Product updates, fashion tech and workflow ideas from the clothink team — your AI workspace for apparel from concept to production.
Having a clothing brand idea is the easy part. Before you email factories, manufacturers need enough product definition to quote and sample — concept, references, quantities, budget and technical documentation.
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Tech packs, BOMs, POMs, lab dips, PP samples, MOQs and AQLs. Clothing factories use a lot of shorthand. These are the 50 terms worth understanding before you develop your first garment.
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A factory size chart is not the same as the chart customers use to choose between S, M and L. Here is how to build a garment measurement specification from base size to grading and tolerances.
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You finally receive your first clothing sample — and something feels wrong. Often the cause is not the manufacturer but the tech pack: missing measurements, vague fabric notes, or version drift. Here are ten common tech pack mistakes and how to fix them.
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Excel is not a bad way to make a tech pack. For some brands, it is exactly the right place to start. The problem is knowing when a free template has stopped saving money and started creating work.
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There is no single piece of fashion design software that does everything well. This guide maps software types to each stage — from mood boards and AI sketches to patterns, 3D, mockups, tech packs and PLM — so you can choose a stack without losing product context.
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Factories price risk when your pack leaves gaps. Pair a quote-ready tech pack with a clear RFQ — fabric, BOM, size ratio, quantity, and assumptions — so the number you get is one you can trust.
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How AI is used in the fashion industry in 2026 — design, forecasting, virtual try-on, supply chain and tech packs — with real outcomes, limits and costs.
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The UK-built workspace uses AI to help fashion brands move from first idea to finished technical specification — ideation, colour palettes, artwork, mockups, tech packs and PDF exports in one place.
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Most fashion brands know they need a tech pack — but what goes inside one, and how does AI change the process? A plain-language guide to building factory-ready specs, from BOM to size chart, with clothink.
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Most startup clothing brands do not get stuck because the idea is weak. They get stuck because the idea is not yet clear enough for a factory. Here is how Clothink helps startup brands go from rough concept to factory-ready tech pack — without a design agency.
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Generate photoreal garment mockups from your CAD or flat in seconds — front, side and back views, plus short video loops. Linked to your tech pack and style record in clothink so your team and suppliers always work from the approved visual.
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Compare clothink, Techpacker, CLO-SET, ApparelMagic, Bamboo Rose TotalPLM and BlueCherry across spec creation, grading, visuals, collaboration and cost — plus when AI-assisted tech packs fit independent fashion brands.
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