Behind the scenes of the manufacturing workshops
Today, we are opening the doors to our main workshop to introduce you to the team that makes Caramel & cie school bags and backpacks.
We're off to China, where we're working with our partner Matthieu, who owns an independent production workshop in Guangzhou where he trains and employs seamstresses and artisans. After meeting with numerous factories, we chose to work with Matthieu because he has implemented a humane management policy with decent pay and working conditions, which isn't the case in large Chinese garment factories.
Our entire production is artisanal, that is to say that our school bags are made by hand, the fabrics cut with scissors or a cutter for the imitation leather parts, sewn by machine and finished by hand. 
Binyang cuts the panels by hand and handles all material cutting. 
Kangsheng specializes in automated machines. He makes the molds and enters the sewing data. He then assembles the pieces with specific shapes that are not suitable for sewing on a "traditional" machine.
Our printed fabrics are screen printed by hand, meter by meter. 
Guiting handles the gluing of the parts. This step involves manually assembling the parts together or folding the materials.
They then undergo a demanding quality control process, where each satchel is checked according to very precise specifications. 
Huajiao is responsible for quality control. She tracks down the slightest imperfections.
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