The first trap green hands may fall into is about material.
You may say, hey, of course velvet pouch is made of velvet. But have you ever think about there are so many different quality regarding the word "velvet"? And the fabric price can vary from one to ten dollars per yard. Low quality fabric will lead to hard touching feeling, easy pilling of, chemical smelling, and even harmful to human. And this is totally unpredictably if you only compare to the price itself. Below is a defective example. We got this sample from a B2B platform when we try to compare with potential competitors. The material is dirty, full of dust that can't be cleaned off. Check the second picture with a comparison of our velvet draw string bags. The velvet fabric is clean and tidy.
The second mistake beginners may encounter is about logo printing.
Printing methods can be divided into screen printing, gold/silver foil and embossed foil. Silver foil-shinny and reflective effect, the logo will be outstanding. Embossed foil-lead to a more luxury effect of the velvet drawstring pouch. But only suitable for the logo with lines thicker then 2mm. Silk screen printing-suitable for sophisticate logo with a lot of lines. Enhanced silk screen printing-print twice on logo, suitable for light color printed on dark color, for example white on black fabric, yellow on purple material. Wrongly adapted printing methods due to lack of experience can be a disaster on final appearance.
Final tips to share with new designers, is shipping cost.
Unlike cotton, canvas, shipping cost for velvet jewellery pouches is calculated by volume, not weight. Experienced manufacturers will definitely take this into consideration during packing process. Vacuum-packed production is a good way to save much unnecessary money.