25 May Free Zoom Masterclass #5 Top 10 Tips to Create a Strong Team and Partnership with Your Manufacturer

On the 24th May Fashion-Enter Ltd Director Caroline Ash hosted a free, online masterclass on the topic of ‘Top 10 Tips to Create a Strong Team and Partnership with Your Manufacturer’.

This masterclass is the fifth session FEL has provided to educate and inform learners and new business start-ups via Zoom on all aspects of the industry. Caroline shared her extensive manufacturing knowledge and top tips for working with factories both in the UK and overseas.

Caroline clearly explained each aspect of working with a supplier from how to check if the factory is ethically run to the information they require to complete the order smoothly and efficiently. Attendees were invited to ask questions during the session as well as at the end and a number of online attendees asked about tech pack templates, non-disclosure agreement’s, doing colour-fast trials, the use of 3D patterns amongst other related topics. The masterclass attracted 51 attendees in total for a 2-hour duration, however, with so much information, plus a Q and A, the session ran over for another hour.

Feedback from learners at the FC Designer Workspace included:

“Good information, I learnt more about outsourcing costs and manufacturing costs.”

“I learnt about the pros and cons of producing clothing internationally and locally. I also gained an understanding of how the economy can effect supply and demand.”

“I found out about the importance of research when looking for materials and the right supplier.”

Online attendees added:

“Thank-you for this masterclass, it was very informative, I learned a lot and I appreciate it a lot.”

“Thank-you that was a very valuable masterclass.”