Guide to Specifying Seams on Tech Packs
You are a fashion designer or a product developer, and every time you receive a prototype there are several adjustments to improve its construction... Does this happen to you often?If…
5 Ways to Finish a Seam… and why you need to choose the proper one
Do you know what are the types of seam finishes and why is it important to choose the proper one? A seam allowance is the area of fabric that we add…
The Power of Clear Garment Assembly Specifications
Benefits of explaining the construction of your garments. If you work as a designer or product developer, I'm sure you have experienced receiving prototypes that have little to do with…
What is the Cover Sheet of a Tech Pack
The first impression matters. The way we present a new style is as important as the type of information that the tech pack includes. Therefore, we need to explain the…
How to make the Header of your Tech Pack
What would happen if you were about to get into the surgery room and your clinical records explain your whole case, but your name is nowhere? how would the doctors…
ISO, ASTM, and ABC Seams… what are they?
Quite often, we receive questions from you about this matter: are your seams the same as ISO seams?, are your seams registered under ISO/ASTM regulations?, can I use your seams instead…
The Influence of the Tech Pack on Your Productivity
In these almost 20 years of working as a product developer, I have teamed up with more than 30 designers from different parts of the world. And beyond the cultural…
Why to Use a Tech Pack
As the garment industry has become less structured and more globalized, the need for detailed and precise specifications has increased. Tech packs have become an essential document during the development…
TOPSTITCHING: Types, Purposes, and Uses
Teacher, what is the difference between Stitch and Topstitch? This question is more common than what we think, either for students or professionals in the textile industry. And it is…
Sewing seams and their elements
As we discussed in a previous article, a seam is the result of joining two layers of fabric by a line of stitches.Every day, in the textile industry, a wide…
What does a tech pack consist of?
Tech Packs are mainly a communication tool. As we said in the previous article (see here), a Tech Pack is a document with all the information needed to make a…
What is a Tech Pack?… and Why It Is Important
I know it. Most designers don't like at all writing Tech Packs. For them (maybe you?) Tech Packs are the last task they want to deal with. But they have…
Seam, Stitch, and Topstitch… What Are They?
Does it happen to you that you stay thinking when people talk about seams, stitches, and topstitching? If answering this question takes you more than 3 seconds, you should read…
Types of Seams and their Uses
Location, location, location... "the location of your property is an essential factor in determining its value." This famous real estate mantra clearly reflects today's subject: The location of each seam…
Types of Seams and their Properties
Selecting seams is a critical part of the design process. This not only concerns the aesthetic part of creating garments, but is also closely related to its functionality and the…
A Guide to Recognize Sewing Seams and Their Classification
We humans need to classify everything. A few days ago, I was reading a note about a neurological study. There, they explained that by nature, people tend to classify everything.…
Top Seam Types Every Fashion Designer Should Know
Did you know?... most of us only use 23% of the seams that exist. And on top of that, we don't know more than 40% of the available options. For…
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