The Ultimate Guide to the Fashion Tech Pack

A technical pack, or Tech Pack for short, is a model of the ultimate piece of clothing. It has all the technical specifications and design details that make your product unique. In essence, it is a tool for communication between designers and producers. The quality of a finished product depends entirely on the “quality” of that Technical Pack communication.

What is a tech pack?

The tech pack, also known as a specification sheet, is a collection of documentation created by designers to describe their design to a manufacturer, allowing them to transfer that knowledge into a finished garment. It is a final garment model that comprises comprehensive flat sketches of the design, materials for usage such as trimmings and labels, measurement parameters, size categorization, color combinations, and so on.

Importance of the technical pack:

Here are some of the reasons why tech packs are essential when creating a fashion product:

Saves you time and money

Help with accurate quotes.

The technical packs help improve the quality of the fit.

It is a benchmark for quality control.

Helps you work together as a team.

What’s in a Technical Pack?

The information contained in a technical pack depends on the type of product and its design. But here is a list of the most common information in a typical apparel tech pack:

Design flat sketches:

The technical fashion flat sketches show all the design details from different angles (front, back, side, and yes, even inside). They help your manufacturer and model maker to visualize how you can bring the first sample as close as possible to the desired look. Because of this, they are made in black and white and are usually made on Corel.

Add more scenes to your outfit.
 Be as detailed as possible.
 Keep it simple.

BOM in Tech Pack:

The BOM is a list of raw materials for making the garments and preparing them for shipping. When your company makes a physical product, you need to source the materials to make it, and sourcing the materials is an integral part of the manufacturing process. The materials you choose have a huge impact on the quality of your product.
A typical BOM table includes primary fabric, secondary fabric (lining), thread, trimmings, fasteners, labels, and packaging.
In the apparel industry, bill materials are often created by technical designers and product developers. These designers work closely together and send feedback to factories that can adjust the tech pack accordingly. A technical designer usually creates a bill of materials based on a computer-aided design (CAD) drawing.

Here are three main reasons why a well-defined BOM table is important:

1 Determine the cost and price of clothing.
2 So that your factory doesn’t lose any components.
3 Standardize production and ensure quality and consistency in every batch.

Specifications for measuring garments:

Assume you’ve established the style and created your drawing and materials page. The next step in putting together your tech pack is to include your dimensions. The measurement specification sheet (or measurement specification) is a detailed breakdown of the measurements of numerous components of a given garment.
Common measuring terminology include B. body length, chest, waist, hips, armholes, shoulder drops, and neck opening. However, depending on the garment’s intricacy, more measuring points may be required. Examples include collar length, cuff breadth, pocket proportions, and so forth.
Measurement specification papers can be prepared using conventional size charts or individual body measurements.

Examples of technical packs:

Now that you’ve learnt how to create a tech pack, let’s look at how Graphtick Studio can help you take your projects to the next level. The examples below demonstrate the extent of a technical pack’s functions.

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