Empowering apparel makers to find their best path forward At Guided Makers, we use our experience in technical design, product development and project management to offer brands full product development services throughout the apparel development and production process. Guided Makers is here to provide you with the expertise and resources to support your brand through all stages of product development. We navigate each stage with precision and focus from the initial concepts through to being production-ready. We offer short term and long-term support for various of needs including but not limited to seasonal development, launching new lines, transitions and process evaluations and implementation. When you work with Guided Makers, you gain access to our decades of experience of collaborating with teams to successfully deliver Men's, Women's and Children's products – sportswear, activewear, outerwear and accessories. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Project & Product Management Process review/improvement –product development process, buying process, sales (as it relates to product development) Costing & Analysis Sourcing –strategies and vendor placement Fabric – development (quality, print, color), sourcing Trims– development, sourcing, labelling strategies Competitor and product analysis Sales and return rate analysis Budget Management TECHNICAL SERVICES Pattern Making/Draping/Grading/Technical Design Pattern Digitizing Marker Making Pattern/Marker Plotting Competitive Analysis Nude Body Data Evaluation/Form/Fit Model Review and Validation Process review/improvement - Points of Measure Library, How to Measure Manual, Vendor Manuals and Training, Fit Standards /Block Libraries Return rate analysis DESIGN AND PRINT SERVICES Trend Research Line Development Sketching – Fashion and technical Watercolor/ marker illustrations Color and Print development Trim design and development