APPAREL: QUALITY CONTROL (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
SFSD 301
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. Carry out inspection and grading of fabric.
  2. Apply requisite test for ensuring fabric quality.
  3. Measuring garments and identifying finishing defects.
Unit I: 
Course Content:
  • Raw material inspection:                                                                           10hrs
  • Fabric Inspection: 4 point and 10 point system    
  • Sewing thread, zippers, buttons, buckles and snap fasteners, inter-linings
  • Fabric Testing on various materials Garment                                     30hrs
  • Moisture content & regain
  • Crease recovery
  • Stiffness
  • Drapability
  • Abrasion resistance
  • Tensile strength
  • Tearing test
  • Pilling
  • Water percolation
  • Colour-fastness: Light, sunlight
  • Flame resistant                                                                            16hrs
  • Garment inspection with reference to stripes, checks, plaids and printed material                                                            
  • Judging the quality of readymade garments: overall appearance, fabric, workmanship, price, Garment fit, fabric grain, dart & seams, gathers, pleats, tucks, opening facing & closures, hem finishes

 

  • Care Label                                                                                     4hrs
  • Understanding apparel care labels, dimensions and positioning of labels
Essential Readings: 
  1. Kincade, Doris, H., Sewn Product Quality- A Management Perspective, Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey, London, 2008
  2. Mehta,P, Bhardwaj, S.K., Managing Quality in the Apparel Industry, New Age International Ltd. Publisher, New Delhi
  3. Das S., Quality Characterisation of Apparel, Wood Head Publishing Ltd., 2009
  4. Singh A.K. Quality Evaluation of Textiles, NITRA, Ghaziabad
  5. Sara. J. Kadolph, Quality Assurance for Textiles and Apparel, Fairchild Publication, 1998
  6. Booth, J.E, Principle of Textile Testing, Butterworths. 1986
References: 
  1. Janace, E., Bubonia, Apparel Quality: A guide to evaluating sewn products, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. 2014
  2. Chuter, A.J., Introduction to Clothing Management, Blackwell Science, London. 1995
Academic Year: 
2019-20
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