Beanies, bucket hats, snapbacks, and dad hats structured, embroidered, and finished with your brand. Every part of the cap was specified by you and made in Sialkot.
No tech pack needed. Send your logo and a photo of a cap you like, and we’ll quote within 24 hours.
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These specs apply across all styles. Each style page below adds its own construction, fit, and photos.
& unstructured
MOQ per style
flat, 3D, patch
every unit
Built for brands
A cap is often the first piece a customer buys from a brand. These are the brands that treat it that way.
A structured snapback in 3D puff, or a washed dad hat that matches your hoodie colorway. Headwear that ships with the rest of your drop.
Dad hats and snapbacks with a clean front hit and colorways split within one MOQ. The easiest branded piece to sell at a table or a gig.
Terry and nylon bucket hats for summer, knitted beanies for winter. Seasonal headwear that keeps your brand selling year-round.
Each links to a dedicated page with style-specific construction, fabric, and fit details.
| Style | Typical build | Common materials | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snapback | Structured crown, flat visor, snap closure | Cotton twill, wool blend, corduroy | Year-round |
| Dad hat | Unstructured, pre-curved visor, strap closure | Brushed or washed cotton, twill, corduroy | Year-round |
| Bucket hat | Soft crown, all-round brim | Cotton twill, nylon, terry, corduroy | Spring and summer |
| Beanie | Knitted, not sewn | Acrylic or wool knit yarns | Autumn and winter |
A cap has more customizable components per square inch than any garment we make. Each one below is a line on your tech pack, not a factory default you inherit.
5, 6, or 7-panel crowns in low, mid, or high profile the panel count and profile set the whole silhouette before any branding lands.
Structured (buckram-fused front panels that hold shape) or unstructured (soft, relaxed dad-cap slouch). The single biggest fit-feel decision.
Flat or pre-curved, with stitch rows, contrast underbrim, and sandwich-brim color options.
Plastic snap, fabric strap with metal buckle or tri-glide, Velcro, elastic, or fitted hardware in your finish, brandable.
Cotton or wicking sweatband, printed or woven; interior taping in your brand color the premium interior buyers check first.
Matching or contrasting top buttons and embroidered or metal eyelets are the small details that separate custom from blank-plus-logo.
Side by side
Your anatomy section ends on “custom versus blank-plus-logo. Here’s that difference, part by part.
| Part | Blank plus logo | Gibben custom cap |
|---|---|---|
| Panels and profile | Whatever the blank came in | 5, 6 or 7 panels in the profile you choose |
| Structure | The blank’s default | Structured or unstructured, chosen for your fit |
| Embroidery | Approved from a mockup render | Digitized in-house, sampled on the real fabric |
| Closure | Plain plastic snap | Snap, strap, buckle or fitted, in your finish and brandable |
| Inside | A plain sweatband | Branded sweatband, taping in your color, woven label |
| Details | Stock button and eyelets | Matching or contrast button, embroidered or metal eyelets |
| Delivery | Crowns crushed in the carton | Boxed to protect structured crowns |
The first thing a buyer does with a cap is turn it over and look inside. A plain sweatband and a stock snap say “merch.” Branded taping, a printed sweatband and a custom buckle say “brand.” That’s the difference between a cap sold at cost and a cap sold at full price.
| Material | Character | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton twill | The cap standard crisp, embroidered sharply | Snapbacks, dad hats, buckets |
| Brushed/peached cotton | Soft matte hand, premium feel | Dad hats, minimal branding |
| Washed / pigment-dyed | Vintage, lived-in finish from garment washing | Dad hats, retro drops |
| Corduroy | Texture-forward, seasonal | Snapbacks, buckets, dad hats |
| Wool blend/melton | Structured, cold-season premium | Snapbacks |
| Nylon/poly | Technical, quick-dry, packable | Buckets, sport caps |
| Terry/towelling | Resort texture | Bucket hats |
| Acrylic/wool knit yarns | Knitted, not sewn rib and fisherman gauges | Beanies (see note below) |
Beanies are knitted, not sewn. A beanie comes off a knitting machine, not a sewing line: different equipment, different yarn sourcing, and a different minimum than sewn caps. 50-beanie MOQ: in-house knitting vs. vetted. We say this up front because it’s why beanie quotes and timelines read differently from snapbacks and why factories that pretend otherwise miss their dates.
The front panel carries the hero mark, but a premium cap is branded in the places only the owner sees. Both columns below are done in-house on the same machines that run our apparel embroidery.
Every placement is itemized on your quote. Here’s how brands usually build up from one hit to a fully branded cap.
One-front hit in flat or 3D puff embroidery, plus a woven inside label. Clean and cost-controlled.
Add a side or back hit and a branded closure. The cap starts to read as a product, not merch.
Add an underbrim print, a printed sweatband, and interior taping. The inside matches the outside.
