Product Development
From concept to approved sample — the tech packs, templates and sampling workflows that prevent variance before it costs you.
Technical Specification Sheet
A complete, factory-ready tech pack template covering bodywork, construction callouts, points of measure and tolerance grading — the exact format your supplier quotes and samples from. It includes worked examples across knit and woven styles, a measurement legend, and guidance on how to brief revisions so your second proto lands closer to bulk. The goal is simple: remove the ambiguity that turns a tidy sampling cycle into months of back-and-forth, and give every factory a single source of truth they read the same way.
Bill of Materials
An editable, per-style bill of materials template that captures every material, trim and component — quantities, suppliers, placements and cost lines — in the structure factories actually quote and order from. A clean BOM is what stops “we couldn’t source that button” surprises at production and lets you compare quotes line by line. This is the document that ties your tech pack to real costs, and the one your factory will thank you for sending.
Sample Stage Workflow
Proto, fit, salesman, PP and TOP — this playbook explains what each sample stage is actually for, what to approve at every gate, and how to avoid the costly habit of skipping straight to bulk. You’ll get the sign-off checklist for each stage, the questions to ask your factory before moving on, and how to sequence approvals so fit, construction and color don’t all collide at the last minute. It’s the operating rhythm behind brands that get consistent samples instead of lucky ones.
Sample Tech Pack · 100% Merino (Mulesing-Free, RWS)
A real, worked sample tech pack for a unisex AW27 180gsm RWS merino base-layer set (top and bottom). See exactly how a production-grade pack is assembled: full specifications, bill of materials, trims, colorways, construction callouts and first-proto fitting notes. Use it as a template to model your own knits against, or as a reference for what “complete” looks like before anything reaches a mill — the cheapest way to learn the format that separates a hobby spec from a factory-ready one.
Sample Tech Pack · Organic Cotton (GOTS)
A complete sample tech pack for a 150gsm GOTS-certified organic cotton unisex tee — the single most common first product for a new apparel brand. It walks through colorways, fully graded specs across the size run, the bill of materials, construction callouts and first-proto QA notes. If you’re briefing a basics program or just want to see how a clean cotton-jersey spec is built, this is a working model you can copy line for line.
Sample Tech Pack · Recycled Down (Insulated Jacket)
A worked sample tech pack for a recycled-nylon, 800-fill-power RDS-certified technical down hoody — a genuinely complex garment to spec correctly. It details the full bill of materials, baffle construction, fill weights, sizing, zip and trim callouts, and first-proto QA. Insulated outerwear is where vague tech packs go to die; this shows the level of detail a factory needs to quote and build it right the first time.
Sample Tech Pack · Summit 3L Pro Shell (Shell Jacket)
A sample tech pack for a recycled-nylon three-layer alpine hardshell, the most technically demanding piece in a typical range. It covers colorways, graded specs, the laminate bill of materials, performance targets (waterproofing, breathability, seam-tape integrity), feature callouts and first-proto QA. If you’re moving into performance outerwear, this is the reference for how waterproof construction and lab targets get written into a pack a factory can actually deliver against.
Color Approval Workflow
Pantone, lab dips, strike-offs. How to communicate color so the bulk matches what you approved. This resource is in production and will be available soon.
Tech Pack Starter Checklist
The 12 sections every tech pack needs before it gets sent to a factory. One-page printable. This resource is in production and will be available soon.
Sample Fit Checklist
What to check on a fit sample before signing off. Pulled from the full Fit Approval Workbook. This resource is in production and will be available soon.
Print & Embellishment Spec
Screen, sublimation, embroidery, embellishment. Template for specifying what factories can actually execute. This resource is in production and will be available soon.
Grading & Size Spec
Base size, grade rules, and how to translate fit decisions across the size run. This resource is in production and will be available soon.