen per colour. Puff print gives a raised finish that works well on heavyweight fleece. A printed or jacquard waistband carries a repeat logo but is a separate trim with its own minimum. Place logos with the body in mind rather than a flat pattern: a thigh mark sits differently on a relaxed fit than on a slim one, so we confirm the position on the physical sample before bulk.

Yes. We grade your base size across the full size run, and bottoms are where grading most often goes wrong, because the rise, thigh and inseam do not scale in step with the waist. The classic mistake is growing the inseam with the waist, which gives the large sizes legs that are far too long and the small sizes trousers that stop short. Most brands run one regular inseam per size; a second, longer inseam is costed as a separate style because it needs its own cutting marker, although it shares fabric and trims. On cuffed joggers the inseam is forgiving, since the rib gathers any extra length; on open-hem and wide-leg sweats it is visible at the shoe, so we measure the washed sample against your chart before bulk. Our size chart guide explains the points of measure if you are building one from scratch.

Fabric first, bought by the kilo, so a 400 GSM fleece costs meaningfully more than a 320 GSM terry for the same pair of trousers. Then cut-make-trim, the labour, which rises with every pocket, zip, panel and cuff; a plain cuffed jogger is quicker to sew than a cargo sweatpant with zipped pockets. Then trims: elastic, drawcord and tips, eyelets, labels and packaging. On top sit one-off costs for the pattern and sample, spread across the order, which is why 150 pairs cost more per unit than 1,000; rates typically step down around 500, 1,000 and 5,000 pieces. We will not quote a generic price, because the gap between a basic jogger and a heavyweight zip-pocket sweatpant is large; once you have our quote, our free pricing calculator shows the margin and markup it leaves at your retail price.

Yes, but each fit is its own style, with its own pattern, sample and minimum of 150 pieces per colour. A women's jogger is not a men's jogger graded smaller. For the same waist, the hip and seat need more room, the rise is shaped differently at the back, and the inseam for a given size is usually shorter, so we draft it on a women's block rather than scaling down a men's pattern. A men's and a women's jogger in one colour is therefore 300 pairs. The alternative many brands launch with is a single unisex pattern: one style, one 150-piece minimum, graded XS to 3XL, with a size chart that tells women to size down. It works best on relaxed, cuffed joggers, because the rib takes up spare length at the ankle. If you want both fits to sell as a matched pair, we cut both from the same dye lot so the colours match.

Wear it before you measure it. Sit, squat and climb stairs: the back rise should not pull at the seat, and the front should not bag when you stand. Pull the drawcord tight and check that the elastic stays flat in its channel and the cord ends hang level. Pull each cuff over your heel a few times; the rib should still close flat. Check the pockets in a mirror: pocket bags can show through light colours or flare at the hip. Then wash and dry it the way your customers will, following the care label, and measure the waist, thigh, inseam and leg opening against your size chart. Lay it flat and check the side seams still run straight down the leg rather than twisting towards the front. Finally, compare the cuff and body colour in daylight. Put every comment against a point of measure; once you approve, we seal that sample and measure bulk against it.