A tee logo sits on the chest. A cap logo sits right above the face in every selfie, every crowd shot, and every video call. That’s why headwear is so often the first piece people buy from a brand and the one they wear the most.
No tech pack yet? A front-and-back sketch with a reference cap is enough to start sampling; we build the spec sheet with you during development.
Send your logo, reference cap, or tech pack. We confirm style, structure, materials, and closures.
Within 24 Hours
A physical sample cap with your actual embroidery digitized in-house and stitched on the real fabric, not a mockup render.
7~10 Days Per Round
Final sign-off on structure, decoration, sweatband, labels, and closure before bulk.
3~6 Days
Cutting, fusing, sewing, embroidery, and finishing. Progress photos at each stage.
18~30 Days
Every unit is checked for stitch quality, panel alignment, closure function, and shape consistency.
In-line + Final AQL
Boxed to protect structure crushed crowns are the #1 headwear shipping failure, so cartons are packed to prevent it.
5~12 days By Air
The six steps add up to sewn caps, assuming one sampling round.
| Stage | By air | By sea |
|---|---|---|
| Quote and spec review | Within 24 hours | Within 24 hours |
| Sample cap | 7-12 days | 7-12 days |
| PP approval | 3-5 days | 3-5 days |
| Bulk production | 18-30 days (beanies 3-5 weeks) | 18-30 days (beanies 3-5 weeks) |
| Shipping | 5-12 days | 25-40 days |
| Stock in hand | About 5-8 weeks | About 8-12 weeks |
Send your logo or a reference cap with the target quantity. We reply with an itemized quote for materials, structure, every decoration placement, and shipping broken out.
Planning your order
Colorways are split within the MOQ, so your first order can test more than one color.
One style, split across colorways. For example, 50 black and 50 cream to see which sells. Your sample cost is credited against the bulk.
The first price step.
The next price steps, once you know which cap and color are your bestsellers.
Flat, 3D puff, and patches digitized and stitched by us, proved on the real cap.
Snap, strap, and buckle hardware in your finish, brandable.
MOQ per style, colorway splits inside it, honestly counted.
QC on every unit: stitch, alignment, closure, and crown shape.
Headwear sells best as part of a full drop. We make the rest of the outfit too, so it can ship together.
GIBBEN CLOTHING operates from Sialkot, Pakistan, a city that has manufactured headwear and sports goods for export for generations. We’re on the floor daily: fabric checks, embroidery supervision, and crown-shape inspection happen in person, not through an agent.
Embroidery head running
Caps per month capacity
Registered with SCCI & FBR
Export markets served
5-12 days door-to-door for launch-critical drops. DHL/FedEx for sample shipments.
25-40 days for larger volume orders at lower per-unit cost.
Commercial invoice, packing list, and certificates of origin prepared by us.Confirm DDP availability by market.
Yes, in-house. Flat embroidery, 3D puff, chain-stitch, and patches are digitized and stitched by us on the same machines that run our apparel embroidery. Your sample cap is stitched on the real fabric, not shown as a mockup.
Snapbacks and other sewn caps start at 100 pieces per style, with colorways split inside it. Beanies are knitted rather than sewn, so they have their own minimum: 50 pieces per style.
Yes. A woven inside label with size and care labeling, plus printed or woven sweatband branding and interior seam taping in your brand color.
Structured caps have buckram-fused front panels that hold their shape: the choice for snapbacks and a crisp front logo. Unstructured caps have a soft, relaxed slouch: the dad-hat look. It’s the single biggest fit-feel decision on a cap.
Both. Snap, strap, and buckle Velcro or elastic closures give an adjustable one-size fit. Fitted caps use fitted hardware and are made to a size run you specify.
Yes. A front-and-back sketch with a reference cap is enough to start sampling, and we build the spec sheet with you during development.
Yes. Washed and pigment-dyed cotton gives a vintage, lived-in finish, and chain-stitch embroidery adds a hand-crafted vintage script look.
Yes. We make the apparel as well, so your caps can be packed and shipped alongside the rest of your order, boxed to protect structured crowns.
A vector logo, if you have one, plus your thread colors as Pantone references. We digitize it in-house for the crown; it’s going on. Very fine lines and tiny text can lose detail in stitches, so we’ll flag anything that needs simplifying before sampling.
Payment terms are confirmed in writing with your quote, alongside the itemized price. Your sample cost is credited against the bulk order on orders of 100 pieces or more.
Yes. Raised, foam-backed 3D puff lettering is the snapback signature, and it works best on structured crowns.
Yes. The underbrim can take a sublimated print or a contrast color, a hidden branding surface only the owner sees.
Yes. The 100-piece MOQ is per style, and colorways can be split within it.
All three are available in low, mid, or high profile. Six panels are the classic cap, five panels give a clean, uninterrupted front for a logo, and seven panels suits a more distinctive silhouette.
Ready when you are
A logo and a photo of a cap you like are enough to start. The more of this you add, the sharper your quote.
