What is Clothing? | Garment Manufacturing Process | Process Sequence of Apparel Manufacturing
What is Apparel or Clothing?
It is a fibre and textile materials which is worn on the body. Clothing or apparel is one of the main features of human societies. The types of apparel or clothing worn is totally depends o the body type, size, geographic and social considerations. This article has presented a details discussion on apparel or clothing manufacturing process sequence.
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| Apparel manufacturing process |
Process Flow Chart of Clothing Manufacturing:
Sketch or design
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Basic block
↓
Working pattern
↓
Sample making
↓
Approved sample
↓
Costing
↓
Production pattern
↓
Grading
↓
Marker making
↓
Fabric spreading
↓
Cutting
↓
Sorting and bundling
↓
Sewing
↓
Ironing or finishing
↓
Final inspection
↓
Packing
↓
Cartooning
↓
Send to the buyer or dispatch
All the processes or procedures have discussed in the below table:
SL No.
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Process
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Description
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01
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Sketch or design
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It is nothing but one
kinds of engineering art including all the measurements of particular style.
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02
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Basic block
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It is an individual
component of apparel without any design or style.
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03
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Working pattern
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To make pattern for a
particular style with net dimension.
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04
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Sample making
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To make the sample
according to the demand of buyer is called sample making.
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05
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Approved sample
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The sample which is
approved by buyer is known approved sample.
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06
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Costing
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To determine cost
considering fabric required, making charge, trimmings, accessories, and
profit is known as costing.
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07
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Production pattern
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To make pattern for a
particular style with net dimension along with the allowance.
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08
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Grading
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The process to grade
up the approved sample according to dimension i.e. S, L, M, XL, and XXL are
known as grading.
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09
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Marker making
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To make the marker
where marker is a thin paper that contains all the necessary pattern pieces
for all sizes for a particular style of clothing in such a way that fabric
wastage would be least.
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10
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Fabric spreading
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It is a process which
plies of fabric is spread in order to get required length and width as per
marker dimension.
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11
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Cutting
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Cutting means to cut
the fabric according to the marker dimension.
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12
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Sorting and bundling
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To sort out the
fabric according to size is known as sorting and for each size making
individual bundle is known as bundling.
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13
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Sewing
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It is a process to
join up the various parts of the fabric with the help of sewing needle or
thread in manually or by using sewing machine.
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14
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Ironing or finishing
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It is a process to
get complete apparel treated with steam ironing.
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15
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Final inspection
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To inspect finally the
clothing.
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16
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Packing
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It is the process to
pack the apparel treated by polyethylene bag.
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17
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Cartooning
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It is a process to
keep the pack in hand paper bag for export so as to minimize damage.
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18
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Send to the buyer or
dispatch
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When all the
processes are completed then apparel are sent to the buyer.
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