The document discusses factors that affect the selection of fabrics for garment manufacturing. The key factors include age, season, income, occasion, and fashion. Different fabrics and styles are suitable depending on these criteria. For example, delicate fabrics may be chosen for young girls' clothing while rougher textures work for boys. Season also influences fabric selection, like synthetic and wool fabrics for winter. Income impacts whether durable or fashionable fabrics are chosen. Occasions determine formal versus casual clothing. Fashion trends should be considered but not at the expense of practical needs. Thorough testing of fabrics occurs before selection to ensure suitability.
3. Factors affecting selection of fabrics in
garment manufacturing.
The selection of clothing should be done on the basis of age,
season, income, occasion and fashion.
(1) Age: While selecting fabric one has to think of the age group of
the child. For small children, dainty prints in soft colors can be
chosen. Nursery prints are not suitable for elementary school
children. When the children enter late childhood stage, the boys
like masculine colors, for examples blue, grayish blue, and brown
and girls like to wear feminine colors like pink, green andred.
Some fabrics, which are delicate, are chosen for girls clothing
whereas, rough textured fabrics are suitable for adolescent boys.
4. .The style of the dress also changes according to the age
group of the child. The A-line dresses are suitable for toddlers
and infants. Later on, dresses with
lots of gathers are suitable for girls’ frocks. In the same way
type of collars are suitable for
younger age group, for example baby collar is not suitable for
adolescent
5. (2) Season: Some fabrics and colors are suitable for winter
while others are not, for example synthetics; silk and wool are
suitable for winter as they are bad conductor of heat. Cotton
and blends of cotton with synthetics are good for summer as
they are good conductor of heat and absorptive. There are
cool and warm colors. The cool colors are associated with
coolness, for example, blue, green, white etc. Warm colors are
bad conductors of heat and associated with warmth for
example, red, golden yellow and orange. So warm colors are
suitable for winter, whereas cool colors are chosen for
summer.
6. (3) Income: Amount of money affects the selection of
clothing. Children belonging to high-income group can spend
more percentage of money on clothing as compared to low
income. They can spend more money on fashionable
garments rather than on durable clothes. Parents belonging
to low-income group prefer durable clothes rather than
delicate ones. So the preference of the clothing changes
according to the income of the family. Low socio economic
growth gives more importance to durability, comfort and price
as compared to becomingness and beauty.
7. (4) Occasion: Selection of clothes also changes
according to occasion. For daily wear or informal
wear, durable dresses with simple designs can be
chosen but for occasional or formal wear novel fabrics
with new styles are chosen.
8. (5) Fashion: Fashionable clothes look beautiful. One looks odd
when one go out of fashion. Few fabrics and colors are in
fashion while others are not. Some clothes should be brought
according to fashion and others should be simple. Children
belonging to high-income group can wear fashionable clothes
to great extent as compared to low-income group. Too much
of fashion should be avoided.
9. PARAMETERS AFFECTING FINAL END PRODUCT
TYPE OF FABRIC
TYPE OF END USE
STITCHABILITY/ SEWABILITY
LEVEL OF FAULTS
COST
PARAMETERS
13. STITCHABILITY, LEVEL OF FAULTS, COST
DIFFERENT CONTRACTION PROPERTIES AFTER
STITCHING
LEVEL OF FAULTS
NO. OF OBJECTIONABLE FAULTS
FREQUENCY
DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE AREA
COST OF FABRIC
15. GREY FABRIC INSPECTION PROCESS
1. The fabric rolls are received from loom shed or knitting
machine.
2. Inspector is given special instruction if any by writing on job
card by supervisor as per instruction of in- charge of weaving.
3. Checking the details of fabric received and conforming before
taking them for checking.
4. Cleaning the inspection table and the surrounding before
start of the work.
16. 5. Checking the fabric weight and comparing with the 'should
be weight' as per design. If the weight is differing than the
norms, rechecking shall be done and the concerned persons
shall be given alarm to takedecision.
6. Setting th Length counter after the fabric end reaches the
inspection area.
7. Switching on lights both below the table and above the
table.
8. Checking the back and face side of the fabric first and then
inspecting the goods for visible defects as per the required
standards, for e.g. four points system.
17. 9. Marking the defects with sticker at the location of defect or
with a marker (sticker, tag etc.) at selvedge edge.
10. Informing the supervisor regarding the materials checked
and taking Instruction for further checking. If damages are
found, the counting of defects is not done and the in-charge is
informed to take decision.
11. Keeping the inspected fabric roll on the fabric stand and
putting the tag.
18.
19. FABRIC DEFECTS
■ Different fabric defect are as follows:
1. Abrasion Mark
2. Missprint
3. Double Pick
4. Oil Stain
5. Crease
6. Dye Stain
7. Miss Pick
8. Slub
9. Hole
