"The Entrepeneurs Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing"

CHRIS O SULLIVAN scribbled on a scrap of paper:

I own it, if you have any interest in product delvelopment, designing a line of fashion wear, or breakin out of the craft show routine, you need this book.

Penny S

Why would anyone need a book for that. A few simple steps:(1) Design something that would sell. (2) Contract a Chinese company to make them. (3) Import them. (4) Sell them at a 1000% markup. (5) Sit back and feel proud of yourself for being smart enough to take advantage of slave and child labor while avoiding paying those expensive Americans. The US government endorses this business plan. It must be right.

You evil cynic, you! ;P

here's some samples from the table of contents.

1. a Newcomers Guide to the trade: intro, what is manufacturing, reality, what no one ever tells you, freelance etc.

1. How to plan a line manufactuing 101, developing concepts, production scheduling, the art of ordering, design process allocation.....

1. Market sales reps, contracts, samples, how to scout the market, trends etc.

1. Production costing, cutting, grading, production sewing, theory, sewing contractors, etc...

2. Improving Product quality guides and templates, measuing for shrinkage, fundamentals of fitting, production pattern making....

1. manangement and trends financing, why corporations succeed, why people quit, troubleshooting, how to go broke, theory of manufacturuing management etc...