How to Buy OHZEHN-TEX Fabric: The Four-Step Path From Spec to First Production Run
No gatekeeping, no discovery-call maze. Send a spec, get a chemistry answer, hold a sample, place a run.
Step 1. Intake. Send the spec.
Email kelvin@ohzehn.com or book a call. Kelvin Liu is co-founder.
Put six things in the email. Target GSM (or the garment weight you are currently matching). Composition preference, if you have one. Your colorway list. The garment category (leggings, sports bra, brief, swim bottom, tee). Target units for the first run. Ship window.
If you only have three of the six, send three. An incomplete spec is still a faster start than a discovery call. What we cannot work from is "tell me about your fabric," because the answer to that depends entirely on what you are making.
Step 2. Chemistry match.
We confirm whether the construction can hit your spec on the OHZEHN-TEX platform.
This is the step most fabric suppliers skip, and it is why brands lose a season. OHZEHN-TEX comes in named weights: 180, 220, 260 P and Seamless. Not every construction is available at every weight, and not every finish is compatible with every construction. If your spec calls for a 190 GSM warp knit with a specific hand, we say yes or no before you have spent anything.
If the answer is that we cannot hit your spec, you get that in writing too, along with what we would change to get there.
Step 3. Sample round.
Samples are quoted against your style on the first call.
What to do with it. Run the bench before you run the PO. Elongation and residual growth on your actual construction. Minimum ten wash cycles at consumer conditions, re-measured at cycle five and cycle ten. Seam integrity on cover-stitch and flatlock joins. For swim, colorfastness under chlorine and perspiration.
Two sample rounds before a first PO is normal. One is optimistic.
Step 4. First production.
MOQ, lead time and price are quoted against a real style on a call.
What you need before you contact us
Five items. Have them and the first reply is a quote instead of a question.
- Target GSM, or the current garment whose weight you are matching.
- Construction: single jersey, interlock, warp knit. If you do not know, name the garment and we will infer it.
- Colorway list for the first run.
- Target units for the first production run.
- Ship window, working backward from your launch date.
Same fabric platform, whole garment program.
Frequently asked questions
How do I start buying OHZEHN-TEX fabric?
Email your spec to kelvin@ohzehn.com or book a call. Include target GSM, composition preference, colorways, garment category, target units, and ship window. That single email is the whole intake step. Kelvin Liu is co-founder.
How long does it take from intake to fabric in hand?
Lead time is quoted against a real style on a call.
What do I need before contacting OHZEHN-TEX?
Five things. Target GSM or the garment weight you are matching, the construction (single jersey, interlock, warp knit), your colorway list, your target unit volume for the first run, and your ship window. Composition preference and any certification requirement help but are not blocking.