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Swahili Knits

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Custom & Private Label

Bring a tech pack and we will quote it. Bring a sketch and a reference garment and we will pattern it, sample it and quote that. This is the service for brands that want a garment that does not already exist in a catalogue.

Type
Knitted & woven
Minimum order
Depends on the route
Lead time
2 – 3 days
Colourways
14+ stock colours
Fabric being laid on the cutting table before cutting to patternMachinist at his workstation stitching a garmentCones of coloured sewing thread in the factory storeRolls of knitted fabric stacked in the factory storeRolls of knitted fabric in green and yellow
The detail

The process is deliberately unglamorous: we pattern from your spec, cut and sew a first sample, send it for comment, revise, and only then price a production run against confirmed fabric. Nothing goes into bulk before you have held the thing in your hands and signed it off.

We source fabric locally where we can and import where the specification requires it, and we tell you which is which and what it does to your landed cost and lead time. Woven labels, printed care labels, hang tags, polybags and custom cartons all fall inside the same job.

Tanzania's AGOA eligibility makes this route particularly worth a conversation if you are selling into the United States. We can also produce to buyer-facing compliance and social audit requirements — talk to us early so it is built into the programme rather than retrofitted.

Specification

Fabric
Bingwa Sports, Bingwa Boxi, Bingwa Pamba, USA Polo, USA Polo Dri Fit, Airtouch, Champion
Input
Tech pack, sketch or reference garment
Pattern
Made in house from your specification
Sampling
First sample, comment, revision, sign-off
Fabric
Locally sourced or imported to specification
Labelling
Woven, printed care labels, hang tags
Packing
Polybag, custom cartons, barcode labelling
Export
AGOA-eligible, DHL and FedEx worldwide

Build your spec

Pick colourways and sizes — we'll carry it into your quote.

Colourways

1 of 14 selected

White

Size breakdown

Steppers move in sixes — garments are packed and priced by the dozen.

White

Illustration, not a photograph

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Ordering routes

  • Stock fabric, stock colour2 – 3 days
  • Custom design on stock fabric7 – 10 days
  • Custom fabric or colourQuoted per job
  • SublimationQuoted per job

Add quantities and we will show you which routes are open.

Nothing is ordered yet. How ordering works

Custom colours dyed to your Pantone reference at production quantities. Colour is confirmed at sampling stage.

Ordering

How to order custom made.

The minimum and the lead time both depend on the route. Pick the row that matches your brief.

  • Stock fabric, stock colour

    Minimum
    Low — we manufacture to stock
    Lead time
    2 – 3 days

    We are cutting into fabric already on the shelf, so the quantity barrier is low and the job moves quickly.

  • Custom design on stock fabric

    Minimum
    Low
    Lead time
    7 – 10 days

    Your own design, cut from fabric we already hold. Same low quantity barrier, a little longer to make.

  • Custom fabric or colour

    Minimum
    2,000 pieces
    Lead time
    Quoted per job

    We source the fabric, trims and accessories for you. That is a production run of its own, which is where the 2,000 piece minimum comes from.

  • Sublimation

    Minimum
    No minimum — price improves with quantity
    Lead time
    Quoted per job

    No quantity barrier at all. Order one or order a thousand; the unit price is what changes.

Available fabrics

This garment is knitted, so it runs in the fabrics below. Each is held in stock.

  • Bingwa Sports100% polyester · Spun pique200 GSM
  • Bingwa Boxi100% polyester · Waffle knit200 GSM
  • Bingwa Pamba100% cotton · Round neck200 GSM
  • USA Polo100% polyester · Interlock250 GSM
  • USA Polo Dri Fit100% polyester · Moisture-wicking mesh160 GSM
  • Airtouch60% cotton / 40% polyester · Cooltech interlock220 GSM
  • Champion100% polyester · Round neck160 GSM

Decoration options

  • Screen printing
  • Embroidery
  • Heat press
  • Custom trims
  • Full private labelling
  • DTF
  • Sublimation

All decoration is done in house, which is why a printed or embroidered garment does not add a week to your lead time.

Typically ordered by

  • Emerging clothing brands
  • International private label
  • Retail own-brand
  • Merchandise programmes
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Most programmes span more than one garment. We build them as one order with one colour story.
Ordering this garment

What buyers ask
about custom made.

  • There is no single number, because it depends on the fabric. If we are cutting from fabric and a colour we already hold, the minimum is low and the job moves in two to three days. If you want your own design on that stock fabric, the minimum is still low and it takes seven to ten days. It is only when we source fabric, trims and accessories specially for you that the minimum becomes 2,000 pieces, because that is a production run of its own. Sublimation has no minimum at all.

  • No. A couple of hundred is a normal order on stock fabric, and most of our work looks like that. The 2,000 piece figure people worry about applies only to custom fabric or a custom colour, where we are buying in material specially. Tell us the quantity and the look you want and we will tell you which route it fits.

  • Two to three days on stock fabric in a stock colour. Seven to ten days for your own design cut from that stock fabric. Where we are sourcing fabric or a custom colour, the lead time is quoted with the job, because it depends on what the material is and where it comes from. Sublimation is also quoted per job.

  • Screen printing, embroidery, DTF (direct to film) and sublimation, all in the same building as the cutting and sewing. That matters for your lead time, because a decorated garment never has to travel out to a third party and back. You can mix methods on one garment: an embroidered chest mark with a printed back is a common and sensible combination.

  • Yes, and this is one of the cases where we are sourcing fabric specially, so the 2,000 piece minimum applies. We match against your Pantone or brand guideline references and record them against your account, so a repeat order in a year is built from the same inputs. Exact dye matching is confirmed at sampling stage.

  • None. You can order one piece or a thousand. What changes with quantity is the unit price, not whether we will take the job. Sublimation suits full-colour designs, marathon and sports jerseys, and anything where the print covers the whole garment.

Quote custom & private label

Ready to price
your run?

Tell us the quantity, the colourways and the decoration and we will come back with a unit price and a lead time. There is no single minimum — it depends on whether we are cutting stock fabric or sourcing new fabric for you.

Or call +255 651 100 500 · Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 17:00 EAT