Garment manufacturing technology
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Bibliographic Information
Garment manufacturing technology
(Woodhead Publishing in textiles, number 168)
Woodhead Publishing, c2015
- online
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Formerly CIP Uk
Includes bibliographical references and index
Also published electronically
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Garment Manufacturing Technology provides an insiders' look at this multifaceted process, systematically going from design and production to finishing and quality control. As technological improvements are transforming all aspects of garment manufacturing allowing manufacturers to meet the growing demand for greater productivity and flexibility, the text discusses necessary information on product development, production planning, and material selection. Subsequent chapters covers garment design, including computer-aided design (CAD), advances in spreading, cutting and sewing, and new technologies, including alternative joining techniques and seamless garment construction. Garment finishing, quality control, and care-labelling are also presented and explored.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction: The apparel industry
Part I: Product development, production planning and selection of materials 2 Product development in the apparel industry 3 Role of Fabric Properties in Clothing Manufacture Process 4 Production planning in the apparel industry 5 Fabric sourcing and selection 6 Selecting garment accessories, trims and closures
Part II: Garment design and production 7 Garment sizing and fit 8 Pattern construction 9 Fabric spreading and cutting 10 Sewing, stitches and seams 11 Sewing equipment and working aids 12 Sewing room problems and solutions 13 Alternative fabric joining technologies 14 Seamless garments: an overview
Part III Garment finishing, quality control, labelling and costing 15 Garment finishing techniques 16 Quality control and assurance in the apparel industry 17 Care labelling of clothing 18 Garment costing
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