Designer
Tech packs, patterns, mockups
$5,500
Products
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Flannel is a brushed, soft napped fabric prized for its warmth, texture, and versatility across apparel and textile applications for men and women. THE/STUDIO connects you with vetted flannel manufacturers worldwide and gives you a built-in production team to manage everything from your initial brief and tech pack through sampling, custom development, and final delivery.

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WHAT WE BUILD
From plaid to rib knit, our flannel manufacturers produce custom fabric styles to your exact spec - with your production team built in.

Plaid
Classic checked pattern woven into brushed flannel for timeless apparel and private label collections.

Lined
Flannel backed with a secondary layer for added warmth, ideal for custom jackets and outerwear.

By the yard
White label flannel sold in yardage, perfect for sampling and small-batch manufacturing runs.

Roll
Full-roll flannel bolts ready for factory cutting, suited for scaled production drops.

Rib knit
Textured rib-knit flannel with stretch and structure, great for custom cuffs, hems, and banded details.

Your spec
Bring your own pattern or tech pack and we build to it.
A plain flannel in brushed Flannel fabric is straightforward production for our vetted factories. The stronger case - and the more common brief - is a fully custom construction finished with All-over print, where the pattern is printed before cutting for seamless panel-to-panel alignment. The elaborate end is the norm across our manufacturing partners, not the exception.


START YOUR BRIEF
You don't need a finished design to begin. Bring a sketch, a reference flannel, a tech pack, or an AI-generated spec, and we develop it into a production-ready flannel.

A rough concept is enough to start a flannel brief.

Send a spec or a reference flannel and we build to it.

Bring a spec from ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot. We productionize it.
MATERIALS
Work with custom flannel manufacturers to source the perfect brushed, napped fabric for your private label or white label flannel line.

Flannel
Brushed soft napped cloth

Anything you want
Source a fabric we don't list, we'll find the mill.
Flannel customization options
Leading flannel manufacturers offer custom decoration methods - from all-over print patterns and screen print graphics to woven labels and branded packaging - so your private label flannels arrive fully finished and retail-ready.

Screen print
Durable spot-colour graphics

Woven label
Branded neck and care labels

Screen-printed care info
Printed inside-neck care text

Custom packaging
Branded boxes, polybags, mailers

Heat transfer
Logos applied without stitching

All-over print
Pattern printed before cutting
THE/STUDIO is a US-based sourcing platform that connects your brand with 1,500+ vetted flannel manufacturers across the globe. Our production team helps you brief, sample, and develop custom flannels - from plaid patterns to rib knit constructions - with factories selected for their brushed-nap finishing expertise, consistent quality, and reliable lead times. Whether you need private label flannel by the yard or white label rolls for your next collection, we match you with the right manufacturing partner for the job.
China
World-leading textile manufacturing hub with advanced brushed flannel finishing and all-over print capability

India
Established cotton flannel production with expertise in custom weaving and screen print decoration

Portugal
Premium European flannel mills known for superior nap quality and private label development

Turkey
Vertically integrated factories specializing in plaid flannel and woven label branding

Pakistan
Experienced cotton flannel manufacturers with strong brushed fabric finishing and competitive lead times

Building it yourself
Adjust the timeline, project complexity, and team structure to see the fully loaded monthly cost before producing a single unit.
Project timeline
6 months
Project complexity
Turn roles on or off to explore different setups
Designer
Tech packs, patterns, mockups
$5,500
Sourcer
Finds and vets the factory
$4,500
Production lead
Sampling, timelines, quality control
$6,500
Monthly INTERNAL team cost
$19,800
Typical range: $18,000 to $22,000
Estimated team utilization
68%
Base salaries
$16,500
Taxes and benefits
$3,300
Your total in house cost
$118,800
You are paying for idle capacity
At this setup, your team may spend about 32% of its time waiting on samples, factory replies, and approvals.

From $500 / month
Skip hiring. Start building.
GET YOUR FLANNEL QUOTE
TIMELINE
From your first custom flannel brief to final delivery, our built-in production team and vetted factory partners guide every stage so you can launch private label or white label flannels on schedule with full visibility into each milestone.
1
Brief
1-3 days
2
Sample
10-15 days
3
Validation
5-7 days
4
Production
20-40 days
5
Delivery
7-20 days
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Brief, samples, tech packs, costing, and production tracking live in one place. Your flannel program runs on the platform, so every drop builds on the last instead of starting over.
ORDER TIERS
Start with one sample and scale to full production when you're ready, with low minimums and unlimited revisions built in.
1-5
Sample
Validate fit, fabric, and finish before you commit.
30-100
Small drop
Test a collection or a launch run.
100-500
Core run
Your standing private label program.
500+
Scale
Full production with locked specs and tooling.
Your branding model
Run your flannels as private label, white label, OEM, or ODM. We support all four, and can move you between them as your line grows.
Private label
Your brand on a developed flannel platform.
White label
A ready design, your label applied.
OEM
We build to your full spec and pattern.
ODM
We bring a design, you brand and refine it.
Quality control
Seam strength
Tested for stress at high-wear seams.
Colourfastness
Checked against fade from wash, light, and wear.
Wash and shrinkage
Verified to spec after repeated wash cycles.
Measurement tolerance
Graded sizing checked against your spec.
Fabric weight
Confirmed to the agreed GSM.
Many flannels can be built with recycled or certified fabrics when your brief calls for a lower-impact line. Tell us your sustainability targets and we'll match them to mills and materials that can document the claim, from recycled content to certified organic and bluesign-approved options.
SUSTAINABILITY

WHO WE SOURCE FOR
1
Men
Custom plaid and lined flannels built to your spec - from first sample to your first 1,000 units, then scaling into a full line, the development team you can't yet afford.
2
Women
Private label flannel fabric by the yard or finished goods with all-over print, woven labels, and custom packaging ready for your next drop.
THE/STUDIO gives you a production team built in from the first brief to the final drop. Instead of cold-emailing flannel manufacturers and juggling quotes, you tap into a vetted network of 1,500+ factories worldwide, submit your spec, and move straight to low-MOQ sampling. Your dedicated team handles tech packs, factory matching, and timeline coordination so you can focus on building your private label flannel line, not managing manufacturing logistics.
Every custom flannel is made to your exact spec - weight, weave, brushed finish, branding, all of it. Your team runs quality checks at the factory level, reviews pre-production samples against your approved tech pack, and tracks each production milestone so drops land on time. Whether you need plaid flannels by the yard, lined rolls, or finished white label goods with woven labels and custom packaging, you stay in control of the product from concept to delivery.
1,500+
vetted factories
50+
countries
Built in
production team