Feb 17, 2023

The Importance of Line Sheets for Apparel Start-ups

When it comes to showcasing your creative apparel ideas and keeping your business running, presenting samples to investors, wholesalers, and stores is crucial. However, developing samples for every idea can be both difficult and expensive, particularly for start-up apparel brands with limited funds and no investment partners. In addition, garment units may refuse to develop samples without a firm production order, making it challenging to build a line sheet. In such cases, a line sheet presentation is the best way to showcase your product ideas and book pre-orders for your apparel collection. While it may not be the ideal method, you can begin by sharing your line sheet with people you know to get feedback and gauge interest. To prepare for this, consider working with a tech pack designer to ensure you have all the necessary details and can answer your clients' queries effectively.




At Urban Purple, we offer a comprehensive solution for clothing companies and private clothing lines in need of professional line sheets and technical design assistance. Our services include everything from concept creation and illustration to tech pack development, pattern making, material specifications, and cost estimates for small batch runs. We provide end-to-end support for brands interested in creating a line sheet for their company, from the initial design phase to the final product, including prototype samples and garment production. Our services are both cost-effective and efficient, with a 30% reduction in lead time and production costs compared to other companies. Contact us to learn more about how we can assist in creating a professional line sheet for your brand.

Planning and Clear Communication in Apparel Production


Clients have various ways to communicate their vision, such as sending a pencil sketch of the style or inspirational pictures to our designers to fine-tune the fashion flats and create tech packs. Our expert designers can develop fashion flats and tech packs using only pictures of the garment. However, it generally takes a technical designer at least 4-6 days to produce manufacturing specifications for a specific style. While the typical turnaround time for a tech pack is around 4-6 days, the time for line sheet production may increase depending on the complexity of the garment style and processing involved. Therefore, brand owners need to provide a buffer time to the designer and consider this while planning the complete production lifecycle for an apparel line sheet. It's essential to plan ahead and allow sufficient time for the design and production process, particularly for garments with complex designs or that require special materials or techniques. Clear communication of deadlines and expectations with your design team is also important, enabling them to work within your timeline and budget constraints while ensuring that the final product meets your expectations and is of high quality.

Comprehensive End-to-End Apparel Solutions at Urban Purple


At Urban Purple, we offer end-to-end solutions for clothing companies and private clothing lines in need of technical expertise to render technical sheets from concepts, illustrations, tech packs, patterns, material specifications, and estimates for small batch runs. Our specialized designers assist clients in creating a professional line sheet, designing a catalog for marketing presentation, and assessing technical feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and customer acceptance. We provide every expertise required to support and assist companies that require a line sheet for their brand. Our services begin from scratch, starting with the concept and ending with the final product - designing the line, creating tech packs, completing patterns, developing prototype samples, and producing the garment. Our line sheet estimate is both cost-effective and has a faster turnaround time than those of other companies. As a result, the lead time and cost for tech packs and apparel production decrease by 30%.