Case Study: Custom Wooden Button for a Sportswear Brand in Spain
Source:Live Bamboo Cuttings /
Time:2026-09-18
Wooden Button for a Sportswear Brand in Spain
A Sportswear Brand approached us with a wooden button requirement for the Spain market. The brief was specific: a defined look, a hard launch date and a unit cost that had to survive freight and duty. This case study records what was specified, what went wrong in sampling and how the bulk order was delivered.
The challenge
- A trim that passed sampling but failed in-line because it was never cycle tested
- A spec that lived in an email instead of a tech pack
- An interlining that bubbled after the first press
What we specified
| Item | Wooden Button |
|---|---|
| Client type | A Sportswear Brand |
| Market | Spain |
| Order volume | 20,000 pieces across 6 specifications |
| Base material | Genuine Leather |
| Standard size | 32 mm Width |
| Finish | Yarn-Dyed Finish |
| Sampling rounds | 3 |
| Delivery window | 8 weeks from PO to ex-factory |
| Compliance | Bluesign |
How it was resolved
- We rebuilt the specification around Genuine Leather and locked the tolerance before bulk.
- The finish was moved to Antique Copper Finish after strike-off tests showed better durability.
- A pre-production sample was approved and retained as the golden reference.
- Production ran with in-line inspection and a mid-run photo report.
- Cartons were packed to the client's own barcode and ratio specification.
Result
- 20,000 pieces delivered inside the 8-week window.
- Unit cost held within 4.5% of the original quotation.
- Inspection-related rejection stayed under 2.0%.
- The specification is now on file, so reorders reproduce the approved sample.
What we would repeat
Approve a pre-production sample made from the actual bulk base material. Substitute material behaves differently in finishing.
Planning something similar?
If you are comparing suppliers, send us the spec they quoted against. We will quote the same spec and show you where the difference sits.
