Building a line.
Stitch and Seam Classes: The ISO and ASTM Reference
The full stitch-type and seam-type classification used across apparel production: the six stitch classes (100 to 600), the six ASTM seam classes (SS, LS, BS, FS, EF, OS), and how the two combine to specify a seam on a tech pack.
What Does a Technical Designer Do? (vs a Fashion Designer)
The technical designer, the fashion designer, and the pattern maker do three different jobs, and knowing where each one starts and stops keeps you from hiring the wrong person.
Tolerances in Apparel Manufacturing
What a tolerance is on a spec sheet, the ranges factories work to, and why the number matters more than founders expect.
Points of Measure (POM) Explained, with Standard Charts
What a point of measure is, the abbreviations factories use, and how a POM chart is built for a basic top.
Pattern Grading Explained: Grade Rules and Size Charts
How one sample pattern becomes a full size run, what a grade rule specifies, and why grading isn't the same as scaling a photo.
MOQ Explained: Minimum Order Quantities for Small Brands
What a factory's minimum order quantity covers, why it's set per style and per color, and the levers that bring it down.
How to Give Fit Comments a Factory Can Use
The three-part formula that turns a fitting-room reaction into a comment a pattern maker can act on, plus the mistakes that send a comment sheet back unread.
How to Find a Clothing Manufacturer (US and Overseas)
The real channels founders use to find a factory, what US and overseas manufacturing cost in time and money, and how to vet a factory before you send a deposit.
How to Create a Tech Pack, Step by Step
The build order that gets a tech pack right the first time, from flat sketch through labeling, with the measurement and stitch data a factory checks against.
How to Build a Size Chart From Scratch
The three documents a size range needs, how grade rules connect them, and where the numbers come from.
The Garment Sampling Process: Proto, Fit, SMS, PP, TOP
What each garment sampling stage checks, who signs off, and how long the process typically takes before a factory cuts bulk fabric.
CMT vs FOB vs Full-Package Production
What CMT, full-package, and FOB describe, why they aren't three versions of the same thing, and how to tell which production model and pricing term you're being quoted.
What Is a Tech Pack? The Complete Guide
The blueprint every clothing brand needs before a factory will touch it, with the sections a factory reads and what happens when one is missing.