Apparel, Clothing & Garments

Various items of clothing, also known as apparel, garments, dress or attire are worn not only in order to
protect the body against extreme weather conditions but also for functional as well as cultural, social
reasons. Clothings also have an attached emotional value for the wearer. It actually reflects social
classes, sexes, occupation, marital status and ethnic or religious affiliation. Apparel, Clothing & Garments
can be categorized based on innumerable criteria- Clothing by Fashion, Clothing by Fabrics, Men's
Clothing, Women's Clothing, Kids Clothing, Industrial Clothing, Infant Wear, Animal Clothing etc.

Garment Processing

There are four major kinds of textile processing - fiber processing, yarn processing, fabric processing and
garment processing. Garment processing has grown to a great extent during the past few years. This
growth can be attributed mainly to the denim garments, which is the largest garment segment today.

Garment finishing is mainly done through wet processing. Garments are dyed for imparting color to
them. Proper finishing can provide a better look to the apparel, change the feel and texture of the fabric,
and can also add value to the end-product. Various types of finishes are given to the garments which
include peach finish, anti-microbial finish, wrinkle free finish, aroma finish, UV guard finish, acid wash,
enzyme wash, moisture management, laser coating etc. The factors to be considered while processing
include the choice of chemicals, production limitations and types of machinery used. Usually garment
processing is done on small scale which minimizes the damage risk. If some changes are to be made or
the process of finishing has to be replaced, it could be done easily in small scale productions.

Seam Engineering in Apparels

The most basic unit of an apparel or garment is fiber which is further converted into yarns and threads
before the final product- the fabric or the garment- comes into being. Threads used for construction and
stitching of garments are vital to the Apparel Industry. Seam Engineering includes seam and stitch
construction while manufacturing garments. The basic principle involved here is- more thread a stitch
consumes, the greater will be its strength. Greater seam strength can be achieved by adjusting the
sewing threads tensions, threads controls, adjustment of machines and eyelets etc. Revolution in thread
manufacturing has ensured the availability of thread quality as per the fabric demands. If the factors like
quality parameters of threads and machine type, lubrication of machine and threads are kept in mind, it
can add quality to apparels manufactured.

Defects in Garments

For the textile and apparel industry, product quality is calculated in terms of quality and standard of
fibers, yarns, fabric construction, colour fastness, designs and the final finished garments. Quality
control in terms of garment manufacturing, pre-sales and posts sales service, delivery, pricing, etc are
essential for any garment manufacturer, trader or exporter. Certain quality related problems, often seen
in garment manufacturing like sewing, colour, sizing, or garment defects should never be over looked.
Sewing defects
Open seams, wrong stitching techniques, non- matching threads, missing stitches, improper creasing of
the garment, erroneous thread tension and raw edges are some of the sewing defects which can affect
the garment quality adversely.

Colour defects
Variation of colour between the sample and the final garment, wrong colour combinations and
mismatching dyes should always be avoided.

Sizing defects
Wrong gradation of sizes, difference in measurement of various parts of a garment like sleeves of XL size
for body of L size garment can deteriorate the garments beyond repair.

Garment defects
Broken or defective buttons, snaps, stitches, different shades within the same garment, dropped
stitches, exposed notches and raw edges, fabric defects, holes, faulty zippers, loose or hanging sewing
threads, misaligned buttons and holes, missing buttons, needle cuts or chews, pulled or loose yarn,
stains, unfinished buttonhole, short zippers, inappropriate trimmings etc. all can lead to the end of a
brand name even before its establishment.

Process involves in Snow White for manufacturing:

Fabric:

Snow white will get the fabric from 4-5 mills like Raymonds, Malva, Arvind , Kg Denia etc.

Then they will cut the fabric to 75 inches.