FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Pattern making is a process of making template pieces of a garment. Usually, cut out from thick paper or created digitally with software, these templates are later used in cutting out specific parts of clothes from fabrics. Another name for pattern making can be pattern cutting.

Pattern Grading is creating various sizes from the master pattern. Using our software and database, it is possible to grade for average measurements or to produce clothes for certain body types or genders.

Sample making is producing clothes from designs. With it, you can get the look and the feel of the designs and fabrics before launching production.

Toile is a prototype or the first version of your garment using cheaper fabrics. With it, you can get the look and feel of the design and fabric before launching full-scale production and wasting expensive fabrics.

You need a sample to see how the sizing works with the fabric you chose, how the garment looks overall, finishings and specifics hard to see on paper. But, mostly it is important to have a sample to see how the manufacturer understood you and the task and if the quality is on par with what you are looking for.

The process or arranging and laying out patterns on the fabric to make best use of the fabric. Even when producing small quantities, marker making is essential. This process is computer aided which not only gives us great efficiency but also reduces waste and saves valuable time.

A Stylesheet is your garments specifications. This sheet gives information on designs, fabrics used, available colours and trims, detailed description of the garment, sizing of the garment and a simple design sketch front and pack side.

A Line sheet is basic documentation for your garment, company and order possibilities. This includes styles, available sizes, colours, fabrics used and other specifics that are needed to present to the buyers.

Tech pack is a very important document that allows better communication between designers and manufacturing.

Tech pack has all the necessary components to create a garment. Usually, a Tech Pack includes detailed measurements, trims, materials and fabrics, desired colours or color codes, labels and tags and other information.

Having a tech pack will make creating a line sheet and stylesheet a much easier process.

If you don’t have a tech pack but have a design or a sketch, no worries, through Sewport can create your project and select the “Idea, Specification” step and mention you would need a Tech Pack made or browse our manufacturers in Search using the same “Idea, Specification” criteria.

Cut Make Trim or CMT is part of the production process that involves:

1) Cutting the fabric – CUT;
2) Various sewing steps are performed to produce a garment – MAKE;
3) Garments are trimmed, evaluated for quality and packed for delivery – TRIM;

A plotter file is a vector based file that contains your patterns but is suitable to be printed out on a large format printer.

A plotter file is a vector based file that contains your patterns but is suitable to be printed out on a large format printer.