YOUR HEADWEAR. OUR FACTORY.
From your first sample to the finished collection. Explore the people and processes behind our OEM and ODM headwear manufacturing.
Explore the makingFactory photography from our production, sample and storage spaces.
FOUR PROCESSES. COUNTLESS POSSIBILITIES.
Start with shape. Build the structure. Give it a voice. Explore the processes available for your headwear project.
Select a process to explore the decisions behind it.
01 / Cutting
The pattern turns a fabric choice into individual panels. Crown profile, panel construction and brim shape belong in the same conversation.
- Crown profile
- Panel construction
- Fabric direction
Bring a reference for the silhouette, along with your preferred fabric and fit.
Discuss your projectFactory photography from our production, sample and storage spaces.
EVERY PIECE. A CLOSER LOOK.
100% inspection is part of our manufacturing offer. The approved sample and your project requirements help define what the team needs to review.
Build a clearer review brief
Suggested discussion points, not a statement of test standards or acceptance criteria. Select a detail to see what to confirm.
Shape & fit
Identify the agreed crown profile, brim shape and sizing reference. Capture changes made during sample development.
Reference: approved sample + size notesFactory photography from our production, sample and storage spaces.
FIRST, SOMETHING YOU CAN HOLD.
OEM and ODM support, built around the starting point you already have. Bring a resolved specification or a direction to develop into a sample.
Have a specification?
Share your technical pack, artwork and material references so the team can review the intended construction.
Have a direction?
Share the silhouette, audience and visual references. Discuss the design decisions needed to create a sample.
- 01
Define
Shape, fabric, artwork and quantity.
- 02
Develop
Turn the agreed direction into a sample.
- 03
Review
Bring fit and finish feedback together.
- 04
Confirm
Agree the final details before production.
YOURS. DOWN TO THE LABEL.
The identity lives beyond the front panel. Plan the details someone discovers when they pick up, try on and keep your hat.
- 01
Custom logo
Agree the artwork, technique, scale and placement.
- 02
Labels
Define the label artwork and where it belongs.
- 03
Hangtags
Bring the tag design into the same project brief.
The details you feel.
The checks you can name.
A clean outside does not tell the whole story. Turn the sample over and agree what to check before discussing the bulk order.
Follow the sweatband.
Look for twists, puckering and rough joins around the opening. Feel the attachment seam and the area behind the decoration. Mark the exact position of anything uncomfortable on a photo.
Open the seams to view.
Inspect the seam tape, loose thread ends and the meeting point of the panels. Compare the left and right sides with the approved reference; a front-only photo can hide an uneven assembly.
Use the closure, then check again.
Open and close the fastening, adjust it to the intended fit and inspect the strap attachment. Record the setting used so the next review compares the same fit.
One agreed reference for the whole order.
Use the following order handover to align the conversation with our team. It describes the information to agree for your project; exact review and release arrangements are confirmed for each order.
Keep the approved details attached to the order.
A sample is useful only when the production team can identify which version it represents. Agree the construction, artwork and order breakdown together before discussing bulk headwear production.
Sample identity
Record the style name, colorway and sample revision. Keep front, side, rear and interior references together. When a new sample changes one detail, state whether the other approved details carry forward.
Material & artwork reference
Identify the fabric, component colors, logo dimensions and placements. An approval such as “use the navy one” is ambiguous when several navy fabrics or thread shades have been discussed. Attach the named reference to the decision.
Inspection priorities
FORMBRIM carries out 100% inspection. Discuss the specific points your order requires: construction, visible decoration, labels and packing. If you have acceptance criteria, supply them in advance; the inspection statement alone does not define a testing standard.
Packing & repeat-order record
List quantities by style and color, required labels and carton instructions. Retain the approved specification for future orders. If fabric, trims or the artwork version change on a reorder, identify the change and discuss whether another sample is needed.
The hat is only part of the handover.
A clear order also identifies what is packed, where it goes and which record to use if something differs. Resolve these points while the specification is still being agreed.
Approve one complete order record
Keep the approved sample identifier beside the final artwork, component colors, measurements and quantity breakdown. List labels, hangtags and packing on the same revision. A change to the logo after approval needs a recorded decision about price, sampling and timing before it becomes an instruction for production.
Agree the commercial scope
The quotation should separate hat unit prices, sample charges, any separately quoted setup work and transport. Confirm currency, payment stages and their due dates in writing. These are order-specific terms: a sample fee is not a production deposit, and an estimated unit price is not a confirmed order.
Make the delivery destination usable
Provide the delivery address, postcode, receiving contact and required arrival date. Identify split destinations and carton-label requirements before packing. Ask the quotation to state the shipping method, delivery term, and responsibility for customs clearance, duties and taxes. Production completion and arrival are different dates.
Report a discrepancy with a reference
If a delivered item differs from the agreed specification, keep the affected pieces and packing. Send the order reference, style and colorway, affected quantity, carton labels, an overall view and close-up photographs beside the approved reference. Identify whether the issue is fit, decoration, construction, quantity or transit damage so the next action can be discussed against the order record.
Refunds, replacements and other remedies for bulk orders are governed by the agreed order terms and the review of the reported issue; this guide does not promise an automatic outcome.
Check the quotation before confirming an order ↗YOUR NEXT HAT STARTS WITH A BRIEF.
Tell us the shape, quantity and details you have in mind. We will help define the next step.
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