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Page 1: Overview of Garment Design

This page sets the stage for the garment’s design journey, showcasing three-dimensional views to give the production team a clear understanding of the overall aesthetics and structure. It serves as a visual blueprint, detailing the garment from multiple angles to ensure a comprehensive understanding of its design intent.

Header Details (Repeated on All Pages)

• Style Name: Unique identifier for the design.
• Sizes: Range of sizes available.
• SKU Number: Inventory management code.
• Season: Target season for the garment’s release.
• Brand Name: Marketing name of the clothing brand.
• Dates: Key production or release dates.
• Brand Logo: Image of the brand logo for identification.

Content Description

• Visuals: 3D model pictures from the back and left side, aimed at a full design overview.
• Comments Section: Space for detailed notes on fit, stitching types (e.g., cover stitch, flat stitch, three-thread cover stitch), crotch gusset details, logo placement, and care instructions.

Page 2: Detailed Design Features and Specifications

Page 2 offers an in-depth look at the garment’s specific design features, with a focus on functional and aesthetic details that are crucial for the manufacturing process. This page uses annotated visuals to pinpoint exact locations and descriptions of key elements, ensuring precision in production.

Content Description

• 3D Model Pictures: Showcases the garment from the front, back, and left side, with annotations for clarity.
• Design Feature Annotations:
  • Elastic Bands: Details the construction and placement of elastic bands at the top of the waistband, ensuring a snug fit.
  • Logo: Describes the appearance and exact positioning of the brand logo on the garment.
  • Fit: Notes on how the clothing fits tightly to the legs and body, emphasizing areas where the garment is designed to contour closely to the wearer.
  • Fabric Lengths and Layering: Information on how the fabric sits in relation to other fabrics, including whether it is longer, shorter, or how it is connected to ensure proper layering.
  • Gusset at the Crotch: Detailed description of the gusset’s design and functionality, focusing on comfort and fit.
  • Logo Prints and Wash Marks: Specifies the positions of any additional logo prints and wash care marks to guide branding and care instructions.
  • Care Label Instructions: Clarifies whether the care label is positioned on the inside or outside of the garment, ensuring it meets design and compliance standards.

Page 3: Care Instructions and Branding Details

Page 3 delves into the specifics of the garment’s care instructions and branding elements, presenting a detailed visual guide to ensure accurate replication and compliance with brand standards. This page is particularly focused on the presentation and placement of the care label and logo, providing precise measurements, color specifications, and positioning instructions.

Content Description

• Care Instruction Label
  • Presentation: Information on whether the label is printed or sewn on, including the color of the letters and their positioning relative to the top of the back waistband.
  • Dimensions: The size of the care label instructions, specified in centimeters, to ensure uniformity across garments.
  • Visuals: A picture of the care label in its entirety, detailing the exact look and placement instructions.
• Legging Overview
  • Central Image: A full picture of the legging with arrows linking to detailed pictures, illustrating the precise location of the care label and logo on the garment.
  • Logo Positioning: Description of the logo’s placement near the waistband, including its distance from the back seam to the front, ensuring brand visibility and alignment with design standards.
• Logo Details
  • Appearance: A separate image showing the logo’s design, accompanied by measurements in centimeters and detailed color information.
  • Color Specifications: The logo’s color codes are provided in HEX, RGB, and Pantone formats for both the logo itself and its background, facilitating accurate color matching.
  • Color Description: A textual description of the logo’s color (e.g., a deep rich green), adding a qualitative aspect to the quantitative data.
• Comments Section
  • Additional Descriptions: This area contains further explanations or clarifications related to the content presented on this page, ensuring comprehensive understanding and guidance for the production team.

Page 4: Logo Placement and Specifications

Page 4 provides a focused examination of the logo’s placement on the leggings, ensuring that the branding is both visible and consistent with the garment’s overall design. This page uses a combination of reference images and detailed descriptions to specify the logo’s exact location, size, and color specifications, facilitating precise application in the manufacturing process.

Content Description

• Back View Reference
  • Primary Image: A picture of the leggings from the back, serving as the main reference for the logo placement discussions that follow.
• Logo Positioning
  • Location Descriptions: Detailed information on the logo’s placement (e.g., top back, ankle, or middle of the leg), ensuring clarity on where the branding should appear on the final product.
  • Color Codes: Provides the logo’s color specifications in HEX, RGB, and Pantone formats, ensuring accuracy in reproduction.
  • Real Size Representation: An image of the logo with its dimensions in centimeters, offering a real-size reference for the production team.
  • Zoom-In View: A close-up image highlighting the logo’s intended position, making it visually clear and unmistakable for those involved in the garment’s production.
• Comments Section
  • Further Descriptions: Additional notes that elaborate on the logo’s design, its significance to the brand, and any special considerations for its placement on the leggings.

