From our Sanganer factory, a screen printed bedsheet or dohar order takes about 2 to 4 weeks from confirmed advance to delivery, and a hand block order takes about 3 to 5 weeks. Before Diwali, the wedding season and winter, every buyer orders at once, so add a buffer: book 6 weeks before your selling date for screen print and 8 weeks for hand block. Call / SMS 8107492335 to check current capacity.
What This Guide Covers
Why Capacity Gets Tight Before Every Peak Season
A bedsheet factory has a fixed number of print tables, screens and artisans. In a normal month that is plenty. Before each peak season, three kinds of buyers book at the same time, and the calendar fills on a first-confirmed, advance-paid basis.
Corporate Gifting
Bulk Diwali and New Year gift orders with fixed delivery dates. Companies book early and pay in advance, so they take slots first.
Winter Stocking
Razai, dohar and heavier bedding orders for the cold months land in the same weeks as festive orders.
Retail Restocking
Shops, resellers and online sellers refill fast-moving prints for festive and wedding demand, often in several rounds.
The True Lead Time Math
Every wholesale order passes through the same four stages. None of them can be skipped, and the last one gets slower exactly when you need it to be fast.
| Stage | Typical Duration | Why It Can't Be Compressed |
|---|---|---|
| Production (screen print) | 5–10 working days | Machine capacity is shared across every order on the calendar |
| Production (hand block) | 10–15+ working days | Artisan output cannot be sped up by adding machines |
| Quality check & packaging | 1–3 working days | Every piece is checked before dispatch |
| Courier transit (peak season) | 3–7+ working days | Courier networks slow down under festive shipping volume |
Screen print: 9–20 working days, about 2–4 weeks. Hand block: 14–25 working days, about 3–5 weeks. The 6 and 8 week rule adds a 2–3 week safety buffer for queues, re-checks and courier delays.
When to Order for Each Season
Count back from the day you want stock on your shelf, not from the festival date. Customers start buying 2–3 weeks before a festival, so your stock must arrive before that.
| Selling season | Stock should arrive | Book screen print by | Book hand block by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diwali & festive gifting | 3 weeks before Diwali | 9 weeks before Diwali | 11 weeks before Diwali |
| Wedding season (Nov–Feb) | By early November | Mid-September | Early September |
| Winter razai & dohar | By mid-October | Early September | Mid-August |
| Summer cotton bedsheets | By mid-March | Late January | Mid-January |
What Ordering Late Really Costs
When the festival date can't move, a late order forces a choice: sell fewer pieces in the best weeks, or pay for faster shipping that eats your margin.
| Shipping Method | Relative Cost | When It's Used |
|---|---|---|
| Standard surface transport | Baseline, lowest cost | Order booked with the full 6–8 week buffer |
| Priority surface / partial express | Moderate premium | Order booked with 4–5 weeks to go |
| Forced express / air | High premium, eats margin | Order booked inside 3 weeks of the selling date |
Screen Print vs Hand Block Lead Times
Screen printed Sanganeri, Bagru and Dabu bedsheets run on shared machine capacity, so they move faster. Hand block bedsheets are stamped piece by piece by artisans, and their output does not grow when demand does.
Plan the whole order around the hand block lead time, or split it into two dispatches so the screen printed stock reaches you first.
How to Lock Your Production Slot
- Call / SMS your requirement: Send 8107492335 your product, prints and approximate quantity.
- Get your quote and timeline: We confirm current pricing, available capacity and a realistic dispatch date.
- Confirm with advance payment: Your slot is locked only after the advance is received.
- Approve samples or designs: For new designs, approve the sample before bulk production starts.
- Dispatch with GST invoice: Goods are checked, packed and shipped with tracking.
Planning your next season? Check our current capacity first.
📞 Call 8107492335This Guide Ties Together Our Full Festive Planning Series
Each guide below covers one part of festive and winter planning, from gifting budgets to razai stocking.
Call us anyway. Ready-stock designs and screen printed lines can often still ship in time, and we will tell you honestly what is possible before you pay.
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