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Ligonier, Indiana, United States
Since 1957, Superior Sample Company of Ligonier, Indiana produces swatch cards, swatch books, swatch samples, fabric samples, stack books, memos, and other sampling products.

Friday, January 4, 2013

FABRIC SAMPLE PLANNING

One of the tedious parts of developing a fabric swatch sample project is in the knowing of what is required from Superior Sample and the customer. Having worked in Superior Sample's customer service department since 1993, there have been many experiences working with a customer to plan their fabric sample project.
The first and most important aspect is to know the type of sampling product you want to have produced. Our PRODUCTS page shows the various types of sample products we assemble for customers each year. Seeing our various product photos as a reference can assist in making this decision.

The next step will be to decide quantities. This is simply a calculation of the number of customers you want to reach with the samples and the locations where these samples will need to be sent.

The dimensions of each sample piece will also be a factor in the fabric swatch sample plan. Some of our products can be die-cut into various shapes and sizes and then applied to a card or board for display as well.
Projects involving binders can take some additional forethought as to whether you want to have custom screen printing on the binder, custom photography of your product within the pages inside or on the cover, or many other variations.

The quote process from Superior Sample is very refined and we use hundreds of past projects as a reference to determine potential questions needing answered for your fabric sample or swatch sample project.

For more information about how to obtain a checklist of items needing reviewed for the planning of your fabric sample or swatch sample project, please don't hesitate to contact our customer service department or a Superior Sample sales representative.