Sarah Hoops | Apparel Design Consulting

Watch my client’s swimwear development and launch

 Unlock the potential of your product with 10 years hands-on experience in the industry, 

bring in production partners with communication that fosters trust,

 and attract admiring customers who’ll become evangelists for your brand.

  • black and white line drawing of technical details of garment and words calling out design elements

    Fashion Flats

    Communicate visual details of your design clearly and proportionally, and avoid elements being lost in translation from concept to sample.

  • swim top sample with pinned fit alterations on a dress form

    Sample Fitting

    Avoid fit issues in production by testing out the combination of fabric, pattern, and design in sampling. Refine at this stage for a fit that delights and lasts for your customers.

  • lines indicating back panel of pant pattern with original markings and lines and notes showing cutting pattern alterations and design element placement

    Pattern Alterations

    Even small changes in the curves of armholes or collars have a significant visible and tangible effect on the comfort and mobility of a garment! The blueprint of your product holds a treasure trove of details that affect the drape, construction, and fit of your design.

  • a cropped screen shot of an instructional page including photos, lines and notes, and illustrations giving instructions to manufacturer about details of garment fit

    Sample Evaluation

    Receive expert consultation on the many unsung elements of product development: appropriateness of fabrication for design vision, execution of quality construction by manufacturers, fit of pattern.  This is where we evaluate what is working, and if needed, adjust to optimize every aspect of the product.

  • collage of technical documents for garment manufacture

    Tech Packs

    Avoid confusion by tracking changes, sourcing details, and communication in one place within a comprehensive tech pack. Pages include technical illustrations, bill of materials, points of measure and tolerances, sample measurements and evaluations, grade rules, inspiration images, and more.

  • screen shot of apparel line sheet in InDesign layout

    Line Sheets

    Make ordering easy by creating sales documents that connect with stockists and customers.

Menu of Services:

  • Tech packs communicate details for manufacturers while retaining details of development to ensure integrity to the designer’s vision and repeatability and reliable quality of styles.

    Fashion flats - digital technical illustrations of front and back views in vector format give you editable files for use throughout development, plus a round of revision ensures the unique elements of your styles are communicated

    Tech pack - illustrations with construction callouts and style details supply the manufacturer with technical details, bill of materials tracks sourcing and pricing information, sample measurements and tolerances are the framework for your brand’s fit and the quality assurance vehicle for development and production alike. A round of revision before export to sample makers ensures the unique elements of your styles are communicated accurately

  • Pre-production fittings bring a first draft of a design into a repeatable, well-fitting, comfortable and mobility-supporting style.

    Fitting - includes two rounds of sample fitting expertise, tech pack and sketch revisions for subsequent improvements, and delivery of pattern alterations either via paper & post or digitized DXF files

    Graded Measurements - grade rules communicate the way fit will be maintained consistently across your range of production sizing

    Pattern Making & Digitizing - in pattern making, I use digitizing and drawing software to mark every cut, curve, and construction element on the two-dimensional blueprint for creating your product to reduce your time to market, level-up your product from the inside out, and provide lasting access to your work

  • Connect stockists with your brand through sales documents that make buying easy.

    Order Forms - give wholesale stockists the opportunity to connect your product to their favorite customers by giving them the opportunity to order your product for their shop

    Line Sheets - simply answer your stockists' questions about MOQs, items available, pricing, and lead times in a format that gives them immediate access to your inventory

    Look Books - showcase your stylized product photography and brand mission along with MOQs, availability, pricing, and lead times to strengthen

Refine your designs to capture your customer’s values. Improve comfort, ease of movement, and longevity of your product.

  • "Due to her enthusiasm, keen attention to detail and artistic ability, I would not hesitate in offering Sarah a work placement."

    Ann Ceprynski of Boden Womenswear

  • “THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING SWIMSUIT EVER!!!!! Such amazing work. I almost cried when I tried it on. I have 7 pieces of swimwear now that I absolutely love.”

    — Emma Osowski of SH the Label swimwear

  • “I was so pleased with how easily we connected on the project and your vision to also help bring it to life.”

    — Courtney Shreve of Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation

  • “You have done such an amazing job with designing and precision and just everything….. I can’t thank you enough.”

    — Emma Osowski of SH the Label swimwear

  • "Her ability to tackle challenges with creativity and professionalism sets her apart."

    — Stacie Renner-Turnbull of University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  • "She willingly tackles new processes when she recognizes they might provide the desired design solution... [She] pays attention to details, but does not lose sight of the whole concept when working on a project."

    — Wendy Weiss, Professor Emeritus | Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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