OEM / ODM · Custom Socks
Custom socks, developed from your artwork or your reference sock
Roughly 70% of our buyers arrive without a tech pack — a photo, a logo file and a price point. We turn that into a written specification, a knit-ready pattern and a sample you can put in front of your buyer.
What this route covers
What you can customise
| Yarn | Combed cotton, mercerized cotton, GOTS organic cotton, bamboo, modal, merino (RWS), wicking polyamide, GRS recycled polyester, acrylic, nylon and blends |
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| Gauge | 84N to 200N — we recommend the gauge from the logo detail you need and the cushioning you want, not the other way round |
| Structure | Plain, rib, terry, mesh zones, cable, jacquard, hand-linked toe, Y-heel gore |
| Cushioning | Full terry footbed, heel-and-toe terry, zoned cushioning, or no cushioning at all |
| Silhouette | Crew, quarter, low-cut, no-show, over-the-calf, knee-high, ankle, liner — or a new height |
| Size grading | Graded to your market chart, with a validated fit sample for new constructions |
| Colourway | Pantone matched to ±0.8 ΔE; multi-colour jacquard supported |
| Logo | Jacquard knit, sublimation print, embroidery, silicone print or woven patch |
| Technical features | Arch band, ankle support, blister-resistant flat-lock toe, reflective knit, cushioning zones |
| Packaging | Any format in the packing range, specified alongside the product |
Options and add-ons
What to send for the fastest development
The single most useful thing you can send is a physical reference sock — yours, or a competitor’s. We measure it, identify the construction and the yarn, and come back with what we can match and what we cannot. A vector logo file plus a clear photo is the next best brief. A sketch and a price point is enough to start.
How a custom sock gets developed
The eight-step flow, with the first three steps doing the development work.
Choose your product
Pick a ready style or send a reference sock. We confirm construction, gauge and yarn before anything else.
Send your requirements
Artwork, logo files, target quantity, target price, delivery market and timeline.
Sample development
A digital mock-up first, then a physical pre-production sample in 7–10 days.
Logo & packaging
Knit, printed or embroidered logo plus labels, hangtags, barcodes and retail packaging.
Sample approval
You sign off the sample. Free revisions until you do; the sample fee is refunded on bulk.
Bulk production
18–28 days with inline inspection and a photo/video progress report every week.
Quality inspection
AQL 2.5 final inspection with a photo report. SGS, Intertek or BV welcome.
Global shipping
FOB, CIF or DDP with full export documentation prepared by our team.
What you get out of a development project
The construction is designed, not guessed
Gauge, stitch structure, cushioning zones and yarn are selected together against what the product has to do in the market.
A specification you can reorder from
Every development ends with a construction sheet, a yarn specification, a size grade and colour standards — the documents that keep batch six identical to batch one.
Honest answers about feasibility
If the price point you have set cannot carry the construction you have described, we say so early and propose the nearest achievable version rather than quietly substituting something cheaper.
Development on a schedule
A development timeline with the quotation, two prototype rounds typical, and bulk production only after you approve a physical sample.
Terms at a glance
| Item | Standard |
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| Minimum order | From 500 pairs per design & colourway after development |
| Development cost | Sampling fee only — quoted per style and refunded on the bulk order |
| Prototype | 7–10 days after tech-pack approval by express, with a spec sheet |
| Prototype rounds | Two typical; further rounds charged at cost |
| Bulk production | 18–28 days from deposit and sample approval |
| Payment | 30% T/T deposit, balance against B/L copy · L/C at sight above USD 30,000 |
| Trade terms | FOB Ningbo / Shanghai · CIF · DDP to your warehouse |
| Documentation | Construction sheet, yarn specification, size grade, colour standards, inspection report |
Common questions
Can you make a sock from just a photo?
Usually yes, with caveats. A photo tells us the silhouette, the rib and the colourway, but not the yarn count, the gauge or the cushioning. We will propose a construction and tell you where we are filling a gap with judgement — then the sample confirms it.
What if there is no tech pack?
That is the normal case for us. Our pattern team builds the tech pack with you at no charge, starting from a reference sock, artwork or a described problem. You approve a digital mock-up before any yarn is ordered.
What do you need from me to start?
Vector artwork (AI, PDF or EPS) works best, with Pantone codes for exact colour matching. Plus target quantity, delivery market and target price if you have one. A reference photo or a sketch is enough to open the conversation — roughly 70% of our buyers start without a tech pack.
How fast are samples and what do they cost?
Pre-production samples ship 7–10 days after tech-pack approval, by express, with a spec sheet. The sample fee is quoted per style and refunded in full once the bulk order is placed. Revisions are free until you approve the sample.
Can you match a competitor product exactly?
We can match it closely and honestly. Where the original uses a proprietary or branded yarn we will tell you the nearest achievable equivalent and what it changes about the hand-feel, the durability or the price — rather than substituting silently.
How do you control quality?
One accountable QC chain from yarn to carton: yarn lot inspection on arrival, inline checks at knitting, linking, boarding and pairing, then AQL 2.5 final inspection with a photo report on every shipment. Our lab tests colourfastness (ISO 105), dimensional stability (±3% after five washes), pilling (ISO 12945-2) and mmHg pressure for compression styles.
Send the reference sock or the artwork.
Free digital mock-up within 48 hours, then a physical prototype in 7–10 days.