A tech pack is the single document that decides whether your abaya comes back from the factory looking like your sketch — or looking like something else entirely. This guide covers what a modest-wear tech pack actually needs to contain.
Generic fashion tech pack templates assume a fitted Western silhouette: bust, waist and hip measurements, princess seams, darts. An abaya is built around drape, modesty coverage and often an open-front or closed construction that those templates don't account for. If your tech pack doesn't specify sleeve drop, hem sweep, and exact coverage points, a manufacturer unfamiliar with modest wear will guess — and guessing is where collections get ruined.
Clean vector flats showing the open or closed front, sleeve style, and any cape or layering detail. Annotate every seam line.
At minimum: shoulder width, sleeve length, sleeve opening, body length, hem sweep, and neckline depth — graded across your full size range, not just one sample size.
Seam types, hem finish (rolled, blind, raw), closure type (snap, zip, tie), and lining requirements if any. This is the section most designers skip — and the one manufacturers rely on most.
Exact fabric name, weight (GSM), composition, and supplier if known. Note drape requirements — an abaya in heavy crepe behaves completely differently from one in chiffon.
If there's embroidery, beading or print, mark exact placement and scale on the flat sketch, not just in a separate moodboard.
Designers send beautiful illustrations with no construction notes, assuming "the factory will figure it out." For modest wear specifically, that assumption is expensive — wrong drape, wrong proportions, and a wasted production run are the most common outcome.
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