UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BBFD502

Production Techniques

L-T-P2-1-0 Credits3 Session2026-27 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

BFAD · Sem 5 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units · 45 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: GARMENT INDUSTRY

9 hrs
  • Overview of the garment industry
  • Main sectors of the garment industry
Unit2

Unit 2: PRODUCTION PLANNING

9 hrs
  • Evaluation of the previous line and trend analysis
  • Design, sourcing and Costing
Unit3

Unit 3: PRE - PRODUCTION

9 hrs
  • Fabric testing and approval
  • Garment specifications
  • Approval of colour and shades
  • Care label and other label approval
  • Grading
  • Marker making- Marker planning and production, requirements of marker planning, methods of marker making
Unit4

Unit 4: PRODUCTION

9 hrs
  • Spreading- requirements of spreading, methods of spreading, nature of fabric packages
  • Cutting – objectives, methods of cutting, cutting systems
  • Preparation of cut work for the sewing room- bundling,
Unit5

Unit 5

9 hrs
  • POST PRODUCTION
  • Wet processing- garment softening, colour removal, colour addition, wrinkle prevention, etc.
  • Pressing- purpose of pressing, pressing equipment and method
  • Garment finishing- adding finishing details, trimming, inspecting, repairing and rework of any defects, pressing, folding and packing
  • Edition, Blackwell Science Publication
  • Cooklin, G., Introduction to Clothing Manufacture, Blackwell Scientific Publication
  • Cooklin, G., Garment Technology for Fashion Designer, Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
  • Brown , P. & Rice, J., Ready-to-wear Apparel Analysis, Prentice Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 2001.

Practical Work

  1. Suggested Assignments
  2. Assignment 1: Case study of a garment manufacturing unit. Assignment 2: Take any 5 ready-to-wear garments from your wardrobe. Compare and contrast the following in selected garments-o fabric and fabric structure o type of stitches o embellishment o price o label o garment details Assignment 3: Prepare a marker plan of a men’s shirt for aplain solid colour fabric. Utilize fabric optimally with least fabric wastage. Assignment 4: Prepare a marker plan of a ladies top for a unidirectional fabric. Utilize fabric optimally with least fabric wastage.
  3. Suggested Visits
  4. Garment manufacturing units Garment trade fairs Retail outlets Guest Lectures Industrial expert from garment manufacturing units Educational Tour Panipat Ludhiana Okhla, Delhi and Noida
Course Objectives5 points
  • To provide a comprehensive overview of the production process of garment manufacturing
  • To understand the technique of mass production of ready-to-wear apparel and evaluation of their quality
  • To develop the understanding of relationship of cost to quality of readymade garments
  • To understand the preparation required for mass production of garments.
  • To understand the various assembly line options in garment manufacturing units
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. •Become aware of the industrial process of mass production of clothing
  2. •Understand the importance of researcher, designer and merchandiser in the production of ready-to-wear garments
  3. •Understand the need of production planning for optimum utilization of resources and be able to appreciate its relationship to cost reduction and increase of profit margin in the apparel production units
  4. •Be able to understand how quality and cost of production are balanced
  5. •Become aware of preparatory steps, production processes and post production operations of the apparel industry
Text Books & References5 books

Textbooks

  1. Carr, H., Latham, B., The Technology of Clothing Manufacture, 2nd ticketing
  2. Fusing- advantages, requirements and methods of fusing
  3. Sewing-stitch types, seam types, types of sewing needles, types of sewing threads

Reference Books

  1. Hayes, S., McLoughlin J., and Fairclough, D., Cooklin’s Garment Technologyfor Fashion Designers, 2nd Edition, Wiley India Pvt Ltd. 2012 Tate, S.L. and Edwards, M.S, The Complete Book of Fashion Design, New York, Harper & Row Publication, 1982. Fringes G. S., Fashion from Concept to Consumer, 6th edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1994.

Online Resources

  1. http://articles.textileclass.com/process-flow-chart-of-garments-manufacturing/ http://textilelearner.blogspot.in/2012/02/process-flow-chart-of-garments.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion_forecasting http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_fashion_forecasting http://www.onlineclothingstudy.com/2011/01/apparel-manufacturing- overview.html

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