We’re New Dong Huang (NDH), an activewear factory in Dongyang, China. We’ve made activewear since 1999, mostly yoga and running, and we work best with DTC brands that are growing fast. Samples take 7–10 days, every order gets a final AQL 2.5 inspection, and our minimum is 500 pieces per colour per style.
We are not the biggest factory, and we don’t try to be. Many of the DTC brands we work with started with two or three styles and have grown into eight- and nine-figure businesses while producing with us. Category details are on our yoga wear and running shorts pages.
The first order is rarely the problem. The reorder is: the colour that sold out has to come back looking the same.
We fit the style in 3D first, then cut the physical sample. You get it in 7–10 days, which is usually the difference between making a launch date and moving it.
We keep your approved patterns and lab dips. When a colour sells out, we start from the sample you already signed off instead of from scratch.
Sets are cut from one fabric lot so the bra and the legging match, and every order is checked to AQL 2.5 before it’s packed. Your customers reviewed the last run; this one should feel the same.
Mostly yoga and running. We can start from one of our blocks or from your tech pack, and most styles are also available as private label.
High-rise, no front seam, nylon/spandex knits.
Bra, legging and short from one fabric lot.
What usually sells between legging drops.
Light stretch wovens, side splits, brief liners.
Compression liner with phone and gel pockets.
Compression knits, flatlock seams, zip pockets.
Quick-dry knits, laser-cut vents, reflective prints.
Light layers for warm-ups and cool mornings.
Example styles · 3D samples
Most DTC ranges live on one or two hero fabrics. These are fabrics we already produce with, recycled options included, so a reorder doesn’t wait for fabric development. The full fabric library.
Cooling, anti-sheer knit built with bare spandex for an ultra-soft, skin-friendly feel.
Nylon interlock with strong recovery and a smooth, premium hand.
Recycled woven with a subtle crinkle texture, slight stretch and a structured hand.
Lightweight textured running fabric with fast sweat-wicking.
Real samples from our sample room. Flatlock stitch types, explained.
Flat seams on high-rise waistbands.
Flat pockets for phones and keys.
Placed where runners overheat.
A small detail that makes a core style recognisable.
Five steps. The fifth one is where a DTC brand lives.
A tech pack, a reference piece or a sketch, plus your target price and launch date.
Fabric from our library or your nominated mill, and a lab dip for each colour.
3D fit, then a physical sample in 7–10 days.
Pre-production sample, inline checks during sewing, final AQL 2.5 inspection before packing.
We start again from your approved pattern and lab dips.
One set, two colourways · Photo: Sasha Kim / Pexels
Getting a new style to an approved sample, and getting a sold-out colour back. Most of what we do for DTC brands is about those two moments. The rest of the calendar is usually fine.
A customer who loved the first legging will notice if the second one is a shade off or sits differently on the waist. Colour drifts between fabric lots, and fit drifts when a pattern gets redrawn. So we work from what you already approved.
Two or three hero styles on one fabric is the easiest first run to sample, stock and learn from. Add colours and categories once you know what sells. Plenty of brands start with private label styles and move to their own designs later, with the same team.
We started making activewear in 1999 and were incorporated as Dongyang New Dong Huang Garment Co., Ltd. in 2003. Certifications: BSCI, WRAP, Sedex, GRS, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and bluesign. We have passed New Balance’s factory audit.
Packing & shipping · Dongyang
Our minimum is 500 pieces per colour per style. Most DTC brands start with two or three styles in one or two colours, then reorder the colours that sell.
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Yes. Fast-growing DTC brands are who we work best with, mainly in the US, Australia, the UK and Europe.
500 pieces per colour per style.
7–10 days. We fit the style in 3D before cutting the physical sample.
We work from the pattern and lab dips you approved, cut sets from one fabric lot, and check every order to AQL 2.5.
BSCI, WRAP, Sedex, GRS, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and bluesign. We have also passed New Balance’s factory audit.
Brands we have produced for include New Balance, Athleta and Spiritual Gangster.
The styles, launch date and quantities are enough to start. A reference link or photo helps.
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