What is a Textile Broker?

February 9, 2010 in Apparel Textiles, Brokers, Fabric Sourcing by Sheryl

I am often asked what is a textile broker?
What do you do? How do you work?

A Textile Broker is an individual who brings together a buyer and a seller of immediately available and/or off-price fabrics. The broker sells immediately available leftover fabrics from fashion designers, garment manufacturers, fabric converters, jobbers or importers. A Fabric Broker never owns any fabric inventory, and works entirely on a commission basis. The commission is paid either by the buyer or the seller. The commission is either a percentage of the total sale or a pre-set amount per yard sold.

At The Fabric Stock Exchange we send samples of the latest fabrics we receive to our buyers. This enables the buyers to actually see and feel the actual fabric they are purchasing. We work hard to negotiate a sale between the buyer and the seller that is a win-win for both sides.
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  1. Gery Emonds’s avatar

    Gery Emonds on February 27, 2010 at 11:05 am

    Hi Y’All,

    Very interesting !
    Keep me informed.
    Currently interested in left over knitted fabrics, esp. single jersey’s any weight. Also interested in cotton poplin 120GSM printed.

    Cheers,
    Gery Emonds.

  2. carmen’s avatar

    carmen on March 16, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    Really informative info.

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