Hey guys it's Megan with BELLA+CANVAS 25 years ago our Founders Danny and Mark started our
brand to make the highest quality blank Apparel in the industry since day one investing in America
has been an important factor to how we do business we get a lot of questions about where
our products are made so today I'm going to break it all down for you here at Bella Canvas
we have a USA strong approach to production what this means is almost is that the entire
manufacturing process takes place right here in America were designing it here dying it
here and cutting it here then we either send those cut pieces to Central America to be
assembled or just across the street to be sewn in our Los Angeles sewing floor that's
why our neck labels often say assembled in Guatemala of US components for example
American manufacturing has been important to us since we first started the business and we have
workers who have grown with us since day one our USA strong production model is built on
America strengths which include investing in technology
to yield higher quality garment this has allowed
us to create thousands of American jobs and today Bella Canvas is the largest Dyer and
cutter of Apparel in the US lets take a tour and show you how our garments are made
so here we are in a warehouse where we store our dyed fabric we source the highest-quality
long-staple cotton the best cotton growers in the world than whats unique about Bella
Canvas is we work with the yarn Spinners to control the DNA of are Airlume jersey fabric
and are involved in every stage of the process from spinning to knitting to dying everything
is dyed in Los Angeles using seven times less water than the average apparel manufacturer
and only using high-energy eco-friendly dyes when dying massive amounts of fabric like we do
at Bella canvas consistency across the dye lots is of critical importance because when
you order a cardinal shirt you expected to be the same exact color as the cardinal shirts
you ordered 6 months ago this can be hard to do if you're dying fabric in multiple countries
like many manufacturers but dying all of our fabric in LA we have complete control and
can maintain our high quality standards now on to the cutting floor where all this fabric
gets cut into t-shirts
you are looking at the most technologically-advanced cutting
floor in North America each of these tables are equipped to cut millions of pieces a week
with unmatched precision it's our investment in this laser-guided cutting technology that
allows us a level of consistency that you won't find anywhere else in the industry its
crazy to think but a lot of manufacturer still cut by hand witch creates inconsistency in spec
sizing all of our cutting is open width cutting which means it's meant for side-seam construction
even though the alternative tubular production is cheaper we were refuse to sacrifice the
quality of our fit which is why we only make side seam tees at at Bella Canvas our manufacturing
is also completely eco-friendly this cutting facility is powered by solar panels and all
of the excess fabric you see is recycled now lets go check out our sewing floor
here we are at our domestic sewing floor the T-shirt assembly process is the only stage of our
production that’s not done 100% in the US are sewing a split between our domestic and
Central America factories this model allows us to keep the cost of our garments at an
affordable price while continuing to invest in US jobs we only work with factories that
have the same high ethical and environmental standards as our Platinum wraps certified
US factories and we have a team of people who work to ensure everything is sweatshop-free
and above board meaning fair wages and pleasant working condition
after the garments are sewn
and have been through extensive Quality Control process they all come right here to our 400,000
square foot distribution center and were even expanding into the massive building next door
because we've already outgrown this one the between the inventory here and our wholesale
distribution partners we have over 70 million garments in stock we made the choice early
on in our business to never cut corners and to manufacture the right way at every stage
of our production we evaluate the social and environmental impact we will have these factors
drive our decisions more than things like cost and convenience and now more than never
consumers are educating themselves on the products they buy and shaping the world
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