The swatch or sample manufacturing industry is quite small, which makes it hard to select the right manufacturer. However, if you are in luck and have found the right fabric or color swatch maker, make sure that you discuss a few points with them.
Quantity
For the most part, a swatch manufacturer will not have any maximum or minimum quantity for the swatches and sample cards. However, these companies do have the order minimum for pricing. Generally, they provide low, midrange, and high quantities of swatches. So, it doesn’t matter if you want to present one fabric or thousands, just discuss the quantity with the manufacturer and its impact on the price.
Size
The swatch books are customizable, and there are no standard sizes. Generally, people opt for 8.5 x 11 inch books, which can also be made in folded forms. There are accordion, tri-fold, bi-fold, and gatefold options as far as folding is concerned. For this reason, you must discuss the size and folding type with the swatch manufacturers to make sure it fits into your catalogs.
Printing
The quality of printing plays an important part since these books are used by the customers to make a final purchase. So, if you are getting the color swatch books, it is better to ask about different printing techniques. Usually, the companies offer black ink printing, one-to-three-color printing, four-color printing, and offset printing. However, it’s better to choose offset printing because it has better ink coverage, better pigment, and supports different coatings.
