pack
The document a factory can actually cut from.
A reference garment and a colour name is not a tech pack. This is the minimum a factory needs before quoting means anything.
Mill, construction, weight, and fibre percentages as they will appear on the care label.
Points of measure with tolerances, graded across the size run you actually intend to sell.
Zips, buttons, labels, threads — each with a supplier reference, not just a description.
Stitch types, seam allowances, and finishing, called out per panel rather than left to the factory.
Care, content, and country-of-origin labelling, plus the polybag and carton spec.
The defect list the batch will be judged against, agreed before production rather than after.
Why we push so hard on this.
Quoting without a spec is not quoting
Two factories quoting the same sketch will price two different garments. The cheaper quote usually assumed a lighter fabric, a simpler seam, or a generic trim. You find out at the first sample — or worse, at the first bulk delivery.
An approved sample is a reference, not a memory
When bulk drifts from the sample, the argument is only winnable if the points of measure and tolerances were written down beforehand. We keep the comments from each fitting round for exactly this reason.
Labelling is part of the spec, not an afterthought
Fibre content, care, and origin labelling have legal requirements attached. Adding them after the garment is made means relabelling a whole shipment. More on that here.