What is a garment tech pack?

A tech pack (short for technical package) is also known as a specification sheet, which is a document that details every aspect of your garment design, such as size measurements, care label instructions, artwork placement, fabric specs, packing instructions, and more. Factories use tech packs to quote prices and create samples accurately.
Think of a tech pack as a contract between the designer and the manufacturer. If you’re designing in New York and manufacturing in Ho Chi Minh City, a tech pack bridges the language and cultural gaps by clearly communicating your design details in a structured format with numbers and images. This minimizes misunderstandings and helps resolve issues efficiently by referencing the documented details.
Without a clear tech pack, your ideas can easily be misinterpreted, leading to wasted time, money, and resources. It’s an essential tool to ensure your vision is understood and executed correctly.
What is a tech pack or spec sheet

Why is it necessary to use a garment tech pack or spec sheet?

Using a garment tech pack or spec sheet is essential because it allows a good sewing factory to quote prices and create samples quickly with all the necessary details. This ensures the quote and sample are correct from the start. A tech pack helps effectively communicate garment details, saving time and resources for both sides.

27 Questions that a Tech Pack Answers

  1. What is the name of your brand?
  2. What is the designers name?
  3. What is the short description of the garment?
  4. What season does this garment belong to?
  5. What is the date this tech pack was created?
  6. What is the technical description of the main fabric?
  7. What is the style name?
  8. What is the style #?
  9. What is the size range?
  10. What is the sample size?
  11. Do you have an image for the sample fabric swatch that shows details like artwork, pattern or texture?
  12. Do you have a technical drawing (aka flat sketch?)
  13. Do you know the item name, item description, color, sku #, quantity and supplier name for every item in your bill of materials?
  14. Do you have pictures that show the details of each trim like, buttons, zippers, labels or patches?
  15. Do you have pictures that show the details of each accessory like hang-tags, poly-bags or carton boxes?
  16. Does your technical drawing call out all the special elements of your design like velcro strips, snaps, secret pockets or water proof seams?
  17. Does your construction diagram list the sewing operation, stitch type, stitch width, stitches per inch, seam orientation and seam allowance?
  18. Do you know the exact Pantone color code for every element of your design including fabric, lining, buttons, zippers and thread?
  19. Do you have the original artwork for any printing that needs to be done on the fabric, trims or accessories?
  20. Do you have all the correct wording for your main labels and care labels?
  21. Do you know the exact materials, dimensions and placements for all your main labels and care labels?
  22. What type of card-stock and print quality do you want for your hang-tags?
  23. What material and thickness do you want for your poly-bags? Do they have an adhesive strip?
  24. What are you folding instructions?
  25. Do you have the exact measurements for at least one size?
  26. Do you have the exact graded measurements for the full size range?
  27. Do you have an accurate technical drawing that shows where to take measurements from when doing quality control checks?

When a new customer comes to us and does not know what a tech pack is then we know their garment professional level. We know that we will have to teach, train and make many counter samples which will cost us time and money that the customer doesn’t want to pay for. This is why I always ask, “do you know what a garment tech pack or spec sheet is?”

If you don’t know and want to learn then please check out this resource: download garment tech pack or spec sheet. Check out our video of garment tech pack explanation or google “tech pack design services” and you will find many helpful web pages like below.

tech pack design services

How should we start? Are you ready to get a price quote?

I will review your email if my company is set up to meet your needs. It’s the best if you can provide tech packs and other information to quote. Or, you can provide me your website and more information for me to understand your need.

Please note that Thai Son only produces garments with knit fabric (cut-knit) and I am comfortable to go with orders of 1,000 pieces per color per style.

Location

Thai Son S.P Building (Ground Floor)
153 Ung Van Khiem, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Zip Code: 700000
Tel. +84 903926973
Email: kiki@lhc.vn
Attn: Ms. Sim