What each line needs
| Field | Typical entry | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Component | Body; Rib | Where the material goes, so it can be costed and checked |
| Material | Brushed-back fleece | The construction: which knit or weave |
| Content | 80% cotton, 20% polyester | Fibre by weight, adding to 100%; it goes on the care label |
| Weight | 340 g/m² | Decides the handle, the cost and how the garment hangs |
| Colour | 18-0601 TCX | One per colourway, as a TCX code or a lab dip |
| Placement | Body, sleeves, hood and pocket | Which pieces are cut from it |
| Supplier and reference | Nominated, or factory to source | Who buys it, and to what standard |
| Code | Component | Material | Content | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Body | Brushed-back fleece, 340 gsm | 80% cotton, 20% polyester | 18-0601 TCX Charcoal Gray |
| B | Rib | 2x2 rib, 320 gsm | 95% cotton, 5% elastane | 18-0601 TCX Charcoal Gray |
- 01Round cotton drawcord, metal tipsdrawstring · 8 mm · Hood×1
- 02Metal eyeletsother · 10 mm · Hood front, either side of centre front×2
- 03Polyester core-spun sewing threadthread · Tex 27 · All seams
Fabrics
Name the construction a mill would recognise: single jersey, 1x1 rib, brushed-back fleece, cotton twill, oxford. Give the weight in grams per square metre (GSM). Denim is often quoted in ounces per square yard, where 12 oz is about 407 g/m². The fibre content must add to 100%.
If the fabric is washed or dyed as a garment, say so on its line: it changes the shrinkage the pattern must allow for.
Trims
Trims are everything that is not the main fabric. Each one needs its size, its quantity per garment and where it goes.
- Buttons by ligne: 1 ligne is 1/40 in (0.635 mm), so an 18L button is about 11.4 mm across.
- Zips by type (coil, metal or moulded), gauge and length, and whether they open at the bottom.
- Thread by type and weight, with the stitches per inch for each kind of seam.
- Elastic and drawcord by width or diameter, with the finished length and how the ends are finished.
Colour per colourway
Each line has a colour in every colourway. A TCX code gives the mill a physical standard to match. The Studio matches every colour to its nearest TCX within a ΔE of 4, and marks anything further away for a lab dip.
Nominated or factory-sourced
Say who buys each material. A nominated line names the supplier and the article; a factory-sourced line gives the standard the factory must meet. A line with neither is a common reason a first sample arrives in the wrong fabric.
Labels and packaging belong in it too
Main, care and size labels, hangtags, polybags and cartons are materials as well. List them with their size and placement, and give the care label's content: what it must show depends on the market you sell in.
