Field notes from the desk

Sourcing notes on yarn, cocopeat and export logistics, written for buyers who read a spec sheet before they read a pitch.

4 articles found

Red and white cotton yarn cones beside a hand-knitted swatch on needles
Textiles

Combed vs carded cotton yarn: choosing the right count for your mill

The count you ask for decides the fabric you get. A short guide to matching Ne count and combing grade to your end product before you send the spec.

6 min read
A pile of curled coconut husk fibre chips in sunlight
Agro & Eco-Materials

Reading a cocopeat spec sheet: what the EC value actually tells you

EC, pH, and expansion ratio look like small print until a container gets rejected at the other end. Here is what each number protects against.

5 min read
Stacked yellow and red shipping containers against a blue sky
Logistics & Customs

FCL vs LCL: booking your first container out of Tuticorin

Full container or shared load changes your cost, your timeline and your paperwork. A first-timer's guide to booking out of Tuticorin port.

7 min read
Rows of white yarn cones viewed from above on a spinning frame
Sourcing

What a 15-day counter-sample actually proves

A counter-sample is not a formality — it is the one checkpoint that catches a spec mismatch before it becomes a container full of the wrong thing.

4 min read