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Written by Jaime Levine

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The Micro-Factory

May 20, 2016

Written by Jaime Levine

The Micro-Factory

During our recent trip to Portland, Oregon we got to see where Make it Good, well, makes everything good. It's a small factory where they screen print, cut, sew, and package their designs. I popped in on an unusually quiet Monday, but did get to witness them blocking the fabric to cut the Sails Spaghetti Strap Dress and check out all the different machines. It is amazing how each machine has a specific purpose and the many steps involved in making one garment.

A large table is centered in the room for cutting. The garment pieces are cut after the fabric has been dyed (off-site), screen printed, and dried.

Make it Good micro-factory

Screened and ready-to-cut fabric for their housewares and accessory company

Patterns with Spring samples in the background.

A custom tool was built to make screening large pieces possible with one person.

Here the back of the Marine Rain Dress from the Fall 2015 is getting rained on.

Make it Good Screen Print

After screening, the fabric goes in the large conveyor dryer.

Once the printing is complete and each pattern piece is cut, the garments are sewn into the tops, dresses, sweatshirts, and leggings you see in our shop.

The Spring Collection available at Dandelion Post.

Tropical Leaves Spaghetti Strap Dress

Charcoal Parachute Racer Back Tank

Sails Scoop Neck dress

Tropical Leaves Tank

Sails Blush Scoop Blouse

Summer Ferns Blush Shift Dress

Summer Ferns Sweatshirt

Coming soon... Sails Scoop Dress in Ash

photos from Make it Good

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Written by Jaime Levine

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Made in Portland

Sep 09, 2015

Written by Jaime Levine

Made in Portland

This month we added Make it Good to our vendor roster! We love this brand so much we wanted to highlight them because of their designs and manufacturing practices. Make it Good makes everything in the USA in their production studio located in Portland, Oregon. Each print is designed and printed in their studio, their fabrics are either deadstock, organic, bamboo, or recycled and often milled in the USA, and they have easy to wear designs at affordable prices.

Now available in the shop and online. (photos from Make it Good)

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