Page 5: Gusset Design and Functionality

Page 5 is dedicated to the intricate details of the gusset found in the leggings, a critical feature designed to enhance comfort, flexibility, and durability. The gusset’s inclusion is pivotal in providing wearers with a greater range of motion and reducing stress on the seams between the legs, which is essential for sportswear that demands high performance and resilience. This page elaborates on the gusset’s shape, material composition, construction, and its functional benefits, ensuring a thorough understanding of its role in the garment’s overall design.

Introduction to Gusset Functionality The gusset is a key feature in high-performance leggings, offering enhanced comfort and mobility. Its strategic placement and design allow for a more tailored fit, reducing fabric tension in critical areas. This design consideration is crucial for sports apparel, ensuring the garment can withstand rigorous activities without compromising on comfort or durability.

Content Description

• Gusset Shape and Fabric
  • Title: Outlines the specific shape and the type of fabric used for the gusset, including the number of fabric layers.
  • Drawing: A detailed diagram showing the gusset’s dimensions in centimeters, providing a clear visual reference for production.
• Example and Construction
  • Reference Image: Displays an example gusset from another pair of leggings to illustrate the expected appearance.
  • Sewing Details: Describes the specific type of sewing technique used, such as a four-thread cover stitch, and specifies the stitch should be narrow, at 0.5 cm.
  • Stitch Visualization: Includes a picture to show what the cover stitch looks like, offering clarity on the sewing quality and style expected.
• Seam Illustration
  • Back View with Highlighted Seam: A picture of the leggings from the back, highlighting the chosen seam with a distinct color (e.g., red, green, yellow) for visibility. An arrow and text label “gusset” pinpoint its exact location.
• Comments Section
  • Additional Insights: Provides space for further explanations or considerations regarding the gusset’s design and its integration into the leggings, emphasizing its importance in the garment’s functionality and comfort.

Page 6: Stitching Methods and Construction Details

Page 6 is a critical component of the Tech Pack, focusing on the assembly and stitching techniques that bring the garment together. This page outlines the specific types of stitches used in different sections of the leggings, emphasizing the importance of each stitching method to the overall durability and comfort of the garment. By distinguishing the stitches with color-coded illustrations, this page ensures clarity and precision in the manufacturing process, facilitating a seamless transition from design to production.

Content Description

• Stitching Overview
  • Types of Stitching: Details the two primary stitching methods employed in the garment’s construction: four-thread cover stitch and three-thread cover stitch. Each stitch type is assigned a unique color for identification.
• Illustrated Stitching Guide
  • Visual Representation: Includes two images, one showing the front of the leggings and one the back, where the sewing lines are highlighted in colors corresponding to the stitch type used.
  • Stitch Identification: Each color-coded line is mapped to its respective stitching method, ensuring that the location and type of stitch used on different parts of the leggings (e.g., waistband, legs, hem) are easily identifiable.
• Stitching Details
  • Image Examples: For each type of stitch, an illustrative picture demonstrates what the stitch looks like, accompanied by a colored square matching the illustrations for easy reference.
• Elastic Band Specifications
  • Description: Details the dimensions and properties of the elastic band used at the top of the waistband, including its width, length, and stretch capacity, ensuring the leggings provide optimal fit and comfort.
• Comments Section
  • Additional Notes: Offers space for further clarifications or instructions regarding the stitching methods, elastic band specifications, or any other pertinent details to the garment’s construction.

Page 7: Detailed Assembly Instructions for Leggings

Page 7 provides an in-depth look at the assembly process for the leggings, focusing on the construction details that ensure the garment’s fit and functionality. This page breaks down the sewing process into specific sections, including the waistband, knees, and hem, with front and back views for a comprehensive understanding of how each part is constructed. Detailed instructions on fabric layers, seam types, and stitching widths are crucial for maintaining consistency and quality in production.

Content Description

• Front View Assembly
  • Waistband Construction: Details the number of fabric layers in the waistband, the type of seam (e.g., four-thread overlock or cover stitch) used, and the seam width to ensure durability and comfort. Also, references the elastic band inserted inside the waistband, including its specifications.
  • Knee Reinforcement: Instructions on how to achieve a more tailored fit around the knees, possibly requiring additional tightness or specific stitching techniques to accommodate movement and flexibility.
  • Hem Construction: Describes how the hemline is sewn, including the width of the hem and the type of stitch used, ensuring a clean finish that holds up under wear and stretch.
• Back View Assembly
  • Integration of Waistband and Legs: Provides a detailed description of how the waistband is sewn to the legs, including where the seam should start and the techniques used to ensure a seamless look and feel.
  • Seam Placement: Further details on the positioning and execution of seams along the back of the leggings, emphasizing areas that require reinforced stitching for added strength and flexibility.

