Guides on how
garments get made.
Short guides on technical pages, measurements, materials, grading and sample approval, through to sending a design to a factory. Each one answers a single question.
Tech packs
What the pages are, and the order to write them in.
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01 / Guide
What is a tech pack?
The set of pages a factory uses to sew a garment the same way every time, and how that differs from a sketch or a 3D sample.
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How to make a tech pack
A practical order for turning a sketch and its decisions into the pages a factory can sew from.
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What does a tech pack look like?
A tech pack is a small stack of pages, each answering a different factory question, rather than one drawing.
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What is a garment spec sheet?
A garment spec sheet records finished measurements for the base size at agreed points on the garment.
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What is a BOM in apparel?
An apparel BOM lists the materials and trims in a garment, with references, placements and quantities.
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Patterns and sizing
How one base size becomes a size run.
Drawings and the role
The drawing a factory measures from, and the person who writes the pages.
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What are technical flats?
The clean front and back drawings a factory reads for seams, proportion and detail, and how they differ from a sketch.
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What is a technical designer?
The person who turns a design into specs, grade rules and fit comments a factory can work from.
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Samples and the factory
How to approve a garment, then send clear instructions to a factory.
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What is a 3D virtual sample?
A 3D virtual sample makes the garment visible as a form so its look and fit can be reviewed before fabric is cut.
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How to send a design to a factory
Send the factory a coherent tech pack after approving the garment, with the current version and any open questions identified.
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