Micro Clothing Factory

What Is A Micro Clothing Factory ?

There is a high demand in the UK for  micro clothing factories and sewing studios   producing very small quantities of clothing and other sewn products at a reasonable price.

The UK used to have numerous small sewing studios based in  living rooms, kitchens and garages. Families working together using minimal equipment, and low overheads to produce very small runs of clothing or sewn product.

While this appears to be a step back to a previous era, these small factories can still serve a useful purpose for startup brands who cant find a conventional garment factory to take on their mini project.

Sometimes that project doesnt really fit into the clothing category, so it can be a little difficult to figure out who is best to approach for sample development and small scale production in the UK.

Those factories that are prepared to take on the work may charge a rate that is prohibitive for the small startup. For most types of clothing you may need to use expensive specialist machinery and crafts people.

I am here redefining what the modern definition of a “micro factory” is – Referring  to ” small, highly automated and technologically advanced” factories. But that is definitely not what I am referring to.

Our micro factories are run by very experienced people with a wide range of knowledge and skills. They tend to use basic industrial sewing machinery, with a minimum workforce.

They are often just one person, or maybe two, working together to produce patterns, grades, samples, and small production runs.

Micro factories are very used to dealing with small clothing businesses or individual clients who just want a few custom made garments. They can even provide very valuable but inexpensive advice for small clothing businesses.

Professional pattern cutters, graders, and tech packers cost a lot of money. A micro factory should be able to provide all these services without the added expense of using professionals.

What Type Of Products Do They Sew ?

As these micro factories use fairly basic machinery, they are not generally suitable for producing specialist garments such as swimwear or sportswear that require both specialist machinery and highly specialist crafts people.

As they tend to be multi skilled over a wide range of products, they can help with sample development and small production with many different types of sewn products, including bags, dresses, jackets, shirts, blouses, etc.

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