What is your minimum order per colour?

It depends on the base fabric and whether the shade is from our stock range or a custom lab dip. Stock shades start considerably lower than custom ones. Send the fabric and shade you have in mind and we will quote the exact minimum rather than a marketing number.

Can you match a colour I already sell?

Yes. Send a physical swatch, a hex value, or a colour reference from your existing supplier. We produce three lab dips against it and you approve the closest one on real fabric before bulk dyeing starts.

What does GSM actually change?

GSM is grams per square metre — the fabric's weight. Lower weights are lighter and more sheer with a fluid fall; higher weights are more opaque, warmer and hold their shape. Every base fabric in our range runs across a band rather than a single fixed weight, so you choose where in that band your product sits.

How long does production take?

Around 15 days from approved sample to finished goods for a standard order. Full sampling takes around 10 days and lab dips happen before that clock starts. If your deadline is tighter, tell us the date up front — we would rather say no than miss it.

What volume can you handle?

Our capacity is about 500,000 pieces per month, so repeat programmes and seasonal peaks do not push your next order down the queue. Small first orders are welcome too — capacity is there for when you scale.

Which countries do you ship to?

We currently export to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. If your market is not on that list, ask — it usually just means we have not shipped there yet, not that we cannot.

Do you supply roll goods or finished hijabs?

Both. We can ship fabric by the roll for your own cutting and sewing, or deliver finished pieces cut, hemmed, labelled and retail-packed under your brand.

Can you produce our labels and packaging?

Yes — woven labels, care labels, hang tags, thank-you cards, retail sleeves and rigid gift boxes are all finished in-house. Upload your logo in the customization studio to see it placed on each one.

Which certifications can you provide?

The mill holds OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and BSCI. Certification availability for a specific order still depends on the fabric and dye route, so tell us which standard your market requires and we will confirm in writing what we can supply for that order.

Wholesale Hijab Sizes: Standards, Fit & Fabric Consumption

Scarf size is the hijab specification that first-time wholesale buyers treat as a style detail — and factories treat as a cost driver. The finished length and width decide how much fabric each piece consumes, what the piece weighs, how it drapes, and whether it matches the expectations of the market you sell into. In wholesale trade the size conversation is really three questions: which dimensions your target market actually buys, how much fabric each option consumes, and what tolerance you will accept on delivery. Here is how to answer all three before you place an order.

Why Size Is a Specification, Not a Style Detail

A wrong shade can be re-dyed or discounted. A wrong size cannot — the fabric is already cut, hemmed and packed, and a scarf cut at 180 × 60 cm will not become a 200 × 70 cm product no matter how well it sells. Size errors are batch-level errors, which is why serious buyers put dimensions on the spec sheet in centimetres and approve a full-size sample before bulk.

Size also changes the economics of the product in ways that are easy to miss:

Fabric area. Every extra centimetre of length or width is extra fabric. A 200 × 70 cm scarf contains about 33% more fabric than a 180 × 60 cm one — before hem allowances and cutting loss.

Weight. A bigger piece at the same GSM weighs more. Piece weight drives freight cost, landed-cost calculations and, in markets that assess duties by weight, the customs line.

Drape and fit. A wider, longer scarf falls differently, covers differently and suits different styling habits. Selling a Gulf-market drape into a European market is a returns problem, not a preference problem.

Perceived value. In retail, bigger reads as premium. Wholesale buyers commonly use size as a shelf differentiation against mass-market 180 × 60 cm basics — which is exactly why the size decision belongs at the product-planning stage, not the PO stage.

The Size Language of Wholesale Trade

Rectangular scarves dominate wholesale hijab trade, and two dimensions appear constantly in retail listings and factory spec sheets: 180 × 70 cm and 200 × 70 cm, with 180 × 60 cm as the classic basic. Square formats around 100 × 100 cm exist mainly for specific markets and styling traditions, and instant hijabs are usually sold at the same length language — around 180 × 70 cm finished.

Market preferences are real and documented by suppliers who track order patterns. One wholesale guide to hijab size by market reports standard finished lengths of 180–190 cm and widths of 70–80 cm in Gulf orders, with a clear preference for fuller coverage and drape.

Market	Typical finished specs ordered	What drives the choice
Gulf region	180–190 × 70–80 cm	Fuller coverage and drape; scarves worn over abayas in air-conditioned settings
North America & UK	180 × 60–70 cm	Everyday wrapping versatility; lighter, more practical coverage
Southeast Asia	180 × 60 cm and square formats	Warmer climate, lighter coverage, two-piece inner-cap styling
Europe (mainland)	180 × 65–70 cm	Modest-fashion mainstreaming; neutral tones and clean drapes

Treat this as a starting map, not a rule: individual brands within every market span the full range. The point of the table is that you should be able to answer "which size does my customer actually buy?" with market evidence rather than a guess — and if you cannot, ask your supplier what their order records show for comparable brands.

What Size Does to Fabric Consumption and Cost

Because jersey and modal hijabs are cut from rectangular fabric, the arithmetic is transparent. Net fabric area is length × width, and at a given GSM it converts directly into piece weight.

