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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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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.
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