Private beta for apparel production

From idea to ordered.

Lower prices. Better quality. Shorter lead times. Without the legwork.

No long-term contracts Sized for $1M–$50M brands Built for real POs
Organic fleece crewneck · 2,400 units
Linhai Loop Works · ETA Aug 14
Production
Quote
Day 0
Proto
Day 9
Bulk
Day 32
QC
Day 68
Ship
Day 78
Needs you · 2
All else handled
Rib hem color
Pick one to greenlight proto
Proto ship date
Linhai can ship Aug 1
StitchGrid handled 14 messages this week
You: 2 decisions

For brands

A sourcing co-pilot before you hire a sourcing team.

Post one production job. We turn the messy intake into a clear factory-facing brief, help source qualified responses, and keep the quote and sample process in one place.

  • Structured intake for category, quantity, target cost, timeline, and tech pack
  • Founder-led outreach instead of a blind supplier directory
  • Comparable quote fields for FOB, MOQ, lead time, and terms
  • A shared production thread for revisions, samples, and milestones

For factories

A cleaner front door for serious brand inquiries.

Join the early factory side of the marketplace. We standardize incoming briefs so your team can quote faster and spend less time chasing incomplete buyer requests.

  • Capability profile that explains what jobs fit you
  • Standard production spec format every time
  • Brand context before you spend time quoting
  • One workspace for quote details, files, revisions, and milestones

How it works

From production job to delivered PO, without the chaos.

  1. 01

    Post a production job

    Tell factories what you need to make, how many units, target price, where, and when. Tech packs welcome.

  2. 02

    We build the shortlist

    We qualify fit manually first: category, capacity, communication, sample motion, and whether the job is worth the factory's time.

  3. 03

    Compare and message

    Tech-pack revisions, quote comparison, and sample requests live in one thread instead of scattered email and WhatsApp.

  4. 04

    Run the first order

    Use the workspace to keep milestones, files, comments, and production photos tied to the actual PO.

Sampling, done right

A real sample motion. Not a single photo.

Production doesn’t ship from a one-shot quote. You need proto, fit, PP, and TOP samples — with revisions, lab dips, and trim cards in between. We run the loop so your first production order isn’t your first fit check.

See the full motion
01

Proto sample

First physical interpretation of your tech pack. Stand-in fabric and trims. Use it to verify pattern and construction before committing to materials.

02

Fit sample

Same factory, real fabric, graded base size. We coordinate fit comments and revisions round by round.

03

PP sample

Pre-production. Final fabric, final trims, final construction. This is the reference your order ships against.

04

TOP sample

Top-of-production, pulled live from the cut. The audit before goods leave the factory floor.

Factory fit

A shortlist built around the job, not a logo wall.

The first version of StitchGrid is intentionally hands-on. We qualify factory fit by capability, order size, communication quality, sample process, and buyer seriousness before anything becomes a match.

Factory match A
Region shared after intro
Qualified
knitmid-size runssample-ready
Factory match B
Region shared after intro
Qualified
wovenouterwearexport-ready

Quote comparison

See every offer side by side.

When factories respond, we line up FOB, lead time, MOQ, and order total in one table. Best price and fastest lead are highlighted, and we flag when a quote is outside your target band.

Factory
FOB
Lead
MOQ
Status
Factory match A
$15.20
72d
500
quoted
Factory match B
$17.80
90d
800
quoted
Factory match C
$19.40
out of target
65d
1,000
quoted
Factory match D
$15.95
60d
650
quoted
Target FOB · $14.50 to $18.00

Production tracker

A shared thread once the quote turns real.

From sample request through PO, production, QC, and shipment, the MVP gives both sides one place for files, status, notes, and photos.

PO signedAug 12
Deposit paidAug 14
Fabric inAug 28
CuttodayIn progress
Sew
Finish

Fabric library

We speak fabric.

Quote ranges shift dramatically by weight, finish, trims, and construction. We match factories by what they actually run — not a generic category tag — and flag when a spec will price you out of your target band.

A starter view of common constructions:

Fabric
Weight
Common use
Price
Single jersey
Knit
140 to 180 gsm
Tees, lightweight tops
$$
Interlock
Double knit
200 to 240 gsm
Polos, structured tees, kids
$$
French terry
Looped knit
240 to 320 gsm
Mid-weight hoodies, sweats
$$$
Brushed fleece
Brushed knit
320 to 400 gsm
Heavy hoodies, joggers
$$$
Cotton twill
Woven
7 to 10 oz
Chinos, jackets, workwear
$$$
Selvedge denim
Shuttle-loom woven
12 to 14 oz
Premium denim
$$$$

Frequently asked

Questions we hear a lot.

Don't see yours? Email hello@stitchgrid.com.

How does the marketplace actually work right now?+

StitchGrid is in private beta. You post a production job with category, quantity, timeline, target cost, and a tech pack if you have one. We manually help convert that into a factory-facing brief, source qualified conversations, and keep quotes, files, messages, and milestones organized in the product.

Do you already have a large factory network?+

No. We are not claiming hundreds of thousands of factories or public brand references. The MVP is founder-led and selective: we qualify each factory relationship around the jobs we can realistically support.

What's the business model?+

Phase 0 is brokerage plus workflow. We expect to charge a success fee on production orders we help broker, without a long-term contract or per-message platform fee.

Can I pay the factory directly?+

Yes. Phase 0 is brokerage. The deposit and milestone payments go from you to the factory directly through the channels you'd use anyway. StitchGrid invoices you separately for the take rate.

Do you do small runs?+

We are focused on real production orders, not one-off prototypes. If a job is too early or too small for a factory relationship, we will say that directly instead of forcing it into the marketplace.

Ready when you are

Post the job. We’ll help turn it into a factory-ready brief.

Tell us what you need made. We'll help qualify the brief, source the right conversations, and keep the first production motion organized.