What is the clothing making process like?

People usually wear all kinds of clothes. Now that people's living conditions have improved, young people buy a lot of clothes. Some clothes are bought without being worn much before they have to be bought new. In addition, when people buy clothes now, the factors they consider are very different from the past. For example, they care more about the style and novelty of the clothes. But for most people, they may not know the production process of clothes. Let's learn about how a piece of clothing is made.

Clothing making process:

The basic process flow of clothing production includes eight steps: fabric material inspection upon arrival, material laying, cutting, sewing, buttonhole sewing, ironing, garment inspection, and packaging and warehousing.

Material inspection and testing: including color difference inspection, dimensional skew and defect inspection. After the fabric enters the factory, the quantity must be counted and the appearance and internal quality must be inspected. Only those that meet the production requirements can be put into production and use. Controlling the quality of fabrics is an important part of controlling the quality of finished products. The authenticity rate of clothing can be effectively improved by inspecting and measuring the fabrics entering the factory. Material inspection includes elastic band shrinkage, adhesive lining bonding strength, zipper smoothness, etc. Materials that do not meet the requirements will not be put into production.

The next step is technical preparation: Technical preparation is an important means to ensure that mass production proceeds smoothly and that the final product meets customer requirements. Before mass production, technical personnel must first complete the technical preparations for production. Technical preparation includes three aspects: process sheet, sample preparation and sample garment production. The process sheet is a guiding document in garment processing. It puts forward detailed requirements for the specifications, sewing, ironing, packaging, etc. of the garments. It also clarifies details such as the matching of garment accessories and the density of seams. Each process in garment processing should be carried out strictly in accordance with the requirements of the process sheet. Sample production requires accurate size and complete specifications. The contours of relevant parts match accurately. The sample should indicate the clothing style number, part, specifications and quality requirements, and the sample composite stamp should be affixed on the relevant joints. After completing the process sheet and sample preparation work, small batches of sample garments can be produced, non-conformities can be corrected in a timely manner according to customer and process requirements, and process difficulties can be tackled so that large-scale assembly line operations can proceed smoothly. After the customer confirms and signs, the sample becomes one of the important inspection bases.

Layout: First carry out 1:10 pre-shrink layout, draw the layout diagram according to the sample, and "complete, reasonable and economical" is the basic principle of layout.

Cutting: Each cutting of auxiliary materials is called a bed or a knife. The cutting bed can improve production efficiency, save raw materials relatively, and ensure quality better than manual cutting. Generally, the fewer layers cut, the higher the cost. (The picture on the previous page shows a cutting sheet in the factory)

Sewing: Seams and seam patterns are the basic elements of sewing. Clothing sewing can be divided into machine sewing and hand sewing according to style, craftsmanship, etc. The sewing process is carried out in an assembly line manner. There are process analysis charts when sewing.

Keyholes and buttons: Keyholes and buttons on clothing are usually made by machines. Buttonholes are divided into flat and eye-shaped holes according to their shapes, commonly known as sleeping holes and pigeon eye holes. Sleeping holes are mostly used on thin clothing products such as shirts, skirts, and pants. Pigeon eyelets are mostly used on outerwear made of thick fabrics such as tops and suits.