Finished spec	Net fabric area	Piece weight at 220 GSM	Area vs 180 × 60
180 × 60 cm	1.08 m²	about 238 g	baseline
180 × 70 cm	1.26 m²	about 277 g	+17%
200 × 70 cm	1.40 m²	about 308 g	+33%

Piece weight is net — before hems, labels and packaging add their own grams — but the ratios hold at any GSM: moving from 180 × 60 to 200 × 70 adds roughly a third more fabric, weight and freight cost per piece at the same GSM.

Net area is not the whole story. Cutting is done across a fabric width, and the width utilisation decides how much fabric length each piece really consumes. As an example, on a typical 160 cm wide fabric, two 70 cm-wide columns fit side by side with room to spare — about 87% width utilisation for 180 × 70 pieces — while two 60 cm columns use only 75% of the width. The exact numbers depend on the mill's actual fabric width and cutting plan, which is why you should ask for fabric consumption per piece in metres, not just price per piece, when comparing quotes.

Cut, Finish and Tolerance

Three details between the net area and the delivered product decide whether your size spec survives production:

Hem allowance. The finished size is measured after hemming, and hems consume fabric: a double-fold hem typically takes 2–4 cm out of each edge. Specify whether the agreed dimensions are finished dimensions (what reaches the customer) or cut dimensions (before hemming) — the two differ by several centimetres per side.

Pre-shrink and wash stability. Jersey is pre-shrunk before cutting so that finished dimensions hold after the customer's first wash. Ask for wash-stability data on the actual GSM and finish you order; a fabric that shrinks 5% on a 200 cm length takes 10 cm off the product after one wash.

Tolerances. Fabric is a flexible textile, not a machined part: delivery tolerances of ±2–3 cm on length are common in the industry. What matters is that the tolerance is agreed in writing, that width tolerance is held tighter than length (width errors change the drape visibly), and that the mill's QC measures pieces individually rather than once per roll.

Cut direction. Rectangular hijabs are usually cut straight on the fabric. Some premium programmes cut on the bias for a softer edge drape — which increases fabric use noticeably. If edge drape matters to your design, discuss the cut direction before sampling, not after.

Factory Perspective: How Mills Manage Size

In production, size and fabric width are planned together. A mill running multiple scarf sizes on the same width can nest cutting patterns to lift utilisation — wider basics and narrower premium formats sharing a single lay plan — which is one reason per-piece cost varies less than buyers expect across size ranges.

The operational risks we see are the opposite of what buyers expect. Rarely is the machine wrong; usually the specification is: the size was chosen by copying a competitor's label, the tolerance was never agreed, or the sample was measured unwashed while the bulk was checked washed. A clean spec sheet — finished size, tolerance, measurement basis, wash condition, piece-weight range — removes almost all of these before cutting starts.

What Buyers Should Confirm Before Ordering

The finished size in centimetres and its tolerance, written into the spec — length and width separately.

The measurement basis: flat, unwashed, or after one wash? Including hems or before hemming?

Fabric consumption per piece in metres at your width — so you can compare quotes on fabric use, not only price.

The GSM and the resulting piece-weight range, with the QC method that verifies it per batch.

Wash-stability data for the GSM and finish you order, and the pre-shrink treatment applied before cutting.

Cut direction (straight or bias) and what it does to fabric consumption for your spec.

Which market's ordering patterns the size is calibrated against — and what the mill's own order records show for comparable brands.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between 180 × 60 and 180 × 70 hijabs? The width: 60 cm is the classic basic, while 70 cm adds fuller side coverage and a heavier drape. At the same GSM, the 180 × 70 piece contains about 17% more fabric, so it costs proportionally more and weighs more.

What size hijab do most wholesale brands order? 180 × 70 cm is the most common single spec across retail listings and factory sheets, with 180 × 60 cm as the basic entry format and 200 × 70 cm as the premium, fuller-coverage option. Market records show Gulf orders skewing longer and wider (180–190 × 70–80 cm).

Does a bigger hijab cost proportionally more? Roughly, yes. Fabric area scales with length × width, so a 200 × 70 cm piece is about a third larger than 180 × 60 cm at the same GSM, and freight scales with the weight. Width utilisation in cutting can make the real difference smaller or larger — ask for consumption per piece in metres.

What is a normal size tolerance for finished hijabs? Industry practice commonly allows ±2–3 cm on length for rectangular scarves, with width held tighter. What matters is agreeing the tolerance in writing and receiving batch QC dimensions measured piece by piece.

Why do some hijabs list square dimensions like 100 × 100 cm? Square formats are folded into a triangle when worn and are common in Southeast Asian and some Middle Eastern styling traditions, often paired with an inner cap. They are a minority of wholesale volume but a stable niche.

Should I match my size to my market or to my brand? Both. The market map tells you the range your customers are used to; the brand decision is where you position inside it — premium lines usually sit at the larger, wider end because bigger reads as more value on the shelf.

References

QiuYan Factory. "Hijab Size by Market: Gulf vs Europe vs SE Asia vs North America." qiuyanfactory.com/blog/hijab-size-preferences-by-market-gulf-europe-southeast-asia-north-america. Accessed 9 September 2026.

The Hijab Souq. "Size Chart." thehijabsouq.com/pages/size-chart. Accessed 9 September 2026.

The Abaya Company (London). "Sizing Chart." theabayacompany.london/pages/sizing-chart. Accessed 9 September 2026.

Little Black Hijab. "Size Chart." littleblackhijab.com/size-chart. Accessed 9 September 2026.