An insiders look at garment manufacturing from design and production to finishing and quality control
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
Dr. Rajkishore Nayak is currently working as Associate Professor
(Fashion Enterprise) at the School of
Communication and Design, RMIT University, Vietnam. He completed
his PhD from the School of Fashion
and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia. He has around 20 years of
experience in teaching, research, and
industry related to fashion and textiles in India, Australia, and
Vietnam. He published about 120 peer-reviewed
papers in national and international journals. He has authored 4
books and edited 8 books relating to the recent
trends in fashion and textiles. He has also published 30 book
chapters and 20 conference papers in fashion and
textiles. His research interest includes sustainable fashion and
textiles, circular economy, waste management,
advanced manufacturing, and social media marketing in fashion.
Professor Rajiv Padhye is a Director of a Centre for Materials
Innovation and Future Fashion at the School of Fashion and
Textiles, RMIT University, Australia. He did his PhD from Leeds
University, UK. He has several national and international
publications in various journals. Rajiv has supervised many PhD and
Masters Students and published several book chapters, monogram,
journal articles and books. Recently Rajiv has been honored by RMIT
University with “Research Leadership "Research excellence"and
“Media Person 2012 awards. In 2003 Textile Institute, Manchester
UK, has honoured him with Fellowship of the Textile Institute
(FTI).
"...provides a systematic overview of the multi-faceted process of garment manufacture, with a particular emphasis on the effective use of technology." --Asian Textile Journal
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