ExamplesNot client orders
Five example first runs, from 150 padded jackets to 300 printed t-shirts. Each shows the spec, where in Britain it would be made, the timeline week by week and a cost estimate you can repeat in our calculator.
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Example No. 01 · not a client order
300 printed t-shirts
Five example runs
Each one is an example, not a client order: a realistic first run at our minimums, with where it would be made, a week-by-week timeline and a cost estimate from our calculator.
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No. 01Example, not a client order
Where it would be made. Leicester or Nottingham, where UK knitwear and jersey production clusters. Leicester clothing manufacturers.
Calculator estimate, ex-factory, full package
£7.40–£11.65 per piece
Run of 300 pieces: £2,220–£3,495
Your factory quote may differ. Fabric price per colourway, trims and sample rounds move it.
Timeline, brief to goods ready
Shortest case Longer case Send the brief 14+ weeks before your ship date
What the brief needed
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No. 02Example, not a client order
Where it would be made. Leicester or Nottingham, where UK jersey and fleece production clusters. Nottingham clothing manufacturers.
Calculator estimate, ex-factory, full package
£19.50–£31.50 per piece
Run of 200 pieces: £3,900–£6,300
Your factory quote may differ. Fabric price per colourway, trims and sample rounds move it.
Timeline, brief to goods ready
Shortest case Longer case Send the brief 14+ weeks before your ship date
What the brief needed
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No. 03Example, not a client order
Where it would be made. Pattern and sample in London, where sampling and pattern cutting sit; bulk in a cut-and-sew unit such as those around Manchester. London clothing manufacturers.
Calculator estimate, ex-factory, full package
£28.98–£60.18 per piece
Run of 150 pieces: £4,347–£9,027
Your factory quote may differ. Fabric price per colourway, trims and sample rounds move it.
Timeline, brief to goods ready
Shortest case Longer case Send the brief 14+ weeks before your ship date
What the brief needed
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No. 04Example, not a client order
Where it would be made. Manchester, where UK cut and sew and outerwear production sits. Outerwear minimums start at 150. Manchester clothing manufacturers.
Calculator estimate, ex-factory, full package
£53.75–£113.75 per piece
Run of 150 pieces: £8,063–£17,063
Your factory quote may differ. Fabric price per colourway, trims and sample rounds move it.
Timeline, brief to goods ready
Shortest case Longer case Send the brief 14+ weeks before your ship date
What the brief needed
Photos show the production step, not this example.
No. 05Example, not a client order
Where it would be made. No single town: we place the brief with a factory that can cut, sew and wash your fabric. Denim minimums start at 200.
Calculator estimate, ex-factory, full package
£29.80–£51.40 per piece
Run of 200 pieces: £5,960–£10,280
Your factory quote may differ. Fabric price per colourway, trims and sample rounds move it.
Timeline, brief to goods ready
Shortest case Longer case Send the brief 14+ weeks before your ship date
What the brief needed
No knitwear example yet: the calculator has no knitwear base price until UK factory quotes confirm one. Knitwear starts from 100 pieces with a 6–8 week bulk lead time; send a knitwear brief for a real answer.
From estimate to real quote
Here is how your own run goes from a calculator estimate to a factory quote you can sign.
Run your garment through the cost calculator for an indicative ex-factory range per piece.
Garment base×Fabric×Quantity×Complexity+Extras
Product, fabric, pieces per style, target date and whatever you have: tech pack, sketch or sample. We read it and tell you by email whether it fits, or give you an honest no.
We assign the UK factory built for your product within 7 days of a qualified brief. It quotes from your tech pack and bills you directly. No commission, no markup.
If we place your brief, our fee is quoted in writing before any work starts and is never tied to order size.
An honest no, at no costAbout 1 in 5 briefs is not a fit for our factory group, and we say so by email before you spend anything.
About these examples
What the numbers mean and where they come from.
No. Every run on this page is an example, not a client order. They show what a typical first UK run of each product looks like, using the minimums, lead times and cost logic we publish.
With our cost calculator: garment base price × fabric tier × quantity tier × complexity, plus extras per piece. The run total is the price per piece × the pieces in the example. Each run lists the settings, so you can repeat it in the calculator.
Open the cost calculatorFabric price per colourway, trims, size range, sample rounds and the factory’s loading all move the number. The calculator gives an indicative ex-factory range; the factory quotes a binding price once it has your tech pack.
Allow about a week to place the brief, 2–4 weeks for sampling, then 6–11 weeks of bulk production from the approved sample depending on the product. Send the brief at least 14 weeks before your ship date.
From 100 pieces per style. Outerwear and tailoring usually start at 150, denim and activewear at 200.
The factory. It quotes and bills you directly, with no commission to us. If we place your brief, our own fee is quoted in writing before any work starts and is never tied to order size.
Not to send a brief. A factory needs one before it quotes a binding price and cuts a sample. If you don’t have one, we make a factory-ready tech pack for £79 per style in 3–5 working days.
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Put it in your brief or email ukclothingproduction@gmail.com. We reply within 24 hours.
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