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Proposal at a glance
| Goal | A recycled polyester shell fabric for rain jackets |
|---|---|
| Our part | Yarn, weaving, finishing, and lab tests |
| Your part | Design targets, garment samples, and wear trials |
| Duration | About 6 months to a production-ready fabric |
| Rights | Shared fabric spec · yours alone for the first season |
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A catalog fabric is hard to change
Your current shell fabric comes from a mill catalog, so weight, hand feel, and color can't be adjusted to your designs.
Switching to recycled yarn means new tests for water repellency and tear strength, and a catalog mill rarely runs them for one brand.
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A fabric built around your design targets
Your designers set the targets: weight, stretch, water repellency, and hand feel. We spin recycled polyester yarn and weave sample lengths on our pilot loom.
In each round we test the samples in our lab and send you 5 m lengths for garment trials. After three rounds we fix the spec and move to the production loom.
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What your team gets
A fabric made for your line
Weight, color, and hand feel set by your designers.
Lab data every round
Water repellency, tear strength, and wash results come with each sample.
One season to yourself
No other brand can use the fabric in the first season it sells.
Our development setup
2
pilot looms for sample lengths
5
sample length per round
3
test rounds planned
10
per sample round
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Project plan
Month 1
Design targets and yarn choice
Months 2–3
Three sample rounds with lab tests
Month 4
Garment trials by your team
Month 5
Final spec and price
Month 6
First production roll
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Questions about the project
Who owns the fabric spec?
We share it. You have the fabric to yourself for one season. After that we may offer the base fabric to others, without your colors or finish.
Who pays for development?
We cover yarn and lab tests. You cover garment samples and wear trials. The proposal document lists each cost.
Development team
- develop@example.com
- Phone
- +1 555 0204
- Mill visits
- Mon–Fri, by appointment