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Free Apparel Tech Pack Template
A factory-ready tech pack in spreadsheet form — cover, callouts, graded measurement spec, BOM, construction, colourways, labelling and a sample log. One workbook per style.
Why a tech pack is the cheapest quality control you can buy
Every detail you leave out becomes a decision somebody else makes — usually the cheapest or fastest option on the floor that day. Each of those decisions costs you a sample round, a price increase, or a defect you cannot reject because nothing said otherwise.
The practical test of a finished tech pack: two different factories, given only this document, would produce the same garment.
The two things most brands get wrong
No tolerances
A measurement without a tolerance is not a spec, it is a wish. Tolerance is what separates normal production variation from a defect — and without one written down, “off-spec” is just your opinion against the factory’s.
Grading only the base size
Fit complaints cluster at the ends of a size range, and that is almost always a grade-rule problem rather than a sewing problem. Spec the whole run, not just the sample size.
Version control matters more than it sounds
Factories work from whatever file they have. If two versions are circulating, you will be billed for the difference. Increment the version on the Cover sheet every time you send it out and note what changed.
Inside
What Is In the Workbook
| Sheet | What goes in it |
|---|---|
| How to use | Where to start, the two things most brands get wrong, and how to version-control it |
| Cover | Style number, season, base size, size range, target cost, factory, and a change log |
| Flats & Callouts | Space to paste front, back and detail sketches, then a numbered callout table |
| Spec | 13 pre-filled points of measure with how-to-measure notes, a tolerance either side, and a graded size run |
| BOM | Fabric, trims, labels and packaging with consumption, unit cost and an auto-calculating extended cost |
| Construction | Operation by operation: seam type, stitch type, SPI, seam allowance |
| Colorways | One row per colourway, with fabric, trim, thread and label colour, and lab-dip sign-off |
| Labeling & Packing | Fibre content, country of origin, manufacturer identity, care instructions, polybag and carton spec |
| Sample Log | Every round, numbered comments, the factory response and a status dropdown |
Go Deeper
Related Guides
What Is a Tech Pack (and What Goes In One)?
The document that turns a design into something a factory can quote, cut and sew — section by section.
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The Apparel Sampling Process, Explained
Proto, fit, PP and TOP — what each sample round is for and how to cut rounds without cutting corners.
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What Is Cut-and-Sew Manufacturing?
A garment built from your own pattern and spec — what it involves, what it costs, and when it is worth it.
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