Low MOQ hoodie and sweatshirt manufacturer: 150 pieces per style
The hoodie is the garment small brands most want to get right and most often get wrong by buying blanks, because a hoodie’s value sits in weight, hand-feel and fit. From 150 pieces per style and colour our sister company, Collective Studio Ltd., cuts and sews from your pattern in Narayanganj, so the fleece weight, the pouch, the hood shape and the ribbing are yours. CMB Sourcing Ltd. manages the order from tech pack to delivery.
- Minimum
- 150 pieces per style, per colour
- Made by
- Collective Studio Ltd., Narayanganj, our sister factory
- Small runs since
- 2019
- Production time
- About 40–50 days after sample approval; freight on top, DDP
- Organic option
- Organic cotton on request (ask for the factory’s GOTS licence number and check it in the GOTS public database before you order)
- Colours
- Stock shades keep a first run small; custom dye lots need larger fabric minimums
- Typical weights
- 280–400 GSM brushed fleece or loopback terry
Made by our sister factory
Collective Studio Ltd.
Small runs on this page are cut and sewn by our sister company, Collective Studio Ltd.: a Narayanganj factory making small quantities since 2019, to support new businesses and creators. CMB Sourcing Ltd. manages your tech pack, sampling, quality checks and DDP delivery exactly as on its own orders, and names the factory in writing before production. Both our founders work with Collective Studio Ltd.: Homaira Jashim is a co-founder and AB Rahman is Head of Growth; see our founders. Our sister company has its own website and minimum, and prices these runs itself.
In short
Hoodies, crewnecks and sweatshirts from 150 pieces per style and colour, cut and sewn from your pattern in brushed fleece or loopback terry in the weight you choose, with your labels, drawcords and print or embroidery, made by our sister factory, Collective Studio Ltd., in Narayanganj and delivered DDP to your door.
Weight is the product
A hoodie is judged in the hand before it is judged on the body, and weight is most of that judgement. Around 280–320 GSM brushed fleece is the everyday retail hoodie; 350–400 GSM gives the dense, heavy premium feel that streetwear brands build their reputation on; loopback terry, unbrushed, runs cooler and suits transitional seasons and a cleaner look. Cotton-rich fleece feels best and shrinks more, so ask for the fabric to be wash-tested and the pattern compensated before cutting; a polyester share adds stability and lowers cost. At 150 pieces the choice is made from our sister factory’s stock fleeces, which cover these weights in the usual shades.
Construction details that show
The details buyers photograph are the ones to specify: a lined or unlined hood, the number of hood panels, drawcord type and tips, a kangaroo pouch with or without top-stitching, rib depth at cuff and hem, and whether the shoulder is dropped for an oversized fit. Raglan or set-in sleeves change the pattern and the look. Each is a line in the tech pack, and each is on the sealed sample you approve.
- Hood: two- or three-panel, lined in jersey or self-fabric, with metal or plastic eyelets
- Drawcords: flat or round, cotton or polyester, with the tip style you choose
- Pouch: kangaroo with bar tacks, or a clean front for embroidery
- Ribbing: 1x1 or 2x2, depth at cuff, hem and neck
- Fit: regular, boxy or oversized, with the dropped-shoulder measurement stated
Decoration
Fleece takes screen printing, embroidery and puff or high-density print well. Embroidery on the chest is the classic premium signal and costs by stitch count, not size; a large back print in one or two colours suits screen printing at 150 pieces; heavy fleece is the natural surface for puff and high-density inks. The garment colour decides the underbase, and every print is approved on the bulk fleece before the run.
Sizing and the oversized problem
Oversized fits are where small-run hoodies most often go wrong, because "oversized" is not a measurement. So the tech pack gives chest, body length, shoulder drop and sleeve length as numbers for every size, and the sample has to hit them before cutting starts. Grading across five or six sizes on 150 pieces means small quantities per size, so a size ratio weighted to your core sizes is worth agreeing at the start.
Samples, approval and delivery
A fit sample first, then a pre-production sample in the bulk fleece with your labels, drawcords and decoration, approved and sealed. When the style moves to export volume, the same pattern, sealed sample and fabric references travel with it.
Blend, zip and trims: the choices that set a small hoodie run
The fibre blend decides how a hoodie behaves after the tenth wash, not only how it feels on day one. An 80/20 cotton-polyester fleece keeps a cotton hand and holds its shape better than pure cotton; one manufacturer guide puts its shrinkage at around 3–5%, against up to 10% for 100% cotton. Some blends pill over time, and yarn quality and finishing matter more there than the ratio. Choose the blend first, then the weight, and ask for the wash-test shrinkage figure of the bulk fleece.
