Techstyle Studio Founders Hub & Mentorship

The Founders Hub is a free online space for fashion founders to learn the technical side of design, development, and production, properly.

Built by a fashion development studio, not marketers. No smoke and mirrors, just information you need and expert advice.

Mentorship

Within the Founders Hub, you will find 2 mentorship options for guided support as you progress on your founders journey. Both options offer step by step breakdowns of each stage in the process, online and in person mentor sessions, discounts and additional guides for paid subscriptions.

Why we built the Founders Hub
Most fashion founders don’t fail because of lack of creativity. They struggle because the technical side of development is unclear, fragmented, or learned too late.

We built the Techstyle Studio Founders Hub to give founders access to clear, practical information about garment development, fit, sampling, and production, without needing to hand everything over to a factory or agency from day one.

It’s a place to understand how things actually work, so you can make better decisions as your label grows. It's a place to learn at your own pace, deep dive into information you need and listen to industry experts.

Dip your feet in by downloading our FREE Fashion Founders Tool Kit: How to prepare to launch your fashion label


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Is this right for you?

This is for you if you:

  • are starting or growing a fashion label
  • want to understand the technical side properly
  • don’t want to rely blindly on factories
  • value process, fit, and long-term thinking

This may not be for you if you:

  • are looking for trend forecasting or styling inspiration only
  • want shortcuts without understanding fundamentals
  • are not involved in product development decisions
Free access. No obligation.

There’s a lot of content online that makes fashion look fast and easy. In reality, good development takes time, structure, and technical understanding.The Founders Hub is no-frills, experience-led guidance designed to help founders do things properly from the start, not rush toward expensive mistakes.

What you’ll find inside

Education

  • Technical breakdowns of fit, blocks, sampling, and development
  • Clear explanations without jargon
  • Real examples from working in production

Resources

  • Free and paid guides, and tools for early-stage development
  • References you can come back to during sampling
  • Online support from industry experts
  • Subscription mentorship program to suit your needs if you want ongoing support and accountability

Community

  • A space to ask questions and learn from other founders
  • Shared experiences from people at similar stages

Updates & insights

  • Industry insights
  • Development considerations founders often miss
  • Practical guidance as trends and processes change

How the Founders Hub fits with our work

The Founders Hub is the starting point.

Some founders stay here while they’re learning. Others use it alongside our other offerings as their business grows.

  • If you want to manage development yourself with a professional foundation, our Block Library gives you that starting point.
  • If you want guidance while staying hands-on, our mentorship program offers structured support.
  • If you want expert execution, our studio services are available when you’re ready.

You don’t need to decide that now. The Hub helps you work out what makes sense for you.

Join the Hub and MentorshipProduction and Development Process explained

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Glossary

Fashion development comes with its own language, and understanding it helps you make confident decisions.

MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)
The smallest number of units a factory or supplier will agree to produce in one order. For example, an MOQ of 100 units means you must order at least 100 pieces of that style.
MCQ refers to the Minimum Colour Quantity 

Tech Pack 
A blueprint for your garment. It includes sketches, measurements, materials, trims, labels, and construction details so the factory knows exactly how to make your product.

Pattern
A template used to cut fabric pieces that make up a garment. Patterns are created digitally (in software like StyleCAD) or manually on paper. They are the foundation of garment construction.

CAD Sketch (Computer-Aided Design)
In fashion, CAD usually refers to a clean Illustrator trade sketch of a garment. Unlike a fashion illustration, it shows the garment’s details (seams, stitches, trims) clearly for production use.

BOM (Bill of Materials)
A detailed list of every component that goes into a garment. This includes main fabrics, linings, threads, buttons, zippers, labels, and packaging. It’s part of the tech pack and helps with costing and ordering materials.

Grading
The process of creating a range of sizes from a base pattern. For example, grading turns a size 10 pattern into size 8, 12, 14, etc.

Size Chart
A table that shows the measurements for each size (e.g., bust, waist, hip, length). This guides factories and ensures your garments fit as intended.

Sample
A prototype of your garment made before bulk production. Samples are used to check fit, design, and construction before approving the final run.

PP Sample
Pre-Production Sample: The final sample to approve before production

Strike-off
A small fabric swatch printed or dyed to test colour and print accuracy before full production.

Lead Time
The amount of time needed to produce and deliver your order once everything is approved.

Block 
A basic pattern that has been tested for fit and balance. We use blocks as a starting point to create new styles.

Spec Sheet (Specification Sheet)
Part of the tech pack that lists detailed measurements and construction notes for each garment.

QC
Quality Control

Client Communication & Time Tracking

At Techstyle Studio, we treat every aspect of the development process with care, including communication. Whether it’s a fitting, a tech pack review, or an email exchange, each interaction contributes to creating successful product outcomes.

To ensure our time is managed and accounted for fairly, all client communication (emails, calls, messages, and information requests) is recorded and billed at our standard hourly rate, in 15-minute increments. This approach allows us to provide thoughtful, expert responses while maintaining the level of attention your project requires.

The guidance we provide is grounded in years of technical expertise, industry best practice, and a commitment to ethical, low-waste processes. If our recommendations on process or method are not followed, Techstyle Studio may withdraw from the project. This ensures that both our time and your investment are directed towards proven practices that not only deliver the best results, but also minimise unnecessary waste and uphold ethical standards.

By working this way, we ensure that your product is created responsibly, with integrity, and with the long-term success of your brand in mind.