I set a goal and I met it. When I was pregnant with Muse No.2 I told myself by the end of the first quarter of 2019 (end of March), I would like to have my technical packs completed and sent to my factory. For those of you who don’t know a technical (tech) pack is the blueprint of your garment that you share with your manufacturer. It can be as detailed or as brief as you want, but the more relevant information you share with your manufacturer, the closer they can get to producing the final garment you actually want.
As someone with no background/expertise in clothing manufacture to get to this point is a huge achievement. I’ve spent a lot of time reading about tech packs online, making inadequate tech packs and even hiring consultants at various points along the way to ensure I had something that was good enough to share. The ‘v1’ in this post’s title refers to the fact that there may be revisions that need to be made but hopefully this initial version is enough for me to secure key info such as quotes, minimums and lead times from the factory.
I’m really pleased that I hit this milestone given all that’s happened over the past 3 months.
…or get your head out of the sand. I pride myself on being quite organised and a ‘together’ kind of person. However, I totally slipped up on my HMRC/Companies House duties. My thinking was that as I’m not selling anything yet and therefore not making any money, HMRC and Companies House don’t care about my …
Last month I travelled to meet a company that I’ve been thinking about working with to manufacture our clothing. It was a very quick decision to fly out. I got the sample, liked it and figured that there’s only so many emails or WhatsApp messages we could exchange. I’m still on maternity leave and had …
I don’t like mess, I don’t like untidy spaces, to be honest I don’t deal well with aesthetic chaos. However, you would never think this looking at my house because with two children under three, the house stays neat for approximately 30 minutes each week. These are the first 30 minutes after the (wonderful, sanity …
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Tech Packs v1: COMPLETED
I set a goal and I met it. When I was pregnant with Muse No.2 I told myself by the end of the first quarter of 2019 (end of March), I would like to have my technical packs completed and sent to my factory. For those of you who don’t know a technical (tech) pack is the blueprint of your garment that you share with your manufacturer. It can be as detailed or as brief as you want, but the more relevant information you share with your manufacturer, the closer they can get to producing the final garment you actually want.
As someone with no background/expertise in clothing manufacture to get to this point is a huge achievement. I’ve spent a lot of time reading about tech packs online, making inadequate tech packs and even hiring consultants at various points along the way to ensure I had something that was good enough to share. The ‘v1’ in this post’s title refers to the fact that there may be revisions that need to be made but hopefully this initial version is enough for me to secure key info such as quotes, minimums and lead times from the factory.
I’m really pleased that I hit this milestone given all that’s happened over the past 3 months.
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