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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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We found a good research article/paper on PMTS application for developing Standard data system. The paper is published on www.researchgate.net A download link is given at the end of this post. Name of the paper: Application of Pre-Determined Motion Time System to Develop a Standard Data System for Measuring Work Content of Garments Finishing Operations…
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What is fabric yield? The linear length of material required for making one garment (any other item made of fabric) is called the fabric yield for that item. When we talk about the fabric yield, it is normally apparel items (garments) or bedsheets, or any other clothing item. The fabric yield in linear length will…
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In garment manufacturing, the person who cut the fabric layer following the marker line is known as a garment cutter. The question should be who the garment cutter is instead of what is a garment cutter? The garment cutter (fabric cutter) cuts fabrics using a cutting tool or a cutting machine. There are different types…