Services

How we do it Awl
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Design & Estimate
We always start with an info call to discuss your ideas, key creative directions, ideal timeline and budget.
If you have design renderings, sketches, or inspiration images, we ask that you share these with us right away.
This enables us to start the estimation process, where we interpret your concept into a feasible scope of work and cost it out for you, and your stakeholders. We provide ballpark estimate or formal quotes, depending on the level of detailed information you can provide us with.
If you don’t have drawings or sketches, or a firm idea of construction components and dimensions, we can provide design services to create technical renderings, which allow for clear communication between us and a precise scope of work to be agreed upon for ourselves and any of our vendors.
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Plan & Workback
We work closely with you to outline timelines, key deliverables, and approval moments—keeping the process as clear and manageable as possible. With a workback schedule in place, you'll have a solid sense of how the project will unfold, when your input is needed, and when to expect final pieces to be ready for pickup.
We beleive communication is key — we work closely with our clients and ensure you’re up to date on the progress of your project, and address any hiccups along the way as soon as we see them coming.
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Patterns & Mockups
Once your specs have been finalized, deadlines locked in and deposit received, the next step is creating a blueprint for the work.
Patterns are needed to build a mock-up/prototype, or for us to go straight into production of your piece.
Depending on the project needs, a finalized pattern may be digital or paper-based and is used by us to adjust after fittings or approvals, and to recreate multiples of your design, if your project requires.
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Tech Pack
This step is optional for most projects, but if you’re interested in future reproduction of a product, we recommend having a tech pack made
A Tech Pack is the blueprint outlining the necessary specifications for producing multiples of your design. A tech pack includes detailed information such as fabrics & fibre content, notions, size ranges & tolerance rules, tag placements, stitch lengths, as well as finishing techniques and assembly specifications. This package helps manufacturers maintain quality control throughout the production of your product.
A tech pack is most specific to fashion production though not always necessary for every project or manufacturer, depending on the scale of the job and specifics of your needs.
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Quality Control & Handoff
Once your project is finished, we take a minute to breathe, assess our work and vendors’ work, and check over the components for accuracy and durability.
We keep in mind the destination purpose for your project — is it on stage, or on camera? is it being used or interacted with by the public for an activation? Is it for a gallery installation? Our clients come to us with diverse needs and we ensure that whatever we have made is suitable for its intended debut.
Then, finally, we package up the finished project and arrange pickup or delivery, as needed.
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