For a classic jeans, you don’t need to mark every stitch placement on a technical drawing. When a tech pack gets that detailed, we honestly start wondering if we’ve missed something — it creates confusion more than clarity. A general sketch and the key details are enough to get started.
What actually works better: a photo of a real garment, or the garment itself. If you have a pair of jeans that fits the way you want, send it to us. We reverse-engineer it and build from there. We’ve been doing this long enough that there’s a good chance we’ve already worked on something close to what you’re describing.
If you do want to send a pattern, physical paper patterns work fine. We don’t accept DXF files — different CAD systems (Lectra, Gemini, etc.) all interpret them differently, and the result is never quite right.
For measurements, skip the standalone size chart if you don’t have a strong technical background — self-made charts without experience tend to have errors. Instead, just annotate your measurements over a reference photo. It’s clearer and less likely to cause problems down the line.
Once sampling starts, we ask every question that comes up on our end. You’re not handing us a document and waiting — it’s a back and forth until we get it right.