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

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 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.

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. 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.

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 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 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.

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.

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