Pullover, zip-up and crewneck are three different trim lists. A crew has no hood, cord or eyelets and is the simplest small run. A full-zip hoodie needs a zip cut to a different length for every size, a choice of metal, nylon coil or plastic teeth, and zip tape that matches the body shade. Metal teeth give a premium look; coil is lighter and more flexible, and the usual choice for hoodies. Put the zip length for each size in the tech pack.
Past the fleece itself, what pushes a hoodie's minimum up is anything made to order for you: fleece dyed to your Pantone, rib dyed to match a custom body shade, zip tape dyed to a swatch, engraved sliders, branded pullers or aglets, and custom drawcords. Each comes from a trim supplier with its own minimum and lead time. A first run on our sister factory's stock fleece with stock trims in standard colours avoids those extra minimums; branded hardware can follow on the reorder.
- Fibre blend and GSM confirmed on the bulk fleece, with its wash-test shrinkage figure
- Zip length per size, tooth type (metal, coil or plastic) and tape colour against the body
- Rib at cuff, hem and neck checked against the body fleece in daylight
- Drawcord type, length and tips, with the hood opening measured once the cord is threaded
- Every trim marked stock or custom in the tech pack, so nothing raises the minimum unnoticed
Ordering in export quantities instead? See Hoodies and sweatshirts at volume, made in our sister factory or an audited partner factory that suits the order. Not sure which route fits: our minimum order guide.
Questions about small-run hoodies and sweatshirts.
What fleece weight should a hoodie be?
It depends on the price point and the season you sell into, and on what you want the hoodie to say. A brushed fleece of around 280–320 GSM is the everyday retail hoodie: soft, warm enough, and light enough to wear indoors. At 350–400 GSM the fleece is dense and heavy in the hand, which is the feel premium streetwear brands build their names on, and it holds an oversized shape without collapsing. Loopback terry, the unbrushed version, runs cooler and looks cleaner, and suits spring and autumn ranges. Cotton-rich fleece feels best and shrinks most, so ask for the fabric to be wash-tested and the pattern compensated before cutting; a polyester share adds stability and lowers cost. On a 150-piece run the choice comes from our sister factory’s stock fleeces, which cover these weights in the usual shades. Send us a hoodie you like and we match it by hand-feel with swatches.
Can I get an oversized hoodie at 150 pieces?
Yes, provided oversized is defined as numbers rather than a word. An oversized hoodie is a pattern decision: a wider chest, a longer body, a dropped shoulder measured from the neck point, and a sleeve length that suits the drop, each stated per size in the tech pack. The pre-production sample is measured against those numbers before the run is cut, which is what stops a 150-piece order arriving looking like a regular fit or, worse, like a tent. Heavier fleece holds an oversized shape better than light fleece, so weight and fit are chosen together. One practical note on a small run: grading across five or six sizes leaves few pieces per size, so we agree a size ratio weighted to your core sizes rather than an even split. If you send a hoodie whose fit you like, we measure it and our sister factory builds the pattern from it.
Embroidery or print on a small-run hoodie?
Both work at 150 pieces; the choice is about the design and the signal you want. Embroidery on the chest or sleeve reads as premium, costs by stitch count rather than size, and needs a stitch file our sister factory digitises and sews out on the bulk fleece for your approval, because fleece needs a topping and the right underlay to keep the stitches from sinking. Screen printing suits a large back or front design in one or two colours, where the set-up spreads acceptably over 150 pieces; puff and high-density inks are at their best on heavy fleece and give the raised texture streetwear buyers expect. Digital printing handles many colours or photographic artwork without a colour-count cost, but sits less naturally on fleece than on jersey. Either way, the decoration is approved on the actual fleece and garment colour before the run, and the method page for each carries a briefing list you can paste into the tech pack.
Guides on this topic
Planning a small run of hoodies and sweatshirts? Send the brief.
Send a tech pack, a sketch or a photo of a garment you like. We reply within one working day with questions or a first costing.
- A reply within one working day
- An enquiry, not an order: you are committed to an order only when you sign the written order confirmation
- Certificates and audit reports shared before production
- AQL final inspection report before you approve shipment
- Your patterns and artwork never shown to or reused for other buyers