SHIPPING

IN A NUTSHELL: 

NORMAL BUSINESS & SHIPPING:

- CAPS ARE MADE IN SMALL WEEKLY BATCHES

- THE CUT OFF FOR EACH BATCH IS WED AT 12PM (MIDDAY/NOON)

- BATCHES LEAVE THE BUILDING, TWO DAYS LATER ON FRIDAYS 

- All caps are sent in a large letter box, so they should fit through the letterbox

After dispatch all customers get their tracking number emailed to them, so please check your email if your order is delayed or drop me an email or dm if you would like to double check it.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

As of January 2024 unfortunately shipping charges have had to change, due to the increases in cost with Royal mail last year. Really sorry to anyone not expecting this! I tried to hold out as long as poss offering free delivery!

Shipping for caps is £5.95.

COLLECTION FROM WHARF ST STUDIOS

Local free collection is also available from my studio in Shipley at Wharf St Studios. This is during Wharf St Coffee shop hours or outside these hours if pre arranged.

Just select pick up at checkout. Please note caps ordered for collection are still made in the weekly batches, so if you order after wednesday at 12pm, it won't be made until the following week unless you get in touch and ask very nicely.. This is to ensure that all the stages of cap production are made at certain times, which helps to maintain costs 

You will always be emailed when your cap is ready for collection.

COLLECTION FROM A MARKET

This is a new one I am going to trial this year, the capalog goes to a lot of makers markets throughout the year and I always make sample caps to try and buy on the day. But this is all speculative based on what sizes are requested and what colours are loved. I would much rather know what someone is hoping to try on or view in real life. There are always sizes and colours that slip the net, because it would be impossible to bring each size and colourway and that is also counterproductive to slow fashion and not in line with sustainability.

You can change your mind on the day and change the size or colour, this is not a problem but in the interest of reducing textile waste, order beforehand and don't risk me not having your colour or size on the stall!

Just select the market from the drop down menu at checkout, then give your name on the day.

For more info on upcoming makers markets see the Events page here.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE/SEND OUT?

All the caps are made and sent in batches. This means more can be made at a time, they can be cheaper for you as a customer in the long run AND more importantly it means fabric buying and therefore waste can be kept to a minimum.

Why is fabric waste important? Because we're all about slow fashion and sustainability here. Controlling the whole system so it doesn't rely on funding or gambles and creating a better stronger future for all involved.

BATCHES

Flat lay of the process of batch cap making

Batches are made up every week on wednesdays and thursdays, and then sent every week on a friday.

Delivery is included when ordering a cap at The Capalog. That's right, delivery is completely FREE. So with any luck you will get your cap on the saturday at your choice of address. 

For the latest dispatch date see the banner at the top of the page, but all you need to do is order by each wednesday at 12pm to get it added to that weeks batch.

Because the caps are made to order we send them signed for so we can track them if needed & your hard earned pennies are not lost in the mail.

PACKAGING

Cap packaging

All the caps are sent in large letter boxes, designed to get through the letterbox and minimise contact as much as poss.

The boxes used for the caps are made from card, so they are eco friendly & recyclable. The tape used to seal the box is recyclable and the caps are also packaged in compostable plastic sleeves to keep your cap as protected as possible in the mail.

So please pop your packaging in your recycling/compost if you have access to one.

Gift boxes are also available here for anyone ordering a cap as present. If you would like your cap sent in a gift box, then either add it to the cart with your cap choice and it will be automatically sent out in the giftbox. The giftboxes are plain white boxes, to encourage recycling and enable you to re-use them after purchase.

WHY CAN'T YOU SEND THEM OUT STRAIGHT AWAY?

The Capalog wants to be a part of the change in the fashion industry and the only way to do that is to change the system. We believe in slow fashion here and fast fashion has taken over a little bit and unfortunately that means that behind the scenes a lot of waste gets created. This is either from collections that are churned out each year, without guarantee of sale or unsold items. This has a knock on effect as bigger brands try to keep control of all their outgoings and still make a living from sales, which often leads to workers not being paid enough.

It's great when the unsold stock becomes a sale and you get a bargain, yay... 

BUT it's never as simple as that. There needs to be a better balance and we need to work towards that!

For one, workers who have to provide for their families rely on that wage. Not just here where they are being stitched, but throughout the whole chain, which goes right down to the weavers and suppliers.

And two as humans we're not predictable and why should we be? We're all individual & life isn't predictable either. So why spend lots of time making things that might sell? Would you work each week without a guaranteed pay at the end of the week?? At The Capalog we want to create a realistic system where no promises that can't be met are kept and also bring a little bit of respect for the craft & skill of making things back & well to make sure humans are looked after.

It is impossible to describe the whole situation on a shipping page, but for more info we strongly recommend checking out the movie "True Cost" (it was on Netflix). Or stay tuned as we talk about it more and see what we can do to shift the whole situation towards a better future!