Tech pack template for fashion brands: brief your factory from one file

Samples come back wrong when the brief is spread across emails, sketches and half-finished sheets. This tech pack keeps the full brief for one style in one workbook. The factory gets a clean print without prices; you keep the costing.

What is inside

• Spec_Sheet: style details, boxes for front and back flats and 15 lines for construction notes.
• BOM: up to 25 material lines with line cost and BOM total calculated.
• Measurement_Grading: 25 points of measure, one grade rule each, up to 8 sizes.
• Costing: from BOM to landed cost to suggested wholesale and retail price, across three quantity scenarios.
• Factory_Print: fills itself from the other tabs and leaves out every price, ready to export as PDF.
• Instructions tab, a one-page Quick Start PDF and a three-page sample factory print so you can see the finished output.

How it works

1. Fill in the spec, the materials and the base-size measurements.
2. Set one grade rule per point of measure; the other sizes calculate up and down.
3. When the sample arrives, type in what you measured and read OK or OUT OF TOL for every point. Export Factory_Print and send it.

Why a price-free factory print matters

A tech pack often travels further than intended. Keeping costing and the factory brief in the same file but on separate tabs means you can share the specification without sharing your margins.

Who it is for

Emerging fashion brands preparing samples and a first production run, designers who do not work in Illustrator (flats go in as images), and small labels with repeat styles: duplicate the file for each style.

Good to know

One style per file. Sketches are not included, so you insert your own flats. The example measurements are invented to show the layout and are not a size standard, so confirm specifications with your pattern maker. The file is an .xlsx with standard formulas and no macros for Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice, and Gumroad purchases carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Frequently asked questions

Does it work in Google Sheets?

Built for Google Sheets: upload the .xlsx to Google Drive and open it with Sheets; formulas are standard.

How many sizes?

Up to 8, with any labels (XS to XXL, numeric, kids).

Will the factory see my costs?

No. Factory_Print leaves out every price; send that tab or its PDF only.

Can I use it for several styles?

One style per file. Duplicate the file for each style.