Tag: Technical Design
Garment Fit and Cut Dictionary (with pictures)
Learn essential garment fit and cut terminology for fashion designers – from neckline styles, sleeve cuts, to silhouettes. Over 62 styles, details and photos included!
182: Q&A | How Do Freelance Technical Designers Review Protos Remotely?
Learn how freelance technical designers can remotely review samples and prototypes. Get valuable insights to ensure development stays on track.
What is a Technical Sketch in Fashion Design?
Learn how technical sketches are used in the fashion industry, what they are and how to draw them, step-by-step with my free tutorial guide.
What is a Technical Designer in the Fashion Industry? (and how do I become one?)
Explore the role of a technical designer in the fashion industry. Learn what a TD does and how to become one (while working remotely from home!).
How to Create a Clothing Size Chart for your Fashion Brand (with FREE templates)
Learn the different types of size charts in the fashion industry and how to create them with this step-by-step guide. Make yours using my free, customizable size chart templates.
How to Fit A Garment Sample: Step-by-Step
Learn how to fit a garment sample using this step-by-step guide. Identify and resolve fit issues by effectively communicating them in your tech pack.
FREE How to Measure Guide: Templates for Apparel & Garment Manufacturing
Download my free, customizable How to Measure Guide Templates for apparel production. Great for technical designers & fashion designers whether you’re freelancing or starting a clothing line.
Common Garment Fabric Defects in the Fashion Industry (and how to prevent them in production)
Discover how to identify and prevent fabric defects in garments. Learn how to avoid them in bulk production to ensure garment quality.
How to Create Graded Specs in a Garment Tech Pack
Learn how to create graded specs step-by-step, to make sure garments fit right in all sizes. (And snag my free fashion tech pack template.)
Tech Pack Software Comparisons (and the best free option)
Not sure what tech pack software is best for your design project? Or if you even need it? Here are comparisons of the top fashion industry tech pack softwares.
SFD124 How this Pattern Drafter Grew Her Freelance Business with Generosity
Karen LePage is a freelance patternmaker and grader who specializes in size inclusivity and sustainability. She’s also a fit consultant, a sewing and fit teacher, an author, and a mom. Karen broke into the industry without going to fashion school, and she has built a thriving freelance business doing meaningful projects for clients she loves. In […]
SFD111 How to get a fashion design internship right after high school
Like many people working in the industry, Emilee Goff always knew she wanted to go into fashion. But when she managed to score a fashion internship with Scott Sports right after she finished high school, Emilee’s career trajectory changed in ways she never imagined. In this episode of the SFD podcast, she shares what she’s learned […]
SFD110 How to break into fashion design without going to fashion school
Selena Leong has worked her way up from production associate, to product development, to technical design, to apparel design. Along the way she’s worked with brands on both coasts including Aeropostale, Forever 21, and even Ralph Lauren. And she did it all without ever going to fashion school. In the interview (which you’ll love), we […]
SFD105 How to Predict Fashion Trends (and work as a trend forecaster)
If you want your designs to stand out and capture your market, you can’t just know what’s big now; you have to know what’s going to be big next. From her 2+ decades of experience in trend analysis and fashion marketing, including working at WGSN, guest Wendy Bendoni shares how trend forecasting has evolved over the past 20+ years, and how you can sharpen your eye to spot what’s next in YOUR niche.
SFD104 What Is a Fashion Tech Pack (and do you really need one)?
Most aspiring fashionistas don’t envision their fashion career and think, “I can’t wait to create an amazing tech pack!” But love them or hate them, tech packs are a crucial part of getting your garments from your head into your customers’ hands. In this episode you’ll hear from Belinda Jacobs of Tech Packs Co on what a tech pack REALLY needs, why they are SO important, and how you can be sure yours gets the job done RIGHT!
SFD103 How to Make More Money as a Fashion Freelancer (than in a full-time job)
Freelance pattern maker and product development specialist Alison Hoenes left her job after just 3½ years in the industry to pursue a freelance career. Hear how she perfected her niche, went from zero customers to a steady clientele, and within two years was making more than her full-time job–and she still works just 40 mostly-remote […]
23 Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts for Fashion Designers (with animated gifs!)
When you’re learning Adobe Illustrator for fashion design, it can feel like you have to know EVERYTHING! And that’s OVERWHELMING. Which is why you don’t need another printable PDF with every. single. shortcut. in the world. So, I decided to give you just what you need, and no more: 23 of my “can’t live without” Adobe […]
SFD085: How this Mom Got her First Tech Design Job After a 12 Year Career Break
Nicola Osborne is a technical designer who got her break back into the fashion industry after taking 12 years off to raise her family. Getting back to any career after 12 years is a daunting task, but getting back into the fashion industry is an even more intimidating one. As Nicola says in her own […]
How to Draw Fashion Flats in Illustrator (In 20 Mins!)
If you want a job in any part of fashion, knowing how to draw fashion flats in Illustrator is a mandatory skill. The problem? Adobe Illustrator can be a really frustrating software to learn. And it can feel like everything takes FOREVER. But it doesn’t have to! CUT YOUR ILLUSTRATOR TIME IN HALF WITH THESE TUTORIALS ⏰ Oh. […]
8 More Strategies to Land Your Dream Fashion Design Job
No matter your skill level or where you live, you can use these strategies to land your dream fashion job. If you haven’t noticed, there are a few themes that come up over and over in this book to land your dream fashion design job. Beyond the required technical skills of sketching fashion flats in […]
