What happens after you submit a design?
A custom order starts on your screen, but that’s only the first part.
Once you’ve chosen your prints and colours and placed the order, the design comes through to me.
Then I start making it.
I check your design
First I look over the fabrics and panels you selected so I know exactly what I’m making.
The online mock-up gives me the plan.
From there, I work with the real fabric.
I get the fabric ready
Real fabric behaves a bit differently from a screen.
Prints repeat. Colours can look slightly different in person. The exact duck, flower or shape that lands on a pocket might not be in the exact same spot as the mock-up.
That’s because I’m cutting from a continuous piece of fabric, not printing the finished garment from the screen image.
It means each pair ends up a little bit different.
I cut the pieces
A pair of overalls is made from a bunch of separate pattern pieces.
Each one needs to be cut from the right fabric before I can start putting everything together.
If you’ve chosen a few different colours or prints, there’s a bit of keeping track involved here.
Then I sew it
This is when it starts looking like the thing you designed.
The panels are joined, pockets go on, straps are made and the hardware gets added.
Adventure Overalls 2.0 have a relaxed fit, roomy pockets and adjustable strap options because I want them to work for kids who are actually moving around in them.
I check it before it leaves
Once the sewing is finished, I check the garment before packing it.
Seeing the finished pair next to the original mock-up is still one of the best parts.
The screen version is the idea.
The finished version is fabric, stitching, texture and all the little differences that come with making something by hand.
Then it heads to you
Made-to-order pieces are generally completed within 2 to 3 weeks.
Finished orders are sent with Australia Post, or you can choose free pickup from Mount Gravatt East if you’re local.
After that, my bit is done.
Hopefully the next stop is the playground, kindy, the backyard or somewhere with a decent amount of dirt.
