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The problem It is often found that fabric is contaminated with polyester yarns during weaving and knitting processes in the mills. Yarn contamination problem is a great issue across textile industry. Mainly garment exporters face problem when they see such yarn contamination on their fabric lots. The contamination is visible as white yarn woven or…
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What’s the meaning of 36 W x 31L for trousers? The two main measurements of a trouser are – Waist Measurement (W) and leg length of the trouser (L). The waist measurement is present in inches with the letter ‘W’ and Length is presented in inches with the letter ‘L’. Based on this common terminologies…
Yes, most of time the branded clothing companies use new fabrics. Here new means – fresh purchased fabrics from fabric mills and fabric retailers/suppliers. This is a very good question from the aspect of end consumers and garment manufacturers. In this post, I have explained why garments makers need to buy new fabrics and how…
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It a common question among the students and newcomers – the two terms ‘Thread’ and ‘Yarn’ used in in the garment and textile industry – whether they are same or different. A thread and yarn are similar but not the same. First yarn is made from fibre or chips (for filament yarns). Then yarn is…
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Image source: Scroll.in The country’s textile industry has received a big gift. Central government plans to build 7 mega textile parks in the first phase. The Ministry of Textiles on Thursday issued a notification for setting up of 7 Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks. New update: New Delhi, ANI. The work…
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Question: Is it possible to weave more than two sets of yarn that are interlocked with each other? Yes, it is possible. There are fabrics made in such a way that two different fabric layers are made in the same loom at the same time and those two fabric sheets are interlacing by few yarns…
The garment industry, precisely a garment export house processes export orders in the garment manufacturing factories. While raw materials are converted into garments, there are possibilities to make errors, like making defective garment components and defective garments. Making defective garments is a cost to the company. So, to make sure garments are made as per…
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What is the full form of FOB in garment sourcing? The full form of FOB is freight on board. FOB is a pricing term used in garment export business. Out of different type of pricing method, FOB is commonly used in apparel business where manufacturers quote the product price in FOB. FOB quote is done…
Bowing and skewing in finished fabric are among the common problems found in woven fabrics. In the finished fabric, distortion of warp and weft yarns alignment happened due to improper tension application on fabric across the width in weaving and finishing process. As a result, Bow or Skew occurred in woven fabrics. In this page,…
Garment export houses normally use industrial sewing machines for garment manufacturing. There are wide range of Industrial sewing machines to be selected for your product. From basic lock stitch machine to specialized sewing machines are there to make garments. All machines are developed to make better quality garment and to increase production. When you are…
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