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How to Fit A Garment Sample: Step-by-Step
Fitting is fundamental in creating garments that not only look good on mannequins but also on people IRL. And knowing how to effectively fit a garment sample isn’t rocket science but definitely a...
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How to Create a Clothing Size Chart for your Fashion Brand (with FREE templates)
One of the most common things that customers look for when purchasing garments are size charts. Size charts help them pick out the most appropriate size based on their measurements, making online...
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What is a Technical Sketch in Fashion Design?
Technical sketches, sometimes called technical drawings, flat sketches, fashion flats, or CADs, are black-and-white drawings of garments with high levels of detail. They’re drawn accurately as the...
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6 Most Common Fabric Printing Methods in the Fashion Industry
In the fashion industry, there’s a zillion ways you can customize your designs – one of these is through custom fabric printing. The 6 most common types of printing are screen, roller, digital, heat...
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What is a Strike-off in Fashion? (And Do I Need One?)
Just as you might test paint swatches on a small section of your wall before committing to a whole paint job, fashion designers review and approve strike-offs from factories to sample colors, scale,...
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What is a Garment Spec Sheet?
A garment spec sheet is a part of a tech pack. It’s a basic set of instructions that a fashion designer or technical designer creates so the factory knows how to manufacture the garment. This includes...
View ArticleHow to Find a Garment Sample Maker
One of the most exciting things about working in fashion is seeing your designs come to life. But what a lot of people don’t know is that there are many steps along the way to ensure the final product...
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Your Essential Guide to the Fabric Burn Test
One of the most practical ways to identify fabrics and their fiber compositions is by doing a fabric burn test. It’s (usually) a test you’ll do in any fiber class in fashion school. But in case you...
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How to Create SKU Numbers for Clothing
If you’ve ever worked retail, you’ve likely come across SKU numbers. They’re unique codes assigned to a specific product to track inventory. If you’re starting your own brand or working as freelance...
View ArticleClothing Manufacturers and Distributors: What’s the Difference?
Clothing manufacturers and distributors are very different, but many people confuse them. Simply put, a manufacturer turns designs into tangible physical garments, while a distributor distributes the...
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What Type of Clothing Manufacturer Do You Need?
Cut Make Trim (CMT) and Full Package Production (FPP) are the two most common types of clothing manufacturers. Drawing from what I’ve learned working for 15+ years in the apparel industry, I’ll tell...
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Garment Sample Making Process in Fashion
Garment sample making is the process of creating physical prototypes of a clothing design. Before any garment is approved for bulk production, sample making is done to ensure that the material, fit,...
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Top Fashion Trade Shows 2024
A fashion trade show is where businesses display their products and services and connect with other professionals in the fashion industry. Attendees and exhibitors include designers, brands,...
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Trade Show Guide for Fashion Designers
I often get asked questions like: What happens in fashion trade shows? When and where are they held? Is it a must for me as a freelance fashion designer? So, in this article, I’ll give you a little...
View ArticleGuide to Exhibiting at Fashion Trade Shows (and how much it costs)
Trade shows are key events in the fashion industry. If you’re a fashion brand, you’ve probably considered attending these events to “get your brand out there.” But what does that really mean, and is...
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Ultimate Guide to Fabric Weights
Fabric weight tells us how heavy or light a fabric is by density. For fashion designers and technical designers, selecting the right fabric weight is crucial as it influences how a garment drapes,...
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Ultimate Guide to Grading Garments for Production
Pattern grading is the process of creating additional sizes from a sample size. Typically, a middle-sized pattern is used as the base sample size, and it is graded up or down for larger and smaller...
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