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Apparel

Capturing the Best Product Shots

November 9th, 2014

Before I became an interior designer, I enjoyed a long career as a commercial photographer specializing in home furnishing, still life and food. Those skills are really handy to have, even though I…
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Design

A Sourcing Journey to Discover Unique Materials

November 4th, 2014

I make necklaces from vintage pieces I find in flea markets all over the world because I love materials that are entirely unique. My…
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Real Advice All Apparel Startups Should Read

October 25th, 2014

Over the past 10 years, I’ve had dozens of designers and startups ask me for advice on building their apparel brands. Looking back, I…
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Apparel

4 Items That Will Affect the Price of Your Garments

October 6th, 2014

In design school, your inner design diva is nurtured to not restrict your creative freedom, to help you grasp your inner vision, and to get…
Apparel

Fabric Sourcing: 5 Important Points to Remember

September 8th, 2014

Fabrics are both inspiring and innovative. They help to set the theme of each line. Each season, fabric designers and mills create new…
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Apparel

Ecofriendly Clothing: The Challenges of Sourcing and Finishing

August 6th, 2014

In our first article, we broke down the steps of creating an eco-friendly dress. This…
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Apparel

5 Reasons to Make Multiple Samples

July 8th, 2014

There has been a lot of talk this week on the Maker’s Row blog about samples and prototypes.  If you haven’t read the articles, be sure to check them out!  We have one more piece…

Beginners Beware! 3 Reasons Production Goes Awry

June 26th, 2014

From minor imperfections to major defects, when things go wrong during production it’s often the result of one of these three…
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Apparel

5 Tips for Creating An Apparel Prototype

June 22nd, 2014

Samples are the heart of apparel production. They make up the collection, lead to the perfect fit, instruct production, and act as the…
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Design

Mathematician turned Jewelry Manufacturer

February 20th, 2014

This week we visited an amazing jewelry manufacturer in the flower district of Chelsea, NYC. Christine McPartland has set up her…
Design

M&S Schmalberg: Over 100 years of fabric flower creation

January 24th, 2014

We took a visit to learn about M&S Schmalberg, a custom fabric flower manufacturer in the heart of the NYC garment district and what an incredible story they had to share. Started by Morris and…
Design

Introducing Furniture on Maker’s Row

October 8th, 2013

Today we are expanding into the furniture industry! Since our launch in November 2012, we have connected thousands of designers and…
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Design

Behind the Scenes: Quick Turn Clothing

July 3rd, 2013

A couple weeks ago we had the opportunity to visit Quick Turn Clothing, located in the heart of the garment district in NYC, and we…
Factories

How to Prepare a Simple Quality Control Manual

June 12th, 2013

The ultimate success (or failure) of any production operation depends primarily upon one thing: quality control. It doesn’t matter how…
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3 Reasons To Shorten Your Lead Time

May 21st, 2013

One of the main advantages of domestic versus overseas production, is that the turnaround time on orders made here in the US can be significantly faster than ones made further away. Because shorter…

Defining the Steps to Creating a Product

October 24th, 2012

Join our daily blog mailing list to receive a new post in your inbox each day! When I was hired on to be part of the marketing team for…