Free guides

Tech pack guides from the spec side.

What a factory needs on the page, garment by garment: points of measure, construction, trims and the mistakes that send a spec back. Written by the GarmentSpec team.

  • Points of measure
  • Construction notes
  • Bill of materials
  • 11 garment guides
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Denim jacket tech pack page: front and back flats with callouts for shank buttons, front yoke, twin-needle topstitch and cropped lengthExample page, brand removed
Example page: denim jacket front and back flats with construction callouts

Written from the studio table

Guides from the people who draw the packs.

Every guide is written by the GarmentSpec team from the work itself: briefs, flats, points of measure and the questions factories send back.

  • Designer pinning reference images to a wall covered in photos
    ReferencesPinning references
  • Hands pointing at printed flat sketches and color swatch strips on a white table
    FlatsMarking up printed flats
  • Hands measuring across the shoulder of a fitted top with a tape measure
    MeasurementsMeasuring across the shoulder
  • Team at a table reviewing black garment samples beside large windows
    ReviewSample review

By garment

Pick your garment. Read what the factory needs.

Every guide covers the points of measure, construction and trims for one garment. When you would rather have it done, each links to the matching tech pack service.

Read it or hand it over

Guides are free. The spec is $299 per style.

Read the guide, use the free template, or send us your brief and our team drafts the whole tech pack in 3–5 working days.

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Behind the guides

Patterns, fittings, pinned-up references.

The guides explain what a factory needs on paper. When you would rather hand it over, send a brief.

  • Pattern studio with a dress form, pattern pieces on the wall and a cutting table
    Pattern corner
  • Wall collage of reference photos and fashion sketches
    Reference wall
  • Brown paper patterns hanging on hooks with a pattern ruler
    Paper patterns
  • Designer kneeling to adjust a cream jacket on a dress form in a sampling room
    Adjusting a jacket on the form
  • Bright studio with a long work table and rails of clothing along the walls
    Sample rails and work table
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Your brief

Send what you have. We quote the tech pack.

No perfect file needed. Tell us what you are making and we reply within 24 hours with the tier, the price and the timeline, before any work starts.

  • A photo or referenceA garment you like the fit of, or a sketch.
  • Your size rangeBase size and the sizes you plan to sell.
  • Fabric and trims If knownComposition, weight, zips, labels. We fill the gaps.
  • Styles and timelineHow many styles and when your factory needs the file.
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