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Garment
Garments can be called one piece of clothing which is completed one of the items as an alike coat, shirt, pants, etc.
Apparel:
Apparel can be named collection of clothing which is referred to like more than one piece such as woman & children's riding and sports apparel.
What is the sequence of garments manufacturing?
- Design or sketch
- Pattern design
- Sample making
- Production pattern
- Grading
- Marker making
- Fabric spreading
- Cutting
- Sorting
- Sewing
- Finishing
- final pressing
- Final inspection
- Packaging
- Sent to buyer
What are CAM & CAD?
CAM
Computer-aided manufacturing is a software that is a controlled machine or process where involves manufacturing. It is used for all operations, processes, inventory, planning.
CAD
Computer-aided design is a software that is used in industry for creating, modifying and optimization of a design.
Which one of the software used in the BD garments industry?
There are much software is used in garments industry but here most usable software in Bangladesh industry as like:-
- Lycra.
- Kelver.
- Optitex.
- Digital fashion.
What is an invoice?
After exporting the sold goods, the letter or document mentioning the value of the goods, which is sent for payment receiving is called invoice.
What is L/C?
It is important to document which means the latter of credit. In favor of a buyer, the bank offers a letter of the document to the seller through his bank for remitting value of the goods is called a letter of credit.
What is the lead time?
The allocated time for completing order garments from getting a buyer is called lead time.
What is FOB?
If the value of sold goods is mentioning in invoice excluding the transportation costs then it is called FOB (Free on Board)
What is different between trimming & accessories?
Trimmings
Those items which are attached to garments during sewing is called trimmings like button, zipper, sewing thread, etc.
Accessories
Those items which are not attached to garments during sewing are called accessories like poly bag, hand tag, cartoon, etc.
What are fabrics GSM use for shirt and pant in the garments industry?
Woven
Shirt- 90-180 gm/m2
Pant- 250-320 gm/m2
Knit
T-shirt- 150-180 gm/m2
Trouser- 190-220 gm/m2
What is the count?
A count is a number that indicates mass per unit length and length per unit mass. It is expressed the fineness of the yarn.
What is the thread number?
The relation between the length to width of a thread is expressed in number is called thread number.
What is the sample and types of the sample?
Sample: A sample is a product that will be represented the number of the product.
There are several samples are available as:
What are the sample stages of sampling?
The pattern is the hard paper were made by following all the specifications each and individual component.
What are the types of pattern?
Mainly pattern are two types as like:-
Basic block: It is a pattern of a particular style with the exact net dimension. It is two types such as flat and modeling.
Working pattern: It is a pattern of a particular style with the exact net dimension with the allowance.
What is the allowance?
The extra measurement of garments components.
What is the grading?
The process of making a pattern of different sizes of garments from the master pattern is called grading.
What is the marker?
It is the thin paper which contains all size of a particular style.
What methods of marker?
Mainly method of the marker are four types here given below:-
1. Marking by hand on paper.
2. Computerized marking on paper.
3.Photographic.
4.Drawing
What is the size ratio?
It is expressed as a ratio among sizes of garments.
Let
S-100 (Ordered quantity)
M-200
L-100
XL- 50
So, size ration=1:2:1:0.5
What is marker efficiency?
It is an expression in the percentage of being worth area by the pattern used in a marker in relation to the total area of a marker.
After exporting the sold goods, the letter or document mentioning the value of the goods, which is sent for payment receiving is called invoice.
What is L/C?
It is important to document which means the latter of credit. In favor of a buyer, the bank offers a letter of the document to the seller through his bank for remitting value of the goods is called a letter of credit.
What is the lead time?
The allocated time for completing order garments from getting a buyer is called lead time.
What is FOB?
If the value of sold goods is mentioning in invoice excluding the transportation costs then it is called FOB (Free on Board)
What is different between trimming & accessories?
Trimmings
Those items which are attached to garments during sewing is called trimmings like button, zipper, sewing thread, etc.
Accessories
Those items which are not attached to garments during sewing are called accessories like poly bag, hand tag, cartoon, etc.
What are fabrics GSM use for shirt and pant in the garments industry?
Woven
Shirt- 90-180 gm/m2
Pant- 250-320 gm/m2
Knit
T-shirt- 150-180 gm/m2
What is the count?
A count is a number that indicates mass per unit length and length per unit mass. It is expressed the fineness of the yarn.
What is the thread number?
The relation between the length to width of a thread is expressed in number is called thread number.
What is the sample and types of the sample?
Sample: A sample is a product that will be represented the number of the product.
There are several samples are available as:
- Proto sample.
- Fit sample.
- Approved sample.
- Size set sample.
- PP sample.
- Mock up sample
- Counter sample.
- Top sample.
- Photo sample.
- GPT (Garments performance test) sample.
- Media sample. and so on.
What are the sample stages of sampling?
- Proto sample.
- Fit sample.
- Approved sample.
- Size set sample.
- PP sample.
- Mock up sample
- Counter sample.
- Top sample.
- GPT (Garments performance test) sample.
The pattern is the hard paper were made by following all the specifications each and individual component.
What are the types of pattern?
Mainly pattern are two types as like:-
Basic block: It is a pattern of a particular style with the exact net dimension. It is two types such as flat and modeling.
