Guides for fightwear brands · Sialkot, Pakistan

How to Create a Tech Pack

A section-by-section guide to writing a tech pack that any manufacturer can quote, sample and produce from, with fightwear examples.

Measuring tape used for garment measurements

Short answer: A tech pack is a set of documents that fully defines a garment for production. For fightwear it should include technical flats, a bill of materials, a graded measurement chart with tolerances, construction details (seam types and reinforcements), artwork placement and colors, label and trim positions, and packing instructions. Keep it dated and version-controlled.

Why you need one

A tech pack turns "make me a rash guard like this" into instructions a factory can follow without guessing. It makes quotes comparable, cuts sample rounds and keeps reorders consistent. If you ever change manufacturer, the tech pack goes with you.

The sections, one by one

1. Cover page

Style name and number, season, brand, size range, colorways, date and revision number. Add a front and back sketch for quick identification.

2. Technical flats

Black-and-white line drawings (front, back, side if needed) showing every seam, panel, stitch line and trim. Call out details like "4-needle flatlock all seams" or "bar-tack at top of side split". Flats should be to scale, with no shading or artwork, so construction is clear.

3. Bill of materials (BOM)

Every material with its spec:

ItemExample spec
Main fabricPolyester/spandex 88/12, 200 GSM, white for sublimation
Contrast panelSame fabric, printed black
ThreadPolyester, color matched to panel
Hem grip3 cm silicone gripper elastic
Neck labelPrinted heat transfer, 5 × 4 cm
Care labelPrinted satin, left side seam
PackagingClear polybag with suffocation warning

4. Measurement chart

List each point of measure (POM) with a clear description of how to measure it, the value for each size, and a tolerance. For a rash guard: chest width, body length (high point of shoulder to hem), sleeve length, sleeve opening, hem width, neck width. For shorts: waist relaxed and stretched, hip, front and back rise, inseam, leg opening, side split height.

Sewing machine with measuring tape on a sampling bench
Every point of measure needs a value per size and a tolerance.

5. Construction details

Seam type per seam, stitches per inch, hem finish, reinforcements, waistband construction. Fightwear examples:

  • Rash guard: 4-needle 6-thread flatlock on all body and sleeve seams
  • MMA shorts: bar-tack top of splits; double-needle crotch seam; hook-and-loop 5 cm wide at front
  • Spats: diamond gusset; 4 cm elastic waistband with internal drawcord

See our capability pages on flatlock stitching and reinforced seams.

6. Artwork

Artwork files (vector or high-resolution), placement diagram with measurements from fixed points, sizes per garment size if scaled, color references (Pantone), and decoration method for each artwork. For sublimation, artwork is usually supplied on the pattern pieces.

7. Labels, trims and packing

Where every label goes and what it says, hang tag position and attachment, folding method, polybag type, stickers, inner and outer carton packing and carton marks.

8. Comments and revisions

A log of every sample comment, with dates and decisions. This is what stops old mistakes from coming back.

Common tech pack mistakes

  • Missing tolerances
  • Fabric described vaguely ("stretchy poly")
  • Placement without measurements
  • No grading for sizes other than the sample size
  • Two versions in circulation without revision numbers

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  • Samples in 7 to 9 days
  • Bulk in 30 to 45 days (air)
  • 50,000+ pieces a month capacity
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FAQ

How to Create a Tech Pack: common questions

Many brands use Adobe Illustrator for flats and a spreadsheet for measurements and BOM. Specialist PLM software helps at scale but isn't required.

Detailed enough that two different factories would make the same garment from it.

Not a full one. The manufacturer's base spec plus your artwork, labels and packing details is usually enough.

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