EVALUATING APPAREL QUALITY (ELECTIVE)

Paper Code: 
FSD 144 B
Credits: 
4
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: 
Overview of Apparel Quality and the Consumer

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

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

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

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

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., (2018) Principles of Textile Testing, Newness Butter Worth, London.
  • Cooklin G. (1991) Introduction to Clothing Manufacture. Blackwell.
  • Latheam B. & Carr Harold (1999). The Technology of Clothing Manufacture. Blackwell Science.
  • Ruth G. (1990). Apparel Manufacturing. Macmillan Publ.
  • Saville, B.P. (2002) Physical Testing of Textiles, Woodhead Publishing Limited.
  • Bubonia J. E. (2014) Apparel Quality: A guide to evaluating seven products Fairchild bodla,NY.
  • Kincode D.H. (2007) Sewn product quality: A Management Perspective, Practice Hall, New Jersey.
References: 
  • Cooklin G. (1997) Garment Technology for Fashion Designer’s. Blackwell.
  • Mehta P. V (1998) Managing Quality in Apparel Industry. New Age International.
  • Solinger J. (1980) Apparel Manufacture. Van Nostrand Reilfold.
Academic Year: 
2022-23
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