Custom Design · ODM

Tell us what you see. We will make it.

Our design team works inside your brief — yarn library, knit programming, sample loom and finishing under one roof in Ulaanbaatar.

Design Partnership

Not a contract manufacturer. A studio with looms.

Our in-house design team works inside your brief, not adjacent to it. Yarn library, knit programmers, sample loom, finishing — under one roof in Ulaanbaatar. The same designers who consult on the spec are the ones who watch the first sample come off the bed.

Bring a tech pack and we will refine it. Bring a mood board and we will translate it. Bring a single reference photograph and we will work back to a buildable garment.

Multicoloured warp threads drawn across a knitting machine on our production floor

How It Works

How a development actually runs.

What the six stages are, how long each one takes, and — because it is the question every brand arrives with — exactly what we need from you at each point and what comes back.

  1. Brief

    Week 1

    You tell us what you are trying to make and who it is for. We ask the questions a brief usually leaves out — target price, wearer, season, where it sits in your range — and say plainly what is feasible against your timeline.

    You send
    Sketch, mood board, reference garment, or a tech pack
    You get back
    A feasibility note, a construction recommendation, and indicative costing

  2. Yarn and colour

    Week 1–2

    We pull from the yarn library on site: counts, plies and blends against the hand you are after. Colour comes from the 81 standard colourways, or from a Pantone reference we lab-dip for approval before anything goes into bulk.

    You send
    A Pantone TCX/TPX reference or a physical colour swatch
    You get back
    Yarn options to handle, plus lab dips where a custom colour is involved

  3. Construction

    Week 2

    Sketch becomes stitch chart. We weigh whole-garment against cut-and-sew, set-in against saddle against raglan, and set the gauge and stitch density. The designer writing the knit programme is the one who consulted on the spec.

    You send
    Fit preferences, size range, any graded measurements you hold
    You get back
    A construction plan, gauge and stitch spec, and a measurement chart to sign off

  4. First sample

    3–4 weeks in stock · 5–6 dyed to order

    The first piece comes off the bed, is finished and steamed, then photographed flat and on form. We send it with our own notes on what we would change — fit, hand, drape — rather than waiting to be asked.

    You send
    Approval of the measurement chart
    You get back
    A physical sample, photography, and our written assessment

  5. Iteration and approval

    1–2 weeks per round

    Corrections are made and a second sample follows, sent alongside the first so the change is visible side by side. When it is right, that piece becomes the pre-production sample and the reference every production piece is checked against.

    You send
    Marked-up comments on sample one
    You get back
    A revised sample, and a pre-production sample to sign

  6. Production

    1–2 months

    The approved sample sets the standard. The order opens on the floor, QC runs at every stage, and your labels are sewn in during finishing. Trim and packaging come from Ulaanbaatar suppliers we introduce you to.

    You send
    Signed pre-production sample, purchase order, label and trim artwork
    You get back
    Production units, QC documentation, and batch traceability records on request

Durations are typical rather than contractual. Sampling turns on whether we already hold your colour; production timing is confirmed at quotation.

Stitch Library

A vocabulary of construction.

A working library of constructions our flat and whole-garment machines produce — combinable into bespoke fabric structures.

Jersey

Jerseystockinette

The base smooth knit. Drapes well, lightweight, ideal for fine-gauge cashmere layering pieces.

Rib

Rib1×1 / 2×2

Vertical column structure with elasticity and recovery. Used for cuffs, hems, collars, or full-garment fitted styles.

Cable

CableAran

Twisted columns producing rich relief. Heavier hand-feel — signature texture for traditional Aran-influenced knits.

Pointelle

Pointelleopenwork

Decorative eyelets formed by transferring stitches. Lighter, lacier hand — used in lifestyle, lingerie, and warm-weather cashmere.

Intarsia

Intarsiacolour blocking

Distinct blocks of colour worked into a single fabric without yarn floats on the back. Clean reverse, sharp blocks — shown here on our Khangai Snowflake crewneck.

Waffle

Wafflehoneycomb

Deep three-dimensional cells that trap air and add loft. Cushioned hand with visible texture — shown here on our Mandal waffle tank.

What we hold

So you don't have to.

Yarn library on premises.

Cashmere, camel, sheep wool — every blend you would specify, sourced and held in-house. No procurement lag between sketch and first sample, and no guesswork about availability.

Designers who can read a stitch chart.

Our team writes the knit programming themselves. The person sketching your shoulder seam is the same person setting the gauge density on the bed — no translation loss, no third-party programmer.

Three knitting platforms under one roof.

Stoll flat for cut-and-sew. Shima Seiki for whole-garment. We pick the right machine for the construction, not the construction the machine forces on us.

Iteration in weeks, not months.

First samples in three to four weeks from a colour we hold, five to six dyed to order. Revisions in one to two weeks. The sample loom sits next to the design table — fit corrections happen the same week they are flagged, not the next quarter.

Your IP stays your IP.

Tech packs, sketches, colour stories, sample garments — all confidential. Designs are never shared, repurposed, or sold on. NDA on file before development starts, on every project.

One sample, full QC.

Every prototype is tested to production-grade quality control standards before it leaves the floor. The hand-feel of sample one matches the hand-feel of unit ten thousand.

Sketches, mood boards, or technical packs — bring what you have.

Share your concept at any stage of maturity and we will outline a development plan with timelines, materials, and indicative costing within five working days.