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The garment manufacturing sector is a highly labor-intensive industry. Many found It hard to motivate shop floor workers and getting the target production. But there is a way. Garment export houses find a way to keep their employees (sewing operators, helpers, checkers, and line supervisor.) happy as much as possible by giving them chance to…
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What is the basic block? In the garment export house, you might have heard this term (basic block) in garment sampling and pattern making for your designs. A basic block is a set of pattern pieces that form the simplest garment of a particular type of garment product. The basic block is a master pattern from which…
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UBT stands for Under Bed Trimmer. Nowadays, most Single Needle Lock Stitch sewing machines come with a UBT function. In normal lock stitch machines, tailors/sewing operators need to use a trimmer or scissor to cut the needle and bobbin thread after completing the stitch. But with UBT functions, operators just need to push a button…
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What is Machine SPI in Garment Stitching? SPI stands for Stitch per Inch. This means the number of stitches formed in the one-inch length of the seam. An example of SPI count is shown in the following Figure. In the post, we will discuss the relation between the machine SPI and garment quality, and thread…
Image Credit: Pexel.com by Sam Lion A merchandise planner helps businesses to maximize sales and profitability by providing effective merchandise strategies, planning, and season management of assortments and inventory. When it comes to knowing the core job responsibilities of a merchandise planner, one should know the overall job roles. This article has listed the main…
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BOM is a common term used in material planning in manufacturing sectors. You can make BOM manually on Excel spreadsheet, or using PLM or EPR system. Garment manufacturers, garment suppliers and apparel sourcing agents all use BOM for material cost estimation. The full form BOM is Bill of Material. It means listing of all raw…
When garment manufacturers ship goods to other countries they need to prepare export documentation. For exporting apparel goods to the buyer’s country normally following documentation are required. A commercial invoice (prepared by the exporter): The commercial invoice is a key document in the international trade. In addition to playing an essential role in the commercial…
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Are you in the t-shirt business? Like to know how t-shirts are printed? In this post, I will show you the t-shirt printing process. Mostly, T-shirts are printed after cutting and printing is done of panels. But yes, t-shirts can be printed after stitching the t-shirt. In a t-shirt panel, printing can be done on…
Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], announces a progressive step in its journey to provide consumers with more transparent product information with the piloting of the Higg Index Sustainability Profile, together with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and sustainability insights platform Higg. In stride with Tommy Hilfiger’s vision to create fashion…
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