Page 8: Fabric Cut-Out Design for Leggings

Page 8 focuses on the pre-assembly stage of the leggings, providing a clear visualization of the fabric cut-outs required for each leg. This page is crucial for understanding how the leggings’ components look before sewing, ensuring that each piece is correctly shaped and sized according to design specifications. A detailed demonstration picture serves as a guide for cutting the fabric, whether by laser or knife, showcasing the exact dimensions and contours necessary for creating the leggings.

Content Description

• Cut-Out Visualization: Central to the page is an image depicting the flat layout of the legging’s fabric pieces. This demonstration highlights the precise shape of the fabric when cut out from a larger roll, ready for assembly.
• Detailed Sections:
  • Top Section (Waist and Hips): Describes the upper part of the leggings, where the fabric widens to accommodate the waist and hips, ensuring a comfortable fit.
  • Thigh Area: Notes the slight taper of the fabric to conform to the thigh’s shape, balancing comfort with a snug fit.
  • Narrow Knee: Indicates the knee area’s design, which may have a slight narrowing to support movement and maintain the leggings’ shape during activity.
  • Calf to Hem: Details the tapering towards the calf and the straight cut towards the hem, outlining how the fabric contours to the lower leg and finishes at the ankle.

Page 9: Elastic Band Specifications and Application

Page 9 delves into the specifics of the elastic band used in the leggings’ waistband, an essential component for ensuring a secure and comfortable fit. This page features images and detailed descriptions of the elastic band both in isolation and as integrated into the garment, providing a comprehensive understanding of its characteristics and performance. Additionally, this page outlines the physical properties of the elastic band, such as its width, thickness, length, and stretch capacity, crucial for the leggings’ functionality.

Content Description

• Elastic Band Visualization
  • Isolated View: The first image shows the elastic band by itself, laid flat on a table, to give a clear view of its unstretched form and texture.
  • Integrated View: A second image demonstrates the elastic band when compressed or sewn into the leggings, offering insight into how it conforms and fits against the fabric, simulating its appearance and function in the finished garment.
• Physical Properties
  • Width and Thickness: Details the dimensions of the elastic band, providing measurements that ensure it is suitable for the intended design and comfort level.
  • Length: Specifies the length of the elastic band before application, ensuring it matches the size range of the leggings for a universal fit.
  • Stretch Capacity: Describes the elastic band’s ability to stretch, typically measured by how much it can extend under a specific weight or force. The correct measurement might involve indicating how much the band stretches with an applied force, such as “stretches to X% of its original length under Y kg of force,” ensuring the leggings accommodate movement without becoming too tight or loose.

Page 10: Technical Data for Leggings

Page 10 organizes the leggings’ technical specifications into a structured table, facilitating a clear and comprehensive overview of the key components and materials used in the garment’s construction. This setup allows for quick reference and ensures that all relevant data regarding the fabric, seams, elastic band, and branding elements are accessible in a unified format.

Content Description for Columns:

1. Type: Identifies the specific element or characteristic being discussed. This column clarifies whether the entry pertains to fabric, thread, elastic band, care instructions, or print type, focusing on the particular aspect or area of the leggings being referenced.
2. Value: Provides the exact specifications or measurements relevant to the Type. This could include numerical values such as thickness in millimeters, weight in grams per square meter (gsm) for fabric, or stretch capacity in terms of percentage stretch under a specific weight. It quantifies the characteristics to ensure precise replication.
3. Placement: Indicates where on the leggings the specific Type and Value are applicable. This could range from “All parts of the leggings” for main fabric composition to more specific locations like “Waistband only” for certain types of elastic bands or fabrics, offering clarity on the application area within the garment.
4. TPX Color Code: Supplies the color specifications for the material or element in question, encompassing the TPX (Textile Paper eXtended) color code, alongside HEX code, RGB values, and Pantone code. This ensures accurate color matching and consistency across all components of the leggings.
5. Image: A column for visual references related to the Type being described. This could include photographs, diagrams, or sketches that provide a clear visual of the fabric, seam, thread, print, or any other specific detail mentioned in the row. Images can also refer to page numbers within the tech pack for detailed viewing.

