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What's In a Bag? A Brief History of Luggage

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What's In a Bag? A Brief History of Luggage

Explores the history of luggage and how contract sewing can help luggage innovators realize their ideal products.

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Knits and Weaving: The Key Differences, Benefits, and How to Choose

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Knits and Weaving: The Key Differences, Benefits, and How to Choose

Learn more about what knit and woven fabrics are, how they are made, what benefits each one offers, and what you should know if you want to learn how to manufacture soft goods.

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Global Markets Look To CustomFab USA for Domestic Manufacturing

Global Markets Look To CustomFab USA for Domestic Manufacturing

Being heralded as part of the solution to bring manufacturing and production back to America, Textile & Apparel Newspaper recently wrote a feature on CustomFab USA, highlighting how it’s remained competitive in a global economy.

INDUSTRY HACK TO MAKE YOUR PRODUCT WITH COLOR

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INDUSTRY HACK TO MAKE YOUR PRODUCT WITH COLOR

These two common-sense insider hacks will allow you to continue diversifying the colorways of your product saving you time, stress, and absurd overheads:  

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The Cut & Sew of Cutting Tickets

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The Cut & Sew of Cutting Tickets

While the specifications and intricacies of Cutting Tickets are always different, there are a few core elements that are necessary...

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Top 5 Questions Sewing Contractors Will Ask About Your Product

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Top 5 Questions Sewing Contractors Will Ask About Your Product

Here are the 5 essential questions it helps to know the answers to before a first meeting...

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In-House Tooling: The Contract Sewing Secret

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In-House Tooling: The Contract Sewing Secret

Having an arsenal of the right tooling is the secret ingredient to being a great manufacturer...

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Designing For Machines

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Designing For Machines

Some low hanging fruit to consider when designing for an automated machine is to look at...

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The Sewing Foot Fetish & Why It’s Wrong

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The Sewing Foot Fetish & Why It’s Wrong

And yes, while there are hundreds of feet out there, all with their own nuances and specialties, we’ve got a secret the home sewing industry probably doesn’t want you to know...

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