SERVICES
Get the help and support your brand and product needs, step-by-step, with a seasoned expert right by your side.
Thread & Method takes the guesswork out of developing your own apparel line, providing you with the experience and know-how to take your design ideas from concept to ready-for-production in one streamlined process. Check out our services and get started today!
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Purpose: To give early-stage apparel founders structured clarity before investing in design, sampling, or production.
Ideal Client: First-time founder, early-stage apparel brand, pre-sampling stage.
Scope:
Product vision refinement
Target customer profile
Assortment outline (high-level)
Margin guardrails (high-level)
Development timeline
Vendor pathway direction
Clear next steps
What’s NOT Included:
Design sketches
Tech Packs
Vendor outreach
Detailed costing models
Deliverables:
Launch roadmap PDF
Assortment outline summary
Development timeline chart
Margin guardrail framework
60-minute strategy call + 30-minute follow-up call TBD
Timeline: 1-2 weeks
Investment: Starting at $1,200
Boundaries: One brand concept, one revision round, payment upfront
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Purpose: Translate defined product direction into factory-ready styles with structured documentation.
Ideal Client: Founder with clear direction, scaling brand expanding category.
Scope:
Concept alignment
Line architecture
Design direction (mood, color, fabric intent, art direction, style)
Technical flats (front & back)
Construction intent notes (non-engineering level)
Measurement guidance framework
BOM structure setup
Development-ready documentation package
Important Note: Detailed pattern grading, final construction engineering, and factory-specific operation instructions remain the responsibility of the factory or technical development partner.
What’s NOT Included:
Pattern drafting or grading
Full factory engineering specs
Manufacturing placement
Detailed costing models
Deliverables:
Concept board
Color & material direction sheet
Line architecture summary
Development-ready documentation per style
Fit & spec framework guide
Timeline: 4–6 weeks (5-style core capsule)
Investment: Starting at $1,500 (1 style) plus $1,000 per additional style after the first
Boundaries: One brand concept, max 2 revision rounds per style, 50% payment upfront, 25% payment midpoint, 25% payment final
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Purpose: Transform incomplete or weak development materials into structured, factory-ready documentation.
Ideal Client: Brand with existing tech packs or sampling issues.
Scope:
Development audit of existing documentation
Refinement of measurement logic
Clarification of construction intent notes
BOM structure cleanup
Sampling preparation framework
Vendor communication templates
Important Note: This service improves documentation clarity, but does not replace the need for a technical designer, pattern maker, or factory engineering.
What’s NOT Included:
Pattern or spec correction
Factory negotiations
Design ideation
Vendor communication
Deliverables:
Written audit summary
Refined documentation files (agreed upon styles)
Sampling preparation toolkit
Timeline: 2-4 weeks
Investment: Audit starting at $1,500; Audit + refinement $2,500–$6,000
Boundaries: Limited to agreed upon style count, 50% payment upfront, 50% payment final
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Purpose: Strengthen and structure product direction before scaling or expanding.
Ideal Client: Scaling DTC brand, funded startup, expanding category.
Scope:
Brand & category evaluation
Assortment architecture refinement
Commercial & margin framework
6–12 month product roadmap
Risk & opportunity mapping
What’s NOT Included:
Design execution
Vendor sourcing
Detailed financial modeling
Deliverables:
Strategic product architecture deck
Assortment planning matrix
Margin guardrail framework
6–12 month roadmap
90-minute strategy presentation
Timeline: 2-4 weeks
Investment: Starting at $4,500
Boundaries: One brand concept, max 2 revision rounds, 50% payment upfront, 50% payment final
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Purpose: Establish a scalable product development process architecture to reduce chaos and missed steps.
Scope:
High-level phase-based product development timeline
Milestone & approval structure
Role & responsibility mapping
Development tracking template
Sample review checklist
Vendor communication template
Revision tracking log
Risk prevention mapping
What’s NOT Included:
Daily calendar management
ERP implementation
Factory management
Deliverables:
Product Development Framework Deck
Phase-based timeline model
Process flow diagram
Editable template toolkit
90-minute implementation call
Timeline: 2–3 weeks
Investment: $2,500 – $5,000
Boundaries: 50% upfront, 50% final
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Purpose: Provide strategic product leadership and structured oversight without full-time hire.
Ideal Client: Scaling or funded brand lacking senior product leadership.
Scope:
Tier 1 – Strategic Oversight (8–12 hrs/month):
Monthly strategy call
Development calendar review
Assortment decision guidance
Investment: $2,500–$3,500/month
Tier 2 – Active Product Leadership (15–20 hrs/month):
Bi-weekly calls
Milestone oversight
Margin monitoring
Investment: $4,000–$6,000/month
Tier 3 – Embedded Leader (25–35 hrs/month):
Weekly leadership calls
Strategic roadmap oversight
Investor-facing support
Investment: $6,500–$8,500+/month
What’s NOT Included:
Daily factory communication
Production tracking admin
Boundaries: Hour caps, 3-month minimum commitment after 1 month trial at Tier 1, 30-day termination notice by either party
If you don’t see the exact service package you need, please reach out to us!
We can work with you to meet the exact needs of your business.