Fire-Proof VS Fire-Resistant Clothing: In industries where the workers are exposed to risk situations or workplace hazards, it is a requirement by law for employees to wear special kinds of protective clothing to ensure personal safety and protection. These laws and the level of protection to be observed in different professions are governed by the…
Microchip Technology in Textile Materials: The successful uptake of any technology is, of course, dependent on the cost of production. One thinks of the cost advantages achieved by the development of knitting machines in the 16th century and the technological advances of the industrial revolution. Electronic textiles or microchip technology in textile materials are today…
Wastage Area or Waste of Garment Industry: Wastage is an important factor in the textile and readymade garment sector. Effective cost reduction of apparel can be done by identifying the particular areas of wastage clearly and taking necessary steps to control and reduce the wastage. As its importance, this article has presented all the wastage…
SWOT Analysis of the Clothing Industry: A huge number of not standardized fashion products, not harmonized sizes, and quality of production are a danger for gaining access to the global market. SWOT analysis can be of special importance in the apparel manufacturing industry when used for designing a new article of clothing, i.e. collection. This…
Quality Control in Apparel Industry: In the apparel manufacturing industry, quality control is practiced right from the initial stage of sourcing raw materials to the stage of the final finished garment. For the textile and garment industry product, quality is calculated in terms of quality and standard of fibers, yarns, fabric construction, color fastness, surface…
Is Blue Jeans or Denim Environmentally Friendly? Denim, especially blue jeans, is the biggest single textile product type sold around the world. This is because of its popularity in all geographic regions, social strata, and age groups. The production chain is optimized for bulk production and with the capacity to meet this global demand. This…
What is Color Fastness in Textile? Colorfastness is defined as the strength of the clothes against fading or running out of clothing colors. It is a very important factor in the assessment of the quality of clothing. Clothes that don’t bleed color are always consumer’s favorites. Types of Color Fastness in Textile and Apparel Sector:…
