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Material Sourcing for Soft Goods

Identify fabrics, hardware, and components that support your product’s performance, appearance, cost, and manufacturing requirements.

Choosing the Right Materials

Material selection affects nearly every part of a soft-goods product, including its durability, weight, appearance, comfort, construction, and cost. A material that looks appropriate may still create problems during sewing, testing, sourcing, or production.

Utah Contract Sewing helps clients research and evaluate fabrics, webbing, foam, zippers, hardware, fasteners, and other specialized components. We consider how each material will perform within the complete product rather than selecting it based on appearance alone.

What Material Sourcing Can Include

Recommendations are based on the product’s intended use, performance requirements, target cost, production quantity, and availability.

Fabric research and recommendations

Technical textile sourcing
Webbing, binding, and elastic selection
Zipper and closure recommendations
Foam, padding, and reinforcement options
Hardware and component sourcing
Supplier communication and sample requests
Material testing during prototype development

Looking for the Right Materials?

Tell us about your product, how it will be used, and any material requirements you already have. Our team can help identify practical options for prototyping and production.

Soft goods design, prototyping, and production. Based in Salt Lake City, working with clients nationwide.

2030 S 900 E Ste E, Salt Lake City, UT 84105

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