Comments on: What are jobbers? http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/what_are_jobbers/ How to start a clothing line or run the one you have, better. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: BayGrrl http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/what_are_jobbers/#comment-4275 BayGrrl Tue, 29 May 2007 01:37:10 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2006/08/what_are_jobbers/#comment-4275 how do you go about finding jobbers? (or any supplier of mill ends, whatever they might be calling themselves.) thanks! how do you go about finding jobbers? (or any supplier of mill ends, whatever they might be calling themselves.) thanks!

]]> By: graham http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/what_are_jobbers/#comment-4274 graham Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:19:26 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2006/08/what_are_jobbers/#comment-4274 I just had a meeting with YKK about this. YKK and a few other companies I work with make you buy through a jobber if you're doing less than a certain amount of business a year--usually at least $5k, more like $25k for the companies I deal with. So I have to buy from a jobber or distributor. I just had a meeting with YKK about this.

YKK and a few other companies I work with make you buy through a jobber if you’re doing less than a certain amount of business a year–usually at least $5k, more like $25k for the companies I deal with.

So I have to buy from a jobber or distributor.

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/what_are_jobbers/#comment-4273 Kathleen Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:47:06 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2006/08/what_are_jobbers/#comment-4273 It's funny that you ask that. I don't know that *most* jobbers these days are converters but you're right in that most certainly used to be. The term "jobber" has been co-opted from original usage. Originally, it meant anyone who undertook the jobbing out of various design functions from fabrication to whatever. These days, for production functions we use the term "contractor" rather than the term jobber. Jobber got co-opted to mean a reseller of odd and ends fabrics. A supplier rather than a service provider. Jobbers were originally service providers, not suppliers. It’s funny that you ask that. I don’t know that *most* jobbers these days are converters but you’re right in that most certainly used to be. The term “jobber” has been co-opted from original usage. Originally, it meant anyone who undertook the jobbing out of various design functions from fabrication to whatever. These days, for production functions we use the term “contractor” rather than the term jobber. Jobber got co-opted to mean a reseller of odd and ends fabrics. A supplier rather than a service provider. Jobbers were originally service providers, not suppliers.

]]> By: Esther http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/what_are_jobbers/#comment-4272 Esther Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:35:16 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2006/08/what_are_jobbers/#comment-4272 Aren't most jobbers also converters. I have dealt with a few companies that call themselves jobbers, but they buy greige goods and then dye, print, embroider or flock a print or pattern. Aren’t most jobbers also converters. I have dealt with a few companies that call themselves jobbers, but they buy greige goods and then dye, print, embroider or flock a print or pattern.

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