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Free Editable Tech Pack Templates (plus a guide

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Table of Contents

Download My 4 Free Editable Tech Pack Templates

Here’s Exactly What You Get with My Free Tech Pack Templates
Tech Pack Cover Page
A Spot for Technical Sketches (Alternate Views + Close Up Details)
A Colorways Section
A Bill of Materials (BOM)
A Graded Spec Template
 A Graded Spec Template
A Spot for Proto Comments

Download My 4 Free Editable

Tech Pack Templates
I’ve used this template to successfully manufacture 100s of designs – and
now it’s yours.

You’ll also get a step-by-step guide on how to use the templates.

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 2025 UPDATE: THIS GUIDE NOW REFLECTS
MY LATEST AND BEST TECH PACK TEMPLATE
YET.

It took over a decade to perfect my first tech

pack template, and after years of testing,
I’ve refined it even further. Every update is
made to streamline your process, making it
as easy as File > Save As.

Here’s Exactly What You Get with My

Free Tech Pack Templates
Everything is built into ONE easy to use, tabbed spreadsheet file (you can
use it on Google Sheets / Excel):

Tech Pack Cover Page

The cover page is where you add the high level information about your
design, plus the black and white fashion flats
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the style name, number (https://successfulfashiondesigner.com/how-to-
create-sku-numbers-for-clothing/), season, vendor, country of origin, and
a spot for your fabric swatch.
It’s also the main page to keep track of dates and deadlines so you and
the factory know when things are due. Lastly, it’s the place where all
revisions are tracked, so at any time you know what changes were made.

A Spot for Technical Sketches

(Alternate Views + Close Up Details)
This is where you’ll add flat technical sketches
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from Illustrator to Excel. They’ll include specific details about how the
design should be constructed. This section usually gets pretty detailed, as
you’ll want to make sure you have closeups of any details on the garment,
both inside and outside. Think things like: pocket bags, draw cords,
waistband construction, lining, etc.
A Colorways Section
This page shows your factory what colors go where. It’s fully customizable
to add as many colorways as you need, or just keep it to one depending
on how many you’re o"ering for this design.

A Bill of Materials (BOM)

The BOM is where you’ll input every physical component required to make
your design. This includes everything from fabric, lining and fusible to
thread, hangtags and poly bags. I’ve formatted my tech pack template so
you can quickly add fabrics, trims and labels / hangtags.
A Graded Spec Template
The graded spec (https://successfulfashiondesigner.com/how-to-create-
graded-specs-in-a-garment-tech-pack/) makes sure your garment is made
correctly in every size. I’ve seen A LOT of designers do this in Illustrator,
which is a TERRIBLE idea! Why? Because Illustrator doesn’t do math! To
make sure your designs get made right and your freelance clients are
thrilled, doing a graded spec in spreadsheets is the ONLY way to go. My
free template has formulas built right in to ensure you don’t make any
mistakes. (After all, we’re designers, not accountants!)
I also added a spot to include your POM Guide at the bottom of the chart
so you can make sure you and your factory are aligned on the
measurements.

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A Spot for Proto Comments

Once the factory makes the first proto, you’ll need to measure and
compare it to your graded specs
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garment-tech-pack/) to make sure it’s the right size. You’ll also need to
make comments on the overall fit
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construction (https://successfulfashiondesigner.com/garment-
construction-dictionary/), and details. This page is where you’ll do that,
and don’t worry, all the measurements and data are linked to the Graded
Spec tab so you don’t have to manually input ANYTHING!
You’ll get my COMPLETE editable tech pack template
to use as a reference, plus a blank one you
can easily fill out with your design!
Cells are LINKED (so you only have to input
information ONCE)

Formulas are BUILT IN (so you don’t make math

mistakes!)
I perfected this file over 15+ years and now it’s yours, absolutely FREE.
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About the Author

Heidi {Sew Heidi}

With no fashion degree or connections, Heidi’s start in the industry was with
her own brand. By her mid-20s, she had grown it to $40,000+ in revenue.
Despite that ‘success,’ she was left broke and burnt. Next, she landed her
dream fashion design job at a lifestyle brand in Denver, CO. But the toxic
o!ces gave her too much anxiety. So, in 2009, she started her business as a
freelance fashion designer. After a lot of trial and error (she literally made
$0 in her first year!), she figured out how to find well-paying clients, have
freedom in her day, and make money doing the work she loved in fashion.
She grew her freelance business to $100,000+ a year working a
comfortable 35 hours a week. In 2013, Heidi started Successful Fashion
Designer. She has reached hundreds of thousands of fashion designers, TDs,
PDs, pattern makers, and more around the world through her educational
videos, podcast episodes, books, live trainings, and more. Heidi’s signature
program, Freelance Accelerator: from Surviving to Thriving (FAST) has
generated over $1 Million in revenue and helped almost 1,000 fashion
designers escape toxic jobs and do work they love in fashion.

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