What we do

Fabdesigns advises and collaborates with brands, start-ups, on how to improve their technical textile design perspectives, product pipelines and internal technical knowledge pool by providing excellence and the CREATIVE EDGE in best practices for saving, time, money, and materials in a world where everyone else is taught the same mediocre WYSIWYG tools and is stuck competing on price.  

Over the last three decades, Fabdesigns Inc. has independently conceived, developed, and owns a time and money-saving system for optimizing the development and manufacture of extraordinary flat knitted textiles. Fabdesigns' system includes programming secrets, manufacturing optimization techniques, electronic technology, mechanical enhancements, coding shortcuts, interface code, and other trade secrets, some patented and some not.  We call this “Fabdesigns Background IP”, which Fabdesigns uses as 'best practices' in its business of the development, engineering, and production of flat knitted textile, fabrics, components. composites, material feed systems, manufacturing platforms, and other textile technical know-how in respect to various and different applications in the International Textile Industry and a variety of end markets, including footwear, aerospace, medical, automotive, composites, home furnishings, smart-textiles, architecture, geotextiles, sporting goods, tactical equipment, protective gear, and apparel. 

Fabdesigns consults and coaches internationally on textile manufacturing processes, cutting edge, research, and expanding the skillsets of innovation teams while growing their product base, and value to stakeholders through advanced textile science, and specifically 3D and 4D knitting with nearly zero waste.  

Fabdesigns' Services span a range of potential client needs, which are unique to developing flat knitwear, flat technical textiles, and three-dimensional flat knit textiles.

Fabdesigns provides a multi-tiered offering of technical services. Each service has a clear set of deliverables, price strategy, and legal responsibilities for Fabdesigns and clients. Each level of service is dependent on the client’s required level of need and exposure to the processes and best practice trade secrets of Fabdesigns.

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GENERAL AND BASIC SERVICES utilize Fabdesigns Intellectual property on a non-exclusive basis. No programs need to be shared with the client.  A mutual non-disclosure and statement of work or quote may be executed. 

· General Services - consulting & textile instruction

· Basic Knitting - swatches, fabrics & components from clients existing programs

· Basic Development - swatches, fabrics & components from clients existing design brief

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COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES  utilize Fabdesigns Intellectual property (Background IP) on a non-exclusive basis. If prototyping is undertaken machine extraction programs may be provided to a client upon the client's request. A mutual non-disclosure and statement of work or quote may be executed, as well as a consulting agreement,, and general licensing agreement.

· Technical Consulting - best practices in design, structure & fabrication

· Technical training - best practices in operation, programming, & maintenance:  swatches, fabrics & components from Fabdesigns' library

· Mid-Level Development - swatches, fabrics & components from clients existing design brief

· Collaborative Pre-Development - inspiration & ideation to develop a client's design brief.

· Collaborative Ideation inspiration & ideation to develop a client's design brief &  swatches, fabrics & components from Fabdesigns' library

· Collaborative Prototyping A - prototyping based on clients's existing design brief, client's inspiration, product definition & ideation

· Collaborative Prototyping B - prototyping based on clients's existing design brief, client's inspiration, product definition & ideation

· Pre-Production Engineering -  Prototyping iterations, grading, and any modifications based on client's Proof of Concept 

· Production Engineering Set Up -  On-site Production planning & factory setup, modifications to machinery based on client's Proof of Concept. 

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Licensing of Fabdesigns’ Patented IP is subject to a separate Licensing Agreement with additional and or separate terms, royalties, and fees in addition to an a mutual non-disclosure and statement of work should be executed, as wll as a consulting agreement, and general licensing agreement if Fabdesigns' assistance is desired in preproduction.

· Licensed Collaborative Pre-Development - inspiration & ideation to develop a client's design brief

· Licensed Collaborative Ideation -  Inspiration & Ideation to develop a client's Design Brief - swatches and materials from Fabdesings' library.

· Licensed Collaborative Prototyping A -  Ideation & Development plan based on client's existing Design Brief; Swatches, fabrics, components from Fabdesigns Library  

· Licensed Collaborative Prototyping B - Prototyping iterations, grading, and any modifications based on   client's Proof of Concept; 

· Licensed Production Engineering Set Up -  On-site Production Planning & Factory Set Up, modifications to machinery based on client's Proof of Concept 

Fabdesigns offers hourly, per project, and recurring rates for individualized in-person services or Zoom meet-ups for coaching and consulting. Choose the path that's right for you.

•Long-term manufacturing vision, & product trajectory

•Resources needed for entering new markets

•Product portfolio review & advisement

•A-team skillset review & coaching

•Individualized R&D team configuration & technology coaching

•Process management 

•Procurement options

•Quality control benchmarking

•Supply chain establishment & management

•Costing & efficiency

•Optimizing existing manufacturing setup

• Factory setup & machinery optimization

Fabdesigns is a sandbox for companies, brands, inventors, and individuals to test out their ideas without having to invest millions of dollars in equipment and years learning it. We program and prototype state-of-the-art industrial equipment in our facilities.  The difference between us and a factory is we're not a manufacturer, and you get the time and attention you need, questions answered and textile engineering expertise to design your product. You control what is made public and when.  You also get to make your own design and technical decisions at your pace, rather than be rushed through someone else's cookie-cutter process. 

Fabdesigns offers confidential in-house development & knit trials. We work in many fields from 3D knitted composites to a variety of fabrication types, whole piece panels integrated with many yarn types, and knit to shape components that fit with your other product parts, molds, and manufacturing processes. We produce prototypes and programs on production quality machines for your proof of concept purposes.  The programs made here can be taken directly to your manufacturing partners' machines. 

Fabdesigns develops 3 D knitted prototypes for many industries that want to make with nearly zero waste:  apparel, accessories, home furnishing, uppers, seating, and many more. Think of machines like robots.  There are efficient digital ways to make things and less efficient old fashioned ways, like cutting yards of fabric and sew the cut pieces together.  Why not knit just what you need, where it needs to be, and make a better product? 

Our textile engineers have taught at the University level and are available to provide in-depth technical training on machinery, types of materials, and knitting technology.   Learning how to operate and run a machine to make it give you what you want is very much like learning the piano.  It takes practice,  learning technical theory, and proper maintenance. Check out our online classes. 

•Textile 101

•Polymers, fibers, yarns

•Processes, machinery, treatments

•Fabrics

•Knits, wovens & non-wovens

•After Processes

•Print, embroidery, embellishment

•R&D 101

•Where do I start? 

•Stages & gates

•Best practices in Setting Goals

•Traditional vs Technical Products

•On-demand & Custom

•Process architecture

Fabdesigns focuses on how your manufacturing process is structured from the beginning: mindfulness in material selection; recycled materials; circular design economy - cradle to cradle.  We save as much time, distance, and material as possible.  Knitting to shape means that all edges are finished with no cutting, and no material waste.