A structured cashmere development workflow built for accuracy, consistency, and timing — designed for boutique and luxury brands working with a dedicated factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Every program at Kanchan Cashmere begins with structure exploration, yarn selection, and gauge matching specific to cashmere and luxury knitwear. Our development workflow is designed for private label and white label brands who need a controlled path from idea to sealed production sample — transparent, measurable, and aligned with your seasonal calendars.
From our factory in Kathmandu, Nepal, we link design, technical development, and production planning into one connected system. This reduces sampling rounds, protects timelines, and keeps every cashmere style aligned with your fit, hand-feel, and margin targets. For brands searching for a reliable cashmere manufacturing partner in Nepal, our system is built to support long-term, low-risk development that can scale from small capsules to deeper seasonal runs.
Each stage of the cashmere development workflow is documented in internal production sheets and reflected in our Buyer Studio, giving your team a clear view of where each style sits: swatch, proto, fit, SMS, PP, or bulk. This clarity allows buying, design, and technical teams to make decisions quickly and confidently.
Structure confirmation, yarn selection, tension checks, and commercial viability review for each cashmere or cashmere-blend concept. This is where we link your creative direction with the right gauge and yarn count, and test whether the stitch story will hold its shape and hand-feel in real life.
First construction test for silhouette, proportion, neckline, ribs, and overall feel — used to align on the core look of the style and confirm that the design works in real cashmere, not just on paper. At this stage we often refine details such as cuff depth, rib tension, and shoulder balance.
Fit optimisation, measurement balancing, sleeve and armhole refinement, and drape correction to lock your brand’s fit standard. We align on grade rules, key body lengths, and wearable ease so that future styles can reference the same fit blocks and your customer experiences consistent sizing across seasons.
Final commercial samples for sales, photography, and colour confirmation across your markets, using agreed cashmere yarns and gauges. These pieces support your lookbooks, showrooms, digital launches, and wholesale appointments — and are produced with the same discipline as bulk, so you can rely on their hand-feel.
Pre-production checkpoint for yarn, construction, wash recipe, labelling, and measurements — the reference sample before bulk production begins. This is where we freeze all technical details, confirm trims and packaging, and reduce risk in bulk by aligning expectations one final time.
AQL 2.5 QC, recipe wash, linking, finishing, pressing, and final inspection in Nepal, with shipment samples sealed for future repeat orders. The goal is simple: consistent, repeatable luxury cashmere knitwear with controlled returns and a stable foundation for long-term programs.
Many factories can knit a sweater. Fewer can manage a full cashmere development lifecycle end-to-end: from first stitch idea to bulk shipment, with every decision documented. At Kanchan Cashmere, we treat the development phase as the place where quality, fit, cost, and timing are all decided, long before the first bulk carton leaves Kathmandu.
Our internal tools — including structured production sheets, calibrated wash recipes, and a dedicated Buyer Studio — give your teams a clear view of each style’s status. This helps buyers, designers, and technicians work in sync, and reduces last-minute changes that create hidden costs later. Every change in measurement, yarn, or gauge is logged and visible.
For brands adding a new cashmere supplier in Nepal, this level of clarity during development makes onboarding easier, reduces sampling waste, and protects your brand reputation at retail. You know how each piece was built — and how to repeat it.
Lead times are planned for boutique and mid-sized luxury brands who need predictable, repeatable deliveries across Fall/Winter, Holiday, and Resort cashmere seasons. The timeline below is a guide under normal conditions, assuming yarn readiness, clear comments, and timely approvals at each stage.
| Stage | Typical Timing | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Swatches | 5–10 working days | Based on yarn in hand or lab dips already approved. Ideal for testing new structures, colour stories, or gauge directions early in the season. |
| Proto | 10–14 working days | First fit check; best scheduled early in your design calendar so you can refine silhouettes before committing to full ranges. |
| Fit | 7–12 working days | Measurement and balance corrections; finalising core blocks and confirming that your brand fit translates correctly in cashmere. |
| SMS | 12–18 working days | Key for showrooms, photography, and wholesale appointments. SMS planning is aligned with your sales calendar and launch strategy. |
| PP Sample | 7–10 working days | Critical checkpoint before we run full bulk production. At this stage we confirm trims, labelling, care instructions, and packaging. |
| Bulk Production | 6–10 weeks | Varies by gauge, complexity, quantity, and seasonal workload. Ex-factory dates are confirmed only after PP approval and yarn readiness. |
A strong development process is not only about creativity — it is also about protecting your cash flow and calendar. At Kanchan Cashmere, we aim to keep sampling efficient, targeted, and aligned with your business model so that each sample has a clear commercial purpose.
We focus on:
This approach supports sustainable, profitable cashmere programs instead of short-term sampling spikes that never convert into healthy orders.
Each stage is supported by clear documentation: measurement specs, construction notes, knitting comments, finishing instructions, and QC checkpoints. Our internal production sheets and Buyer Studio keep all information in one place, so your design, buying, and technical teams can follow the full cashmere development journey in real time.
This disciplined communication reduces surprises during bulk production and supports long-term, scalable cashmere programs — whether you are building your first knitwear capsule or managing multiple deliveries per season across different markets.
For brands working with multiple factories, our structured updates and documentation make it easier to benchmark Kanchan Cashmere against other cashmere suppliers and allocate styles based on complexity, timing, and strategic priority.
Whether you are a boutique brand or an established house, the way you enter our development system follows a clear path. This makes it simple for new teams to onboard and for existing partners to scale their cashmere programs with confidence.
A concise guide to how we usually work with brands during development. For specific project questions, our team can walk through timing, costs, and structure in more detail.
Yes. Many partners begin with a focused capsule to test fit, hand-feel, and customer response. Our development system is built to handle both small launches and larger seasonal programs, and we can gradually scale as you see results at retail.
We can work from your existing specs or help build new ones based on your samples and target fit. The more information you share at the start — size sets, fabric references, wash standards — the smoother each development stage will be, and the fewer revisions we will need.
For Fall/Winter collections, we recommend starting swatches and protos several months before your sales season. This gives enough room for fit refinement, SMS, and PP samples without compressing timelines or risking late deliveries.
Yes. Our goal is to build structured, repeatable cashmere development and production programs that can grow season after season, not one-off orders. Once blocks, yarns, and wash standards are set, we can support carry-over styles, continuity shades, and replenishment models with stable quality.
For Boutique & Luxury Brands
Share your styles, yarn direction, and fit expectations. We will guide you through a structured proto → SMS → PP workflow built for clarity, repeatability, and luxury-grade consistency.
