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!

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.