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Polo, T-shirt, hoodie, sweatshirt, track jacket, jersey, scrubs, safety vest, apron and cap in colour on a rail, in a pencil-sketched garment factory
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Made for
your label

Knitwear made to your specification in Tirupur, India, from yarn to dispatch. Partial customisation from 10 pieces, full customisation from 100.

Coral Reef Cottons in brief

Knitwear from Tirupur since 2006. Orders from 10 pieces to 50,000+.

Pencil sketch of a Tirupur street of garment units, cartons and a tempo truck
Pencil sketch of a finished tee with its neck label, hang tags and size labels on the cutting table

Your brand, our floor

Bring a design, a sketch or a garment you like. We turn it into a specification, make a sample for your approval, then produce it under your label.

  1. Brief

    A clear starting spec.

  2. Specification

    Spec sheet to approve.

  3. Feasibility

    Go or adjust.

  4. Sampling

    An approved sample.

  5. Quote

    Written quote.

  6. Approval

    Order confirmed.

  7. Production

    Finished garments.

  8. Quality control

    Passed batch.

  9. Dispatch

    Your order, delivered.

From cotton to carton

Eight stages, one team. Scroll through how a garment is made.

  1. Cotton and yarn, chalk-line sketch

    Cotton and yarn

    Every garment starts with the yarn: its fibre, count and quality decide how the fabric will feel and wear.

  2. Pencil sketchKnitting, chalk-line sketchprocess/knitting.png

    Knitting

    Circular knitting machines turn yarn into tubes of fabric in the structure the garment needs: jersey, pique, fleece or rib.

  3. Pencil sketchFabric processing, chalk-line sketchprocess/fabric.png

    Fabric processing

    Fabric is dyed, finished and checked for weight (GSM), shade and shrinkage before it reaches the cutting table.

  4. Pencil sketchCutting, chalk-line sketchprocess/cutting.png

    Cutting

    Layers of fabric are laid, marked to the pattern and cut into panels for every size in the order.

  5. Pencil sketchStitching, chalk-line sketchprocess/stitching.png

    Stitching

    Panels are joined on overlock, flatlock and single-needle machines into finished garments.

  6. Pencil sketchPrinting and embroidery, chalk-line sketchprocess/decoration.png

    Printing and embroidery

    Logos and artwork are screen-printed, embroidered or heat-transferred, subject to the method that suits the design.

  7. Pencil sketchQuality checks, chalk-line sketchprocess/quality.png

    Quality checks

    Garments are measured and inspected against the approved sample, then ironed, folded and tagged.

  8. Packing and dispatch, chalk-line sketch

    Packing and dispatch

    Orders are packed in cartons to the agreed method and dispatched to your address or port.

What we make

Our knitwear families, each made to your fabric, colour and size range.

Who we make for

Real photoMacro photo of stacked fabric swatches: jersey, pique, fleece, dot knitfabrics/swatch-stack.jpg

Pick the weight

GSM is how heavy a fabric is. Slide to see what each weight is usually made into.

180 GSM · Everyday

Most T-shirts, event tees and staff tees.

All fabrics and the GSM guide

Checked against your sample

The sample you approve becomes the standard every garment in your order is measured against.

  • Fabric check

    Weight (GSM), shade and surface checked against the approved specification before cutting.

  • In-line check

    Stitching and measurements checked while garments are being made, so problems are caught early.

  • Final inspection

    Finished garments measured and inspected against the approved sample before packing.

  • Packing check

    Size ratios, labels, folding and carton counts checked against the order.

How we check quality
Inspection table in pencil: tape measure on a polo, shade card, checklist

From Tirupur to your door

We pack and dispatch to addresses in India and to buyers abroad, with terms and documents agreed in your quote.

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Pencil sketchAntique-style pencil world map; the coral route from Tirupur is drawn in codeexport/world-map.png

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