# Designer Apparel Services

Print shops, Clothing manufacturers · Vancouver, CA

Designer Apparel Services develops and manufactures garments in Vancouver and offers screen printing, embroidery and transfers. There is no fixed production minimum; sampling and pattern work are quoted separately.

- Products: T-shirts, Workwear / uniforms, Other apparel
- Methods: Cut and sew, Screen printing, Embroidery, Heat transfer, Sublimation
- Made in: CA
- Minimum: No fixed production minimum
- Samples: Prototyping and sample sewing billed by time
- Turnaround: About 4–8 weeks from a production-ready style
- Development: Existing garment or pattern, with your specifications

## What they make

- Start from an existing garment or pattern and supply the changes and specifications for your new style.
- Pattern making, prototyping and grading are available before garment production.
- Wholesale blanks span XXS–5X and can be customized in fabric, color and design.

## Minimums and pricing

- There is no fixed minimum order; the team plans small batches, repeat orders and larger runs around the project.
- Screen printing, embroidery, cutting and heat-transfer work are quoted for the project; manufacturing is billed by actual time.
- Ask for the currency and total development budget, including pattern work, grading, samples and production.
  - Consultation is $125 per hour; pattern work is $75 per hour with a 1-hour minimum; sample sewing is $45 per hour; production is $38 per hour. Style development starts at $500. Grading is $20 per piece or $75 per hour. Confirm the currency, sample rounds, grades and total development and production budget.

## Samples and lead times

- Allow roughly 4–8 weeks from a production-ready style; development and sampling come before this window.
- Sample sewing is listed at $45 per hour and style development starts at $500; confirm currency, sample rounds and the complete development quote.

## Branding and packaging

- Tagging and bagging are available by quote.

## Shipping and fulfillment

- Work remotely by phone, email or video call, with orders shipped to the address you provide.

## Where they produce

- Garment development and production are based in Vancouver.

## Ask before ordering

- What is the full development budget and payment currency?
- How many sample rounds and size grades does my project need?
- Which decoration steps are done in-house or by a partner?
- Can you ship to my country, and what are the transit costs?

## Sources

- [Designer Apparel Services | Vancouver | Your Dream Your Team](<https://designerapparelservices.com/>) (checked 2026-10-16)
- [Other Services | Designer Apparel Services | Vancouver](<https://designerapparelservices.com/pattern-making-and-clothing-manufacturing/other-services/>) (checked 2026-10-16)
- [Made to Order & Wholesale blank apparel | Designer Apparel Services | Vancouver](<https://designerapparelservices.com/pattern-making-and-clothing-manufacturing/made-to-order-wholesale-blank/>) (checked 2026-10-16)
- [FAQ | Designer Apparel Services | Vancouver](<https://designerapparelservices.com/faq/>) (checked 2026-10-16)
- [Pricing, pattern making, clothing manufacturing- Vancouver | Designer Apparel Services | Vancouver](<https://designerapparelservices.com/pricing-for-pattern-making-clothing-manufacturing-vancouver/>) (checked 2026-10-16)

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