Small-run clothing
manufacturing
Repeat runs and made-to-order manufacturing for established labels, cut and sewn in Carina. Minimums from 25 units, your patterns or ours, with every unit checked before dispatch.
Manufacturing without the container
For labels that have outgrown hand-sewing but cannot justify offshore minimums, our bench sits in the gap. Runs from 25 units up, with proper patterns, grading and finishing, all inside Australia.
Made-to-order works too: we keep your graded patterns on file and produce against your orders in weekly batches. No dead stock, no storage bills, no landfill maths keeping you up at night.
Because everything happens in one room, problems surface fast. A fabric issue on Tuesday gets solved on Tuesday, not discovered in a shipping container six weeks later.
Manufacturing pricing
Quoted per style. The structure stays the same across clients.
| Job type | Price (AUD) |
|---|---|
| CMT only, your pattern and fabric | from $32/unit |
| Full service, our fabric | from $58/unit |
| Made-to-order weekly batches | quoted |
| Pattern storage, per year | free |
| Re-shoot sample for new season | $180 |
Unit pricing drops with volume and run frequency. Labels running monthly batches get preferred rates.
We are honest about what we are not: if you need 2,000 units or synthetic sportswear construction, we will happily refer you to the right factory.
Get a free quoteHow a manufacturing relationship works
Once your style is set, repeats get simple.
Start yoursSetup
Your patterns, tech pack and trims get checked, sampled and approved once.
First run
A full production run at your chosen quantity, with the same QC standard we apply to samples.
File your block
Graded patterns and specs go on your shelf in our studio, stored free.
Order against it
Need twenty more size M? Call, and they are in the queue. Made-to-order means no dead stock.
Scale when ready
When your volumes outgrow us, we help you transition to a bigger factory with your patterns intact.
On the bench lately
Current and recent manufacturing runs.
Made-to-order batch, week 41
Every unit checked
Client labels going in
UWCcrew
A bench you can visit
Your manufacturing happens forty minutes from the CBD, not a hemisphere away. Clients are welcome to watch their run in progress, meet the people sewing it, and taste-test the studio coffee supply chain.
Local manufacturing vs the alternatives
| UWC small-run | Offshore | Home sewing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 25 units | 300+ | 1 |
| Made to order | |||
| Visit the bench | |||
| Professional finish | Partial | ||
| Lead time | 2–6 wks | 12–20 wks | Variable |
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Manufacture close enough to visit
Bring your tech pack or your idea to the studio. If the fit is right we sample within three weeks and quote the run before you commit to anything.