Start an OEM golf glove project with your intended customer, material preference, size range and artwork. You do not need to know every production detail before contacting a manufacturer, but a clear brief makes sample feedback and quotation discussions far more useful.
Define what private label or OEM means for your project
Brands and suppliers sometimes use “private label” and “OEM” differently. Explain the actual work you want: adapting an existing glove style with your branding, changing materials or trims, or developing a pattern and design around a more specific requirement.
That distinction affects the questions you need to resolve. A logo placement request and a change to finger proportions are different tasks. List the decisions already made and the ones you would like the manufacturer to help you evaluate.
Texpak is a golf glove manufacturer in Sialkot, Pakistan. We work with Cabretta leather, synthetic leather and synthetic suede, and can discuss materials, colors, printing, trims and packaging. We also own a tannery, preparing leather from raw hides before cutting and stitching gloves in-house. Our Our Craft page explains the manufacturing context.
Describe the customer before choosing the material
A useful brief identifies the golfer your brand wants to serve. Is the collection centered on a particularly soft feel, a durability focused design, or distinctive printing? Explain which quality you want a customer to notice first.
In Texpak’s experience, Cabretta provides the premium feel we favor for brands with that priority. Synthetic materials generally offer a durability advantage in our work. The choice should be evaluated in the actual glove, rather than made from a material label alone. Our Cabretta versus synthetic guide explores the tradeoff.
For a US or Canadian collection, describe the intended market as well as any particular customer group or use. “North America” is too broad to communicate every fit and use preference. A precise description of the product’s role is more helpful than assuming all customers in a region want the same glove.
Ask for the proposed material of each panel where the design combines materials. Keep that information with the sample notes so you can distinguish a fit change from a material change during revisions.
Plan the size range and the wearing hand
Texpak develops base patterns using average hand-size data for the target country, then can alter those patterns to a brand’s preferences. We test patterns and send custom gloves for brand review before production. Base data starts the conversation; reviewing the sample helps refine the product for your audience.
State the sizes and cuts you want to discuss. If you have a fit reference, identify its model, size and wearing hand, then explain which dimensions you want to retain or change. A letter size by itself cannot describe all the proportions of a glove.
For the order breakdown, use “worn on the left hand” and “worn on the right hand” so the sample, order sheet and packaging refer to the same thing. Keep measurements in clearly labeled units. If your team uses inches and the manufacturer uses millimeters, agree which units control the specification and check conversions before approval.
Our golf glove fit guide includes a practical way to record feedback on the palm, fingers, thumb and closure.
Prepare artwork, colors and packaging together
Your first inquiry can include logo artwork, design files and the specifications you already know. Identify where each logo or print belongs and give a size or placement reference where possible. Ask which file format the manufacturer needs before spending time converting files unnecessarily.
- Glove design: show the palm, back, fingers, closure and any contrasting areas.
- Colors: provide clear references and identify the panels or trims they apply to.
- Decoration: identify printing, logos and the finish you want to evaluate in a sample.
- Trims: describe closure and other visible details relevant to the design.
- Packaging: share the intended presentation, size labels, wearing-hand description and care information.
Review the design on a finished glove, not only as a flat illustration. A printed detail and the material beneath it should be considered together. Our manufacturer’s review of Titleist, Callaway and FootJoy gloves explains why material feel, construction and fit deserve separate consideration.
Packaging is also where customers may look for care advice. Draft that wording against the finished construction and ask the manufacturer to review it. Our care guide covers questions worth resolving before you finalize those instructions.
Use the sample stage to resolve specific questions
A sample gives your brand and the manufacturer a shared reference. Review the fit, material feel, color, print placement, trims and packaging details requested for that stage. Record changes against an identified sample revision rather than describing several different versions as “the latest glove.”
If a revision is needed, explain what you observed and the result you want. For example: “The palm fit is right, but the middle finger has spare length” is more useful than “make it tighter.” Recheck the complete sample after an alteration, since a local change can affect the overall impression.
Ask which quality checks are relevant to your specification. Texpak’s process includes leather tensile strength and print retention checks, with stitching inspected during production and before gloves are packed for shipping. These are specific checks, not a reason to assume every imaginable durability claim has been tested.
If your product brief includes a numerical strength target or a print durability claim, agree the method and acceptance criteria before treating it as a finished requirement. A sample that looks good on arrival and a documented performance result answer different questions.
What information helps a manufacturer prepare a quote?
Provide the proposed style, materials, design requirements, size and wearing-hand breakdown, estimated quantities and packaging preferences. Include your intended delivery destination and target date. Those details give the manufacturer a clearer basis for discussing the project.
For US and Canadian inquiries, identify the destination country and city rather than using a general North American address reference. You can begin with business-level information and confirm any precise delivery details directly when needed.
Ask the manufacturer to confirm order minimums, sample arrangements, production timing, pricing and shipping scope for the actual project. There is no universal minimum quantity or lead time that can responsibly be applied to every custom glove design.
Keep track of what a quote includes and which details remain open. If the material, packaging or size mix changes after the first discussion, request an updated quotation against the revised brief.
A golf glove brief you can adapt
| Field | What to provide |
|---|---|
| Customer and market | Who the glove is for, where you plan to sell it and the product’s main priority. |
| Material and design | Preferred materials by panel, artwork, color references, printing and trims. |
| Fit and size range | Requested sizes, cuts, wearing hands and any reference sample details. |
| Sample review | Which fit, feel and visual details you want to assess before production. |
| Packaging and care | Presentation, labeling and proposed care wording for review. |
| Commercial discussion | Estimated quantity by size and hand, destination and target date; request confirmation of project terms. |
If several fields are undecided, say so. A clear question is more useful than an assumed specification. You can browse Texpak’s golf glove styles, add the styles that interest you to the Cart and submit an inquiry, or contact the team with your own design files.
About this guide
This checklist is based on Texpak’s manufacturing and customization process. It is planning guidance; materials, sampling, quantities, production arrangements and pricing are confirmed directly for each project.