Working pattern: It is a pattern of a particular style with the exact net dimension with the allowance.
What is the allowance?
The extra measurement of garments components.
What is the grading?
The process of making a pattern of different sizes of garments from the master pattern is called grading.
What is the marker?
It is the thin paper which contains all size of a particular style.
What methods of marker?
Mainly method of the marker are four types here given below:-
1. Marking by hand on paper.
- Carbon duplicating method.
- Spirit duplicating.
- Duplicating in photographic.
- Perforated marker.
2. Computerized marking on paper.
3.Photographic.
4.Drawing
- By chalk or pencil.
- print spray.
What is the size ratio?
It is expressed as a ratio among sizes of garments.
Let
S-100 (Ordered quantity)
M-200
L-100
XL- 50
So, size ration=1:2:1:0.5
What is marker efficiency?
It is an expression in the percentage of being worth area by the pattern used in a marker in relation to the total area of a marker.
What are the types of markers?
There are several types of marker stand by:
Solid marker
One garment one way
All garment one way
Check marker
Lengthwise marker
What is spreading?
The process by which is laid fabrics on the cutting table is called spreading.
What are the types of spreading?
There are two types of spreading as like:-
Flat spreading:
Stepped spreading:
What is lay?
As part of the preparation of fabric cutting, a number of layers of fabric are placed according to the length and width of marker Such type of fabric layers are called lay.
What are the types of the lay of fabric spreading?
Mainly lay of fabric is divided into two according to construction and the direction of spreading.
According to construction:
- Straight lay.
- Stepped lay.
According to the direction of spreading:
- From right to lift.
- From right to right.
- zigzag lay.
What are the types of fabric packages?
There are five types of fabric package for garments manufacturing available as like:-
- Open fabric roll.
- Tubular kited fabric roll.
- Folded roll.
- Folded fabric cutter.
- Hanging packages fabric.
What is cutting?
It is a process or method by which is cut the fabric according to marker paper by using cutting equipment is called cutting.
what is the method of cutting?
There are three types of cutting method as like:
1. Manual
- Hand operated scissor.
2. Manual operated power knife
- Straight knife.
- Band knife.
- Die knife.
- Round Knife.
- Notched
- Drill
3. Computerized
- Leaser
- Knife
- Water jet.
- Plazma touch.
What is sewing?
Joining two or more fabric by using needle and thread is called sewing.
What is seam?
A line along two or more fabric is joint by sewing, fusing or the alternative method is called seam.
what are classes of the seam?
Seams may be hundreds of types, these have been classified in six main classes. But presently including two more types, the seam has classified eight classes.
Class-1, Superimposed seam
Class-2, Bound seam
Class-3, Lapped seam
Class-4, Flat seam
Class-5, Decorative seam
Class-6, Edge neatening.
Class-7, Apply seam
Class-8.
What are the stitches?
Loop or loops or more thread is bonded with each other by interlacing, interlocking, interloping, interloping to produced stitch and the unit of sewing are called stitches.
What are the classes of stitch?
About 70 types of stitches are seen to be used of which 18 to 20 types of stitches are being largely in garments industries. All types of stitches can be classified under six classes.
- Stitch class-100, Chain stitch.
- Stitch class-200, Hand stitch.
- Stitch class-300, Lock stitch.
- Stitch class-400, Multi thread chain stitch.
- Stitch class-500, Overedge stitch.
- Stitch class-600, Covering chain stitch.
What are the means of SPI?
Stitch per inch that means how the stitch is done per inch as like lock stitch 2.5 stitch done.
Stitch per inch that means how the stitch is done per inch as like lock stitch 2.5 stitch done.
What are packaging and folding?
What is work-study?
work-study is an analysis of an operation to produce a style. It is a systematic examination of the method operation activities such as to improved the use of resources and set up standard effective activities carried out.
What is time and motion study?
Time study
It is a process or method or technique by which to calculate the standard time for a task.
Motion study
It is a process or method or technique by which to eliminate wasteful movement.
What is SMV?
Standard Minute Value that time requires to complete an operation.
What is the formula of SMV?
SMV= Basic time+Allowance
Basic time= cycle time*performing rating.
What is SAM?
Standard Allowed Minute that allocates time for a task.
What are efficiency and target?
Efficiency = Out*SMV*100% / Manpower*working hours*60 min.
Target = Manpower* working hours*efficiency / SMV.
What is QC?
Quality control.
ISO 9000 define quality control as "A part of quality management focus on fulfillment quality requirement."
What is QA?
Quality Assurance
ISO 9000 defines quality assurance as "A part of quality management focus on providing confidence that quality requirement will be fulfilled."
What is AQL?
Acceptable quality level.
AQL 2.5% that means up to 2.5% garments are defectively.
What is GSM?
Gram per square meter.
How to calculate GSM both woven and knit fabric?
GSM (Woven)
= (EPI × Crime factor ÷ Warp count) + (EPI × Crime factor ÷ Weft count) × 23.25.
GSM (Knit) = ( CPI×WPI×Loop length ÷ yarn count )× 0.091.
What are means BGMEA & BKMEA?
BGMEA: Bangladesh Garments Manufacture and Export Association.
BKMEA: Bangladesh Knit Manufacture and Export Association.

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