Sourcing library

Guides for better textile sourcing

Use these guides to structure a supplier search, prepare a useful RFQ and validate the facts that matter before an order is placed.

Illustrative AI-generated textile and apparel visual
Illustrative AI-generated visual. It does not depict a named manufacturer, an actual production site or a verified material supply chain.

Evaluate a clothing manufacturer

What to check before starting development.

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Write an apparel RFQ

How to prepare a brief factories can assess.

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Verify factory certificates

How to check scope, dates and relevance.

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Understand MOQ

What minimum order quantities really depend on.

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Source apparel from Sri Lanka

A practical process from first brief to production.

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A better sourcing decision

Use evidence before assumptions.

Public information is useful for creating a shortlist. It does not replace a programme-specific discussion with the manufacturer. Keep factual evidence, supplier answers and commercial terms separate.