Knitwear manufacturer · Istanbul since 1994
Knitted in Istanbul for the labels the world wears.
Full-package knitwear production for international brands — from yarn sourcing and 7-day sampling to finished garments delivered to your door. 3 to 14 gauge, from 300 pieces per style.
- years of knitting
- 32
- flat-knitting machines
- 50
- pieces a year
- 600K
- countries shipped to
- 12
Capabilities
One roof, every stitch.
Knitting, linking, washing, finishing and quality control all happen under one roof in Ümraniye, on the Asian side of Istanbul — so timelines and quality stay in our hands.
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Jacquard & intarsia
Multi-colour motifs knitted in, not printed on. Up to 8 colours per course.
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Cable & texture
Aran cables, pointelle, ribs and links-links structures with crisp definition.
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Fully fashioned
Shaped on the machine to cut yarn waste and give seams a finer finish.
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Whole-garment
Seamless 3D knitting on Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT® machines for zero-waste pieces.
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Hand finishing
Hand-linking, embroidery, crochet trims and hand-sewn labels from our finishing atelier.
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Washing & testing
In-house washing, steaming and lab tests for pilling, shrinkage and colour-fastness.
Gauge range
From chunky 3 gauge for winter knits to fine 14 gauge for lightweight layers.
- 3
- 7
- 12
- 14
What we make
Sweaters, cardigans, knit dresses, co-ords, polos, loungewear, baby knits and accessories.
How we work
From brief to boxed in six steps.
One dedicated merchandiser follows every style, from the first sample to delivery.
- proto sampling
- 7 days
- bulk production
- 45–60 days
- minimum per style
- 300 pcs
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Brief & tech pack
Share sketches, references or a full tech pack. Within 48 hours you get feasibility and a target price.
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Yarn sourcing
We source from Italian, Turkish and Peruvian spinners — or knit with your nominated yarn.
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Sampling
Proto samples in 7 working days, knitted by the same team that will run your production.
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Fit & approval
Fit sessions on video or in person in Istanbul. Size sets and pre-production samples follow.
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Production
Bulk runs from 300 pieces per style, tracked week by week in a shared production report.
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QC & shipping
AQL 2.5 inspection, folding, tagging and packing to your manual. Shipped DDP — duties paid, delivered to your door.
Materials
Yarns we know by touch.
Choose a fibre to see how we use it.
Merino
Extra-fine 18.5 micron. Soft, breathable and finished to be washable — our most requested fibre.
- Best for
- Basics, sweaters, knit dresses
- Gauges
- 7–14
The factory
Built for consistency at scale.
Fifty Shima Seiki flat-knitting machines, run by knitters with decades of experience.
- production floor
- 500m²
- flat-knitting machines
- 50
- skilled people
- 45
- pieces a month
- 50,000
Istanbul has knitted for Europe for generations. We simply brought the craft into the 21st century.
Kids’ knitwear
Softest on the smallest.
A dedicated line for babies and children, knitted from GOTS-certified organic cotton. Young skin is more delicate than ours — so we start with the gentlest fibre we know.
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Grown without synthetic pesticides
Organic cotton is farmed without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers, and GOTS limits the chemicals allowed in dyeing and finishing.
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Gentle on delicate skin
Soft, long-staple fibres and no harsh finishes mean less friction and less irritation against young skin.
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Breathable, all day
Cotton lets air circulate and absorbs moisture, keeping little ones comfortable as they play, nap and grow.
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Tested for harmful substances
Our yarns are certified to OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, so everything that touches the skin has been tested for harmful substances.
Certifications
Certified at every step.
Independent certifications cover the yarns we use, the way we process them and the conditions our team works in.
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100
Yarns and materials tested for harmful substances.
GOTS Global Organic Textile Standard
Organic fibre content and responsible processing, from field to finished garment.
GRS Global Recycled Standard
Verified recycled content and chain of custody.
amfori BSCI Social compliance
Independent social-compliance audits of our workplace.
ISO 9001 Quality management
A certified quality-management system across production.
Start a project
Tell us what you want to make.
We answer every inquiry within one business day.
- hello@ubbaknit.com
- Phone
- +90 530 328 10 19
- +90 530 328 10 19
- Visit
- Our showroom and factory are 25 minutes from Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Visits by appointment.
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