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Preparing for Layout in Garment Making

Before we lay out the fabric one needs to do the needful preparation for Fabric layout in garment manufacturing like folding the fabric correctly, pinning the pattern with the fabric, placing pattern pieces, matching grains by measuring and securing the pins to the grain lines and also that the pins should be properly placed and should be in right quantity.

The Procedure of Cutting Layout of Fabric: Optimizing Efficiency and Reducing Waste

The procedure of cutting layout of fabric is a vital aspect of textile and garment manufacturing that directly impacts cost efficiency, sustainability, and product quality. By understanding the procedures, considerations, and best practices involved, manufacturers can optimize their cutting layouts, reduce waste, and contribute to both economic and environmental sustainability in the fashion industry. Efficient cutting layouts not only save costs but also align with the growing demand for sustainable and responsible production practices.

Layout/Cutting Marking in Garment Making

After purchasing fabric, pattern, notions, and preparing the fabric (on grain and re-shrunk / washed), you are ready to do the pattern layout. A layout is a plan for the placement of pattern pieces on the fabric.There are various categories of layout marking like grainlines, place of fold brackets, notches etc. There are also various methods of cutting marking such as single size, multi-size, and cutting in a particular body size.

Fabric Cutting Techniques

There are 2 techniques of cutting fabric like portable cutting, stationary cutting.With the advancement in technology there have been improvements in fabric techniques also like Automated, Numerically Controlled cutting systems, which has Automatic blade cutting, Laser cutting, Water jet cutting, Die cutting etc.

Fabrics for Men’s and Boy’s Wear

Men’s clothing includes garments such as suits, topcoats, cover coats, jackets, and slacks. Boy’s clothing includes suits, topcoats, overcoats, jackets, and raincoats. With the emergence of fashion as selling force, there are more divisions of men’s and boy’s section in department and specialty stores.

Fabrics for Women and Children’s clothing

Differences in weight automatically limit some fabrics to particular seasons and use. In summer thin fabrics, such as voile, eyelet, batiste, sheer, creeps, and chiffons, in winter, for heavier materials such as wood tweeds, homespuns, velvet, corduroy, and fur like fabric.

Fabric Identification for Garment Making

The vast variety of fabrics available today makes their identification important.We know that variety is created by using different fibers in combination. Knowledge of the fiber content of a fabric is, therefore, necessary to know its suitability, use, and care. Labels and salespersons are not always able to guide us.Fabric samples, Fabric specification, lead times are some of the ways to identify the fabric.

Men’s Underwear – Briefs

There are many different types of underwear for men in both modern and classic styles. This wide array of men’s underwear includes boxer brief, bikini, trunk, and boxer.In many cases, it depends on where they are going and what they will be doing that determines the type of underwear they will choose. Most men wear standard underwear briefs when they go to work or when they are at the gym. But other men like to wear boxer shorts, which they claim are more comfortable.Men’s underwear is available