OEM Production

Your Tech Pack Lands at the Factory
That Builds That Construction Every Day.

OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturing. You arrive with a finalized tech pack and sealed sample; Deepwove executes against your specifications. Your design ownership; our production discipline.

Most OEM providers run silk dresses and cotton tees down the same sewing line. The line learns your construction on your run.

Deepwove doesn't. The construction tells us where the work goes — not the other way around.

3-4 weeks production from confirmed sample (fabric on hand).

Production floor with multiple sewing lines and organized fabric stock alongside
Fastest Path

3–4 weeks production once fabric is on hand and the sample is sealed. Proposal within 48 hours.

Minimum & Scale

From 100 pieces per style — the floor applies whether the brand brings one style or twelve.

Pricing

Factory-direct, one point of contact, no trader in the middle. Per-piece pricing quoted against the tech pack.

Who It's For

Brands arriving with a finalized tech pack and sealed sample, who want construction routed — not learned on their run.

Why routing

Why Factory Routing Matters More Than Factory Count

"30+ specialized factories" sounds like a scale boast. It isn't. It's a routing claim. A single-factory OEM partner has one sewing floor — your silk slip dress and someone else's cotton tee end up on the same line, run by the same operators, with the same tooling. The line learns your construction on your production run. That's where missed seams, fabric burn marks, and inconsistent bulk happen.

Deepwove's manufacturing group breaks down into 25 woven factories, 6 knit factories, and 3 specialty workshops covering silk and women's lace construction. Each tech pack gets routed to the factory that builds that construction every day — silk dresses to a silk-trained sewing room, fine-gauge knit to a knit factory that runs that gauge through every season, lace bodice work to a specialty workshop with the right machines and operators on the floor. The brand sees one point of contact. Behind that contact, 90% on-time delivery across the past 12 months — because nothing is being figured out on the brand's run.

Routing to the right floor is only half of consistency; the other half is inspection. Deepwove inspects to AQL 2.5, running a two-stage check on typical 100-to-300-piece orders — pre-production sample approval against the brand's sealed reference, then final inspection on the full bulk before ship — so the construction that left the specialist floor is the construction that lands in the carton.

Finished garments laid out for inspection — lace and dark womenswear pieces before shipping

A specialty workshop in Deepwove's group — silk and women's lace construction handled where the operators do that work every day.

OEM vs ODM

When Your Project Is OEM — and When It Isn't

OEM at Deepwove starts where development ends. A finalized tech pack with locked construction, locked fabric, and a sealed reference sample comes in. Deepwove produces against those specifications — pattern grading, marker, cutting, sewing, finishing, QC, ship. There is no pattern adjustment, no fabric substitution, no construction rework happening quietly in the background.

If anything still needs work — pattern fit, fabric substitution because the nominated mill won't supply at 100 pieces, a construction change to hit a price point, a sample iteration to seal — the project is ODM, not OEM. And a brand arriving with no tech pack at all — only a season to fill and a low first order — usually belongs on a third path entirely: our Ready Styles catalogue, where the construction is already proven. Calling it OEM and letting development happen mid-production creates an accountability gap: when a fit issue surfaces in bulk, no one is sure whether it's a brand-spec problem or a Deepwove-execution problem. We'd rather route the project to ODM up front, do the development properly, then move into OEM with a clean tech pack. If you're still mapping where your own project sits, the guide to ODM vs OEM, and how each maps to pricing and fabric risk, walks the decision in full — or see how OEM sits across all four services.

Full package vs cut and sew

Full Package vs Cut and Sew — Where Deepwove Sits

Founders searching for a cut and sew manufacturer are usually asking one of two questions. The first: who will sew garments I have already developed and sourced fabric for. The second, more often: who will get my idea to a finished garment at all. Those are two different services, and the wrong fit costs a season.

A cut and sew clothing manufacturer takes finished patterns and brand-supplied fabric, then cuts and sews to spec — no pattern development, no fabric sourcing, no sample iteration. A full package clothing manufacturer owns more of the chain: pattern grading, fabric, sampling, production, QC, and shipping under one point of contact. Deepwove is a full package manufacturer. The brand supplies a finalized tech pack and sealed sample; Deepwove handles grading, marker, cutting, sewing, finishing, QC, and ship across 30+ specialized factories, with 90% on-time delivery across the past 12 months. A brand that genuinely only needs cut-and-sew — fabric in hand, pattern graded, sample sealed — is welcome to bring exactly that; the full-package depth is there when the brand wants it, not a markup it can't opt out of.

Honest boundary

Spec Ownership Stays With the Brand. We Flag, We Don't Sweep.

