Low MOQ hoodie and sweatshirt manufacturer: 100 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 100 pieces per style and colour our named partner, Collective Studio Ltd. in Narayanganj, cuts and sews from your pattern, so the fleece weight, the pouch, the hood shape and the ribbing are yours.
- Minimum
- 100 pieces per style, per colour
- Made by
- Collective Studio Ltd., Narayanganj, our named partner
- Small runs since
- 2019
- Delivery
- About 40–50 days door to door, DDP
- Organic option
- GOTS-certified, certificate RSC 9687
- 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 partner
Collective Studio Ltd.
Small runs on this page are cut and sewn by Collective Studio Ltd., a Narayanganj factory making small quantities since 2019, to support new businesses and creators. We manage your tech pack, sampling, quality checks and DDP delivery exactly as on our own orders, and we name the factory in writing before production. Both our founders work with Collective Studio Ltd.: Homaira Jashim is a co-founder and AB is Head of Growth; see our founders. The partner prices its runs separately.
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 the partner wash-tests the fabric and the pattern is compensated before cutting; a polyester share adds stability and lowers cost. At 100 pieces the choice is made from the partner’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 100 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. The tech pack states the chest, body length, shoulder drop and sleeve length per size, and the pre-production sample is measured against it before the run is cut. Grading across five or six sizes on 100 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. Production with inline checks and a final inspection follows, and the goods ship DDP to your door in about 40–50 days door to door as one landed cost. When the style moves to export volume, the same pattern, sealed sample and fabric references travel with it.
Ordering in export quantities instead? See Hoodies and sweatshirts at volume, made in our own partner factories. 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 the partner wash-tests the fabric and compensates the pattern before cutting; a polyester share adds stability and lowers cost. On a 100-piece run the choice comes from the partner’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 100 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 100-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 build the pattern from it.
Embroidery or print on a small-run hoodie?
Both work at 100 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 we digitise and sew 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 100 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. Whichever you choose, 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.
Other small runs from 100 pieces
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.
- One merchandiser responsible for your order
- Certificates and audit reports shared before production
- AQL final inspection report before you approve shipment
- NDA signed on request before you share designs