Custom Tartan Knit Scarf Manufacturer
A tartan is a fixed repeat. Scale it to a scarf width without thinking and you get a stripe instead of a check — the sett has to be resized, not stretched.
Technical specifications
A sett is a repeat, and a scarf is a fixed width
Tartan is built from a sett — a fixed sequence of coloured stripes that repeats in both directions. Woven cloth can be any width, so the sett is simply repeated across it.
A knitted scarf has the width it has. Force a full sett into it and the check collapses into stripes; inflate it and you get two oversized blocks with nothing between.
We rescale the sett to the scarf width so the check still reads as a check at the size the customer wears it.
What you customise on a wholesale tartan scarf
The sett and the finish are the whole product.
- Sett — an existing tartan, your own colour sequence, or a brand palette drawn into a new sett
- Scale — how many repeats across the scarf width
- Ends — fringed, tubular closed, or rib-finished
- Size — width and length to your specification, including a loop or infinity version
- Yarn — lambswool, wool blend, cashmere blend, acrylic, recycled
- Labels and packaging — woven label, care label, header card, polybag
Every option you choose on this style
Anything not listed is still worth asking about — send the reference and we will tell you whether it can be knitted, and what it changes in the quote.
How a custom tartan scarf is made here
The sett is tested as a swatch before the scarf is charted.
- Chart and program — sett rescaled to the scarf width and checked as a knitted swatch
- Sample — a physical sample in 72 hours so you can see the check at real size
- Knitting — the scarf knitted flat with the sett continuous and colour changes checked inline
- Finishing — fringing or closing, washing and pressing
- Inspection and dispatch — sett alignment checked against the approved swatch before packing
Wholesale order terms
Why we don't publish a price
A custom product has no universal price. Two orders for what looks like the same sweater can land far apart, because the number is built from the specifics below — and a factory that quotes you a figure before asking these questions has not costed your order at all.
- Yarn and material — acrylic, cotton, wool and cashmere are different products, not the same product at three prices — the fibre decides hand feel, weight and cost together
- Size and fit — a kids' size and an adult 2XL draw different yarn on a different machine setup, and a full size curve spreads the fixed cost differently
- Knitting structure — a plain jersey knit and a textured relief or intarsia panel run at different speeds on different machines — the construction is the single biggest driver of machine time
- Colour count — every additional colour in a jacquard chart means another yarn feed and another colour change on every row, so a 3-colour motif and a 13-colour all-over pattern are not close in cost
- Wastage and yield — complex charts, textured structures and cut-and-sew patterns lose more material on the machine. That loss rate is a real line in the cost, and it moves with the design
- Quantity — pattern charting and machine programming are fixed costs — the longer the run, the thinner they spread across each piece
- Trims and packaging — woven labels, hang tags, foil boxes, polybags and Pantone-matched yarn all add per piece, and each one is a separate quote line
Send us your design (a sketch or a phone photo is enough), your size range, your quantity and your delivery destination. We come back with a costed quote against the actual product you are buying — usually within one business day. No charge, no commitment. Request a quote →
How much does it cost? A made-to-order product has no single list price, but there is a published starting point: 100% acrylic with a three-colour jacquard, DDP to the USA. Everything above that is built from your yarn and material, your size range, the knitting structure and colour count, the wastage the design produces, your quantity, and the trims and packaging you choose. Change any one of those and the price changes. The current figure, the eight variables that move it and the terms behind it are in our cost guide: https://bentepromo.com/blog/bulk-personalized-christmas-sweaters-cost-per-unit. Send your design, size range, quantity and delivery destination and we return a costed quote against the actual product you are buying, usually within one business day.
Questions buyers ask first
How much does it cost?
A made-to-order product has no single list price, but there is a published starting point: 100% acrylic with a three-colour jacquard, DDP to the USA. Everything above that is built from your yarn and material, your size range, the knitting structure and colour count, the wastage the design produces, your quantity, and the trims and packaging you choose. Change any one of those and the price changes. The current figure, the eight variables that move it and the terms behind it are in our cost guide: https://bentepromo.com/blog/bulk-personalized-christmas-sweaters-cost-per-unit. Send your design, size range, quantity and delivery destination and we return a costed quote against the actual product you are buying, usually within one business day.
Can you match a registered tartan exactly?
We can match the colour sequence and the scale. If the tartan is a registered clan or corporate sett, send the reference and we rescale it for the scarf width. What we cannot do is promise it will be identical to a woven version of the same tartan — the structure is different, so the surface reads differently.
Are you a factory or a trading company?
We own the knitting floor in Dalang, Dongguan. Knitting and linking happen on our own machines, and woven work is ours as well. Anything outside those — certain finishing, printing on some materials, hard goods — comes from partner workshops, and we say which is which instead of claiming everything is in-house.
What do you need from me to quote?
Artwork or a reference image, the size range, the quantity you have in mind, and the destination country. A vector file is best but a sketch or a phone photo is enough to start — our CAD team turns it into a knit chart and sends it back for your approval before anything runs.
How We Protect Your Order
Your money and quality are covered at every step. We welcome third-party inspection (SGS, QIMA, BV) before you pay the balance.
30% deposit, 70% on delivery
Never 100% upfront — pay the balance only before shipping.
Letter of credit (L/C)
We accept L/C — the strongest buyer protection available.
Photo approval before dispatch
Photos and video at every stage, approved by you.
Factory visits welcome
Come see your order being made on our Dalang floor.
Send the artwork and the quantity
A vector is ideal, a sketch is enough. You get a knit chart, a yarn recommendation and a costed quote against the actual product you are buying — usually within one business day.
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