JLD-Studios

After over 12 years of creating products for fashion brands, I have made a difficult decision.

As of August 15th, JLD-Studios will officially close.

Working with entrepreneurs, dreamers, and driven individuals who strive to bring something unique and valuable to the apparel market has always been my inspiration. My dream was to see these garments produced in the US, and I’m proud to say I accomplished my dream. Even if it was only for a decade or so 😊

Thank you for your support over the years. And remember whenever you can-

SHOP SMALL
SHOP WOMEN OWNED
SHOP US MADE

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Leave us a comment and share what you would do with deadstock fabric.

No, I probably won't do any actual fishing. 🎣
But there are quite a few fishermen in our group. You never know what my nephews may convince me to do. Jump in the lake, play catch, cast a line...

Either way, I'll be spending the next week relaxing sans social media!

I hope you find a way to unwind as we unofficially kick off summer!

Drop a note and let me know how you're spending the weekend. We can compare notes when I get back, in a week. 🗓

Taking inventory on trims.

We have about 100 sets (jacket & pants) left to make with these goodies.

Calendar filling up with intern interviews 😊

Can you guess where I need help?!?!

Is this your ????
Maybe it's time to get out of the 9-5 grind and into the 24/7-365 entrepreneurial hustle!

But seriously- I've got a webinar coming up Friday that can help you get started on building your brand.
https://www.thedesignerscompass.com/webinar-product-idea

It's all messy!

Embrace it, fix it, and move on!

Sometimes, I swear this place is held together with duct tape, lol.

But there is purpose in our mad taping.

We stole this binding attachment from a coverstitch machine to test some protos. If they go into production, we'll purchase one that actually screws into the machine. But for prototyping- it gets the job done!

*tdone

Finishing binding on some Dandy new 💦

Can you believe the binding portion of these suits requires 9 separate sewing steps between 2 different machines. We also cut the binding 9 times, plus pick up and reposition the swimsuit 12 times during this process.

Just to attach and finish the binding requires 30 operational steps! For 1 swimsuit 🤽‍♀️

Which portion do you think takes the longest?
A- Sewing
B- Triming
C- Moving

We're finally starting to ship these crazy jackets!
The ones with a billion zippers, cord locks, and so many details.

This stack of 5 has
- 25 zippers
- 50 zipper pulls
- 20 cordlocks
- 32 grommets
- 10,230 feet of thread (approx, lol)

How's your Thursday going?

We ask 3 questions every time a new client contacts us.

Find out exactly what they are: https://www.thedesignerscompass.com/good-idea

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