EVALUATING APPAREL QUALITY (ELECTIVE)

Paper Code: 
FSD 144 B
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To familiarize students with different apparel quality standards, their underlying principles and the international accepted standards.
  • To test methods and develop ability to analyze and interpret the results and predict the quality control.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

Overview of Apparel Quality and the Consumer

  • Elements of Quality
  • Quality Characteristics and Cues
  • Consumer Quality Perceptions and Expectations
  • Measuring Product Quality

Integrating quality into the development of Apparel Products 

  • Aesthetics and Design Development Details

 

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

Raw Material Selection and Performance

  • Fabrics
  • Support Materials and Shaping Devices
  • Trim and Surface Embellishments

Garment Construction details

  • Fit and Construction Details

Apparel Sizing and Fit Strategies

  • Designation for Apparel Sizing
  • Anthropometry
  • Domestic and International Sizing Standards
  • Prototype Development and Evaluating Fit Technical Packages and Performance Specification

 

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

ASTM and ISO Stitch Classification 

  • Sewing Thread
  • Stitch Classifications
  • ASTM and ISO Standards for Stitches

ASTM and ISO Seam Classifications

  •  Seam Overview
  •  Seam Classification
  • Alternative to Stitched Seams

Sourcing, Assembly, and Mass Production of Sewn Products

  • Overview of the Organizational Structure of the Global Apparel Industry
  • Manufacturers and Factories
  • Garment Production Processes

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Labeling Regulation and Guidelines for Manufactured Apparel

  • Overview of Labeling Acts and Regulations

Safety Regulations and Guidelines for Wearing Apparel

  • Toxicity Regulations for Wearing Apparel
  • Flammability Regulations for Wearing Apparel
  • Guidelines for Drawstrings on Children’s Garments
  • OEKO-TEX Association

 

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

Measuring product Quality through Testing

  • Overview of Standards for Testing and Sampling Sewn Products
  • Raw Materials and Sewn Products Testing

Raw Materials and Sewn Products Testing

  • Cleaning Methods
  • Appearance and Performance Testing
  • Performance Test Selection and Quality Evaluation

 Quality Assurance along the Supply Chain

  • Inspection Standards for Apparel Products
  • Sampling and Levels of Inspection
  • Stages of Inspection, Testing, Evaluation
  • Types of Defects

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Booth J.E., Principles of Textile Testing, Newness Butter Worth, London.
  • Gerry Cooklin. 1991. Introduction to Clothing Manufacture. Blackwell.
  • Latheam Barbara & Carr Harold 1999. The Technology of Clothing    Manufacture. Blackwell Science.
  • Ruth Glock. 1990. Apparel Manufacturing. Macmillan Publ.
  • Saville, B.P. 2002 Physical Testing of Textiles, Woodhead Publishing Limited.
  • Janall E Bubonia Apparel Quality: A guide to evaluating seven products Fairchild bodla,NY.
  • Doris H Kincode, Sewen product quality, A Management prespetive pearson practice N all, New Jersey.

 

References: 
  • Gerry Cooklin. 1997. Garment Technology for Fashion Designer’s. Blackwell.
  • Pradeep V Mehta. 1998. Managing Quality in Apparel Industry. New Age International.
  • Jacob Solinger. 1980. Apparel Manufacture. Van Nostrand Reilfold.

 

Academic Year: 
2019-20
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