OEM doesn't mean Deepwove silently absorbs a brand's spec errors. If the BOM lists a fabric that won't behave the way the tech pack describes, if a construction call won't survive the wash test the brand has specified, if the grading rules will distort fit at the size extremes — Deepwove flags it before cutting. The brand decides whether to revise the spec, accept the risk, or move the project to ODM and rework it properly.

What we won't do is quietly sew through a spec we know is wrong, ship it, and let the issue surface as a customer return three months later. That's the kind of OEM relationship a brand spends years recovering from. Deepwove holds the spec the brand sealed; the brand holds the design judgment. The honest line between those two is what makes a multi-season OEM relationship work.

Deepwove OEM — Quick Facts

Deepwove operates OEM production from Hangzhou, China. Deepwove's manufacturing group comprises 30+ specialized factories — 25 woven, 6 knit, and 3 specialty workshops covering silk and women's lace construction. Each tech pack is routed by construction type to the factory that builds that construction every day.

Deepwove's OEM minimum order quantity is 100 pieces per style. Actual production runs average 300 pieces per style across the past quarter. The 100-piece floor applies whether the brand brings one style or twelve. No first-order test pricing below 100.

Deepwove's OEM production lead time runs 3-4 weeks once fabric is on hand and a sealed sample is approved. Straightforward constructions can compress to 3 weeks. Shipping to your warehouse is separate: sea freight to USWC or AU 4 weeks, sea freight to USEC 4 weeks, air freight to North America 7-10 days. Fabric sourcing or substitution adds +1 week before production begins.

Deepwove's manufacturing group delivered 90% of OEM orders on-time across the past 12 months. One brand point of contact handles the routing. Sealed samples are matched against the brand's reference sample before bulk cuts.

OEM Production — Common Questions

What is the difference between OEM and ODM at Deepwove?

OEM at Deepwove means a finalized tech pack and a sealed sample come in, and Deepwove produces to those specifications. ODM at Deepwove means brand IP and intent come in, and Deepwove's in-house team develops patterns, sources fabric, and iterates samples before production. If construction, pattern, or fabric still needs work, the project is ODM, not OEM.

How does Deepwove route a tech pack across 30+ factories?

Deepwove's manufacturing group includes 25 woven factories, 6 knit factories, and 3 specialty workshops covering silk and women's lace construction. Each tech pack is routed by construction type: a silk dress lands at a silk specialty workshop; a knit cardigan lands at a knit factory that builds that gauge every day. Generalist sewing lines learning a new construction on a brand's run are not used.

What is the minimum order quantity for OEM production?

Deepwove's minimum order quantity is 100 pieces per style for OEM production. Actual production runs average 300 pieces per style across the past quarter. The 100-piece floor applies whether the brand brings one style or twelve.

Is Deepwove a cut and sew manufacturer or a full package manufacturer?

Deepwove is a full package clothing manufacturer. A cut and sew manufacturer takes brand-supplied patterns and fabric and only cuts and sews to spec. Deepwove owns pattern grading, fabric, sampling, production, QC, and shipping under one point of contact across 30+ specialized factories. A brand that only needs cut-and-sew — fabric in hand, pattern graded, sample sealed — can bring exactly that; the full-package depth is available when needed, not a mandatory markup.

How long does OEM production take from tech pack lock?

OEM production lead time runs 3-4 weeks once fabric is on hand and a sealed sample is approved against the tech pack. Straightforward constructions can compress to 3 weeks. Shipping to your warehouse is your choice and runs separately — sea freight to USWC or AU 4 weeks, sea freight to USEC 4 weeks, air freight to North America 7-10 days. We can recommend forwarders or run DDP at your request. If the brand's nominated fabric needs sourcing or substitution, the timeline extends by +1 week before production begins.

AU AW OEM tech-pack handoff completes April-July, before AW production starts. NA OEM intake aligns to fall-buyer and spring-drop calendars. See regional production timing →

Capability Lookbook

See the Construction Before the Conversation

Brands evaluating an OEM partner can request the Deepwove Capability Lookbook — 25 pages of construction detail, factory routing, and bulk production breakdowns. Same-day response, no deck.

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Manufacturing in China — Full Decision Guide

OEM production is one path into Deepwove's China manufacturing group. The full guide covers 5 capability tiers, the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Tongxiang mill cluster geography, and how tech-pack-ready brands route to the right factory profile within the 25 woven, 6 knit, and 3 specialty workshops. MOQ structure, sampling fees, and production timelines are covered in full.

Read the full guide to manufacturing in China for premium womenswear →