Content Description for Rows:

1. Main Fabric Composition: Details the blend of materials used in the leggings’ primary fabric, such as polyester, nylon, spandex percentages.
2. Main Fabric Type: Describes the kind of fabric, for example, woven, knit, or compression material, tailored to the leggings’ performance requirements.
3. Main Fabric Weight: Specifies the weight of the fabric in grams per square meter (gsm), indicating the thickness and durability of the material.
4. Main Fabric Sample: Refers to a physical or visual sample of the fabric for texture, feel, and appearance assessment.
5. Reference Seams: Outlines the types of seams used, like flatlock or overlock, and their placement for structural integrity and comfort.
6. Thread: Details the thread type used in sewing the leggings, including material composition and thread weight.
7. Elastic Band: Specifies the elastic band’s dimensions, stretch capacity, and placement within the leggings, such as in the waistband.
8. Care Instructions: Provides detailed laundering and care guidelines to maintain the leggings’ quality and longevity.
9. Print Type: Describes any prints on the leggings, including the method used (e.g., screen printing, digital printing) and the placement of these prints.
10. Local Print at the Ankle: Details about any specific print located at the ankle, including design, dimensions, and color codes.
11. Logo: Information on the leggings’ brand logo, including size, color specifications, and placement for brand visibility and recognition.

Example of the table

Page 11: Measurement Chart and Technical Data

Introduction Page 11 is a comprehensive measurement chart that details the dimensions of the leggings. The page features two key visual guides — a front view and a back view — with corresponding reference letters that map to a detailed table below. These reference points are crucial for a tailor’s understanding of where each measurement begins and ends, ensuring the pattern is crafted to precise specifications. Below the images, there is a title “Technical Data” which includes a note about measurement tolerance and the unit of measure used.

Content Description

• Visual Guides
  • Front and Back Images: Two images at the top of the page show the leggings from the front and back. Each image has labeled reference points (A to P) indicating specific measurement areas on the garment.
  • Measurement Indicators: Arrows or lines on the images connect the reference letters to their actual locations on the leggings, illustrating the start and end points for each measurement.
• Technical Data
  • Tolerance Note: A statement indicating a tolerance of ±1 cm for the measurements.
  • Measurement Unit: A declaration that all measurements are provided in centimeters.

Measurement Table Description

• Reference Letter: Each measurement is assigned a reference letter (A to P) for easy identification.
• Row Descriptions:
  • A – Waistband Height Front: Measures the height of the front waistband.
  • B – Waistband Height Sides, Left and Right: The height of the waistband at the sides, measured separately for the left and right.
  • C – Waistband Height Back, Middle: The central height of the waistband at the back.
  • D – Waistband Height Back, Above Legs: The height of the waistband at the back, positioned above the legs.
  • E – ½ Circumference of Waistband: The half-measurement of the waistband’s circumference.
  • F – Front Rise Length: The length from the middle of the waistband down to the crotch seam in the front.
  • G – Back Rise Length: The length from the middle of the waistband down to the crotch seam in the back.
  • H – ½ Front Hip Width at Crotch: Half the width of the leggings at the hip level, measured at the crotch.
  • I – Side Seam Length: The length of the seam running down the side of the leggings from the waistband to the hem.
  • J – 1/1 Thigh Width: The full width of the leggings at the thigh.
  • K – 1/1 Knee Width: The full width of the leggings at the knee.
  • L – 1/1 Calf Width: The full width of the leggings at the calf.
  • M – 1/1 Bottom Leg Width: The full width of the leggings at the bottom of the leg.
  • O – Seam to ½ Waistband: The distance from any given seam to the midpoint of the waistband.
  • P – Inseam Length: The length of the seam on the inside of the leg from the crotch to the hem.

Each row corresponds to a specific physical feature of the leggings and provides the necessary dimensions, which are critical for tailoring the leggings to the precise fit and style desired. The table will include columns for each size offered, ensuring the measurements can be scaled appropriately to fit all intended wearers.

External Links to Relevant Webpages:

1. ASTM Textile Standards – ASTM’s textile standards provide a comprehensive guide for the specifications and test methods for textiles.
2. Textile Exchange Standards – Textile Exchange offers robust standards for verifying sustainability claims in the fashion and textile industry.
3. ISO Textile Standards – International Organization for Standardization (ISO) provides a range of standards for textiles, ensuring global compliance and quality.
4. Quality Control in Garment Industry – HQTS – HQTS discusses industry standards for garment quality assessment and control.
5. Textile Testing and Certification – Testex – Testex provides insight into testing methods, standards, and major inspection institutions for textiles.