VIGNAN UNIVERSITY

Textile Technology 87

VIGNAN UNIVERSITY

Textile Technology86

UNIT - IVFusing Technology: Construction of Fusibles, Fusing process, Fusingmachinery, quality control, Application of various components such as buttons,zips, underlining, Hooks and ornamental materials, fly, kissing, lap; Buttonand buttonholes, hooks and eye snaps, Velcro and other accessories.Pressing Technology: Classification, components of Pressing, machineryand equipment viz. Hand irons, dry iron, electric steam iron, under pressing,top pressing, scissors press, Carousel machines, Steam dolly, tunnelfinishing, controls, handling systems, boiler room.

UNIT - VGarment Finishing and Inspection: Attaching buttons, marking, sewing labels,cleaning, final touch, fitting quality, live models, measurements, viewing thegarments, quality standards.Production Technology: Manual systems, making through, section system,progressive bundle system, straight line system, mechanical transportsystems, selective conveyor belt system, unit production system, quickresponse sewing system. Ware Housing: Handling equipment, storageequipment, packing equipment. Use of CAD in Garment Manufacturing.

TEXT BOOKS:1. Gerry Cooklin & Marshell, “Introduction to Clothing Manufacture”, 6th

Enlarged Edition, Blackwell Publications, USA, 2007.2. Natalie Bray, “Dress Pattern Designing”, Blackwell Publications, USA,

2007.3. Peggali - I & Marshall Caverdesh, “The Complete Dress Maker”, Textile

North Publishers, London ,2004.4. Peggali - II & Marshall Caverdesh, “Introduction to Dress Making”, Textile

North Publishers, Wales, London, 2006.5. David .T.Tyler, “Materials Management in Clothing Production”, Blackwell

Publications, USA, 2007.6. Darlice O.Koshy., “Garment Exports; Winning Strategies”, Blackwell Pub-

lications, USA, 2007.

REFERENCE BOOKS:1. Gerry Cooklin, “Garment Technology for Fashion Designers”, Blackwell

Science, 1997.

2. Gerry Cooklin, “Introduction to Clothing Manufacturing”, Blackwell Sci-ence, 2006.

3. Dora S. Lewin, Mabel Goode Bowers, Manetta Knttunen, “Clothing Con-struction and Wardrobe Planning”, The Macmillan co, New York, 2006.

IV Year B.Tech. Textile Technology I-Semester L T P To C 3 1 - 4 4

(TT405) GARMENT MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGYUNIT - IThe Garment Industry: Structure of the garment Industry, sectors of Industry,product types and organization, Apparel industry in India, Domestic industry,size of the industry, nature of the industry, its developments in recent years,Export industry: Size and nature of the industry. Types of Fabric Packages –Types of Fabrics – One Way – Two Way Fabrics –Their effect on spreading –Methods of Fabric spreading – Spreading equipment – Computerizedspreaders – Marker making –Marker efficiency – Factors affecting markerefficiency – Marker duplicating methods – Computer aided marker making.

UNIT - IIBasic Pattern Making: Measurement Taking – Size chart and Measuring ofSizes, Definition of various garments parts & positions, Methods: Bespokemethod & Industrial method ( Using Blocks ) – Basic block construction –Block preparation & correction. Figure analysis: Body ideals, body proportion,height, weight distribution, body parts, individual