Hand Book Of Garments Manufacturing Technology

About This Book

Hand Book of Garments Manufacturing Technology (Engineers India Research Institute, ISBN 8189765027) covers garment construction, sewing technique, pattern drafting, clothing care and laundering, together with project profiles for garment manufacturing units.

Sewing sections cover equipment for measuring, marking, cutting, sewing and pressing, hand needle types and machine care, body measurement procedure for ladies' and gents' garments, and the full range of construction techniques. Stitch content covers temporary basting stitches, permanent hand stitches including running, back, half back and top sewing, machine stitches including regulation and zig-zag, and neatening stitches. Further technique sections cover hem types and edge finishes, seam types from plain and lapped to flat fell, French, slot, piped and welt, with seam finishes; fullness through darts, tucks, gathering, shirring and pleats; plackets in both inconspicuous and conspicuous forms with zipper types and applications; neckline finishes, facings, bias cutting and binding; collar construction; and fasteners including buttons, worked and bound buttonholes, loops, snaps, hooks and eyelets.

Garment construction sections give drafting, pattern layout, cutting and stitching method for children's wear including frocks, shirts, sun suits and bloomers, and for ladies' wear including petticoats, kameez in several cuts, churidar, salwar and blouse. Supporting sections cover fabric preparation and layout, dress design principles, fitting for figure irregularities with pattern alteration methods, and garment renovation through darning, patching and remodelling, alongside embroidery, applique, sequin and zari embellishment.

Care sections cover laundry equipment, stain removal and bleaching, laundering technique by fibre type, care of special articles, disinfection and storage, selection of household linen and family clothing, with fabric testing methods, enzyme and garment washing troubleshooting, and project profiles.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Hand Book of Garments Manufacturing Technology cover?

The Hand Book of Garments Manufacturing Technology (EIRI, ISBN 8189765027) covers garment making from technique through to costed projects. Its main divisions are: fabric objective measurement and testing instruments; enzyme and garment washing problems with solutions; sewing equipment and body measurement; sewing techniques including stitches, seams, hems, plackets, facings, bindings, collars and fasteners; garment construction with drafting and stitching methods for children's and ladies' garments; fabric preparation and layout; dress design principles and pattern alteration; garment renovation and embellishment; clothing care, laundering and stain removal; selection of household linen and family clothing; and project profiles for garment and laundry units.

Is this an industrial apparel manufacturing book or a garment construction book?

It is primarily a garment construction and clothing care book with project profiles attached. The substance of the text covers sewing technique, pattern drafting, garment making, fitting, alteration, embellishment, laundering and clothing selection, at the level taught in tailoring and home science courses. It does not cover the industrial engineering side of apparel production: spreading and cutting room operations, marker planning, computer-aided pattern making and grading, production system selection, line balancing, work study, or buyer compliance and social audit requirements. Readers seeking those subjects should look elsewhere; readers who need construction technique, drafting method and clothing care, or who are costing a small garment unit, will find that here.

Who is this handbook written for?

Its intended audience includes tailors and boutique operators, students and instructors in tailoring, fashion and home science courses, small garment unit owners and supervisors training sewing staff, dressmakers working to measure, laundry and dry cleaning operators, and entrepreneurs or consultants costing a readymade garment, hosiery or laundry venture.

Who should consider starting a garment manufacturing business, and why?

Garment manufacture remains one of the most accessible manufacturing entries in India, and it suits entrants who can manage labour and quality rather than complex process technology. Machines are affordable and widely available, a unit can begin with a handful of operators and scale by adding them, skilled tailoring labour exists in most regions, and work is available as job work for established brands before a unit needs its own designs or distribution. Demand spans domestic readymade wear, institutional and uniform supply, and export. The constraints are operational rather than technical. Labour productivity and attrition determine unit cost more than machinery does. Quality consistency across operators is the main reason buyers reject consignments. Working capital is tied up in fabric, and fabric price and availability drive costing. Export buyers require compliance with social and workplace standards that must be built into the operation from the start rather than retrofitted. And competing on price alone is difficult, so most successful small units find a product specialisation, a job work relationship or an institutional customer base.

What project economics does the book provide?

The book includes project profiles covering plant and machinery, fixed capital, raw materials, monthly working capital, total capital investment and annual turnover. The units covered are: ladies' undergarments; hosiery products; laundry and dry cleaning; readymade garments, including a profile configured as a hundred percent export oriented unit; readymade salwar suits; and a combined unit producing salwar suits, kurta pyjama and soft luggage. Readers should note that several readymade garment profiles appear under the same heading, which may reflect different capacity or configuration assumptions.

Does the book cover pattern drafting and garment construction step by step?

Yes, and this is its strongest section. Children's wear coverage includes jhabla, jangla, sun suit with bib and straps, baba suit and shirt, bloomer in two styles, and frocks in A-line, yoked, medium waist and low waist forms, each with measurements required, material required, drafting, pattern layout, seam allowances and stitching method. Ladies' wear coverage includes bush shirt, panel petticoat, kameez in tight, slack, A-line and shaped versions, churidar pyjama, salwar with band, and blouse, with darts, sleeve drafting and layout for each. Supporting content covers fabric preparation, shrinking, grain, and layout options including lengthwise fold, crosswise fold, open and combination layouts.

What does the book cover on laundering and clothing care?

Clothing care is covered at length. Stain removal content covers animal, vegetable, grease, dye and mineral stains with general guidelines, spotting formulations and stain classification, alongside oxidising and reducing bleaches including hydrogen peroxide, sodium perborate, potassium permanganate and sodium hydrosulphite with preparation, use and precautions, and optical brighteners. Laundering content covers the general sequence from mending and sorting through steeping, washing, rinsing, bleaching, drying, stiffening and finishing, then treats cotton and linen, rayon, silk, woollens, synthetics and blends individually. Further content covers care of special articles including zari, sequins, flock and lacquer prints, laces and carpets, and disinfection and storage of clothing.

Does the book include fabric testing and garment washing content?

Yes, as two opening sections. Fabric objective measurement covers the development of testing instruments including a fabric compression tester, dimensional stability testing, an extension meter, a roughness and friction tester and a bending rigidity tester, with materials and methods, results, repeatability and comparison against established instrument systems. Garment washing content covers the common problems encountered in enzyme and garment washing and their solutions, including streaks, backstaining, rinsing and clean-up issues, loss of tensile strength and fraying, yellowing and dullness, batch to batch variation, hand feel and residual smell.