Pushing the Button Part 1

OK so the moment of truth. On Monday 9th Nov we pushed the button on production of Laura in black and white. Today we should be signing off Gareth and Amanda and Monday next week, Benjamin and Jules.

Check out the intricacies of managing the best yield from your fabric. This where Phillip at CGT is the master according to his mum. He says its like a giant jigsaw puzzle and I can see why

This is Laura being prepared to be cut.

Samples Samples Samples

So from last time we were on MAKE SAMPLES. We now have a sample of each of the four main items:

The Amanda: Ladies Sweat
The Laura: Ladies T
The Gareth: Mens Sweat
The Benjamin: Mens T

It is an amazing thing to see something that has been in your minds eye come out of the manufacturer, pressed and ready to wear.

Initial feedback was very good for the Amanda and Gareth, however the Laura and Benjamin needed significant tweaking. We changed the neckline of the Laura and the type of material used for the neck on the Benjamin. Here are some photos of the initial fittings:

This is Benjamin V1, being fitted
















This is Laura V1, being fitted.

This is Amanda V1 on a Mannequin at CGT

This is Amanda V1 on Amanda in the wonderful converted stables at FHC

This is Gareth V1 on me

This is Bejamin V2 on me. A much better fit, but still not quite right. We had to wait for V3 to get it right.

This is the first item with our tag on the inside. Getting there......

So here we are 2 weeks and 2 days to go before we start selling at Queenscliff. We now have all 4 sampled, patterned and are now in the process of being graded. We also have a 5th T Shirt, Jules sampled, patterned and about to be graded. We have also sneaked in an additional garment, a kids hoody, which should be sample ready today.

We are now ready to push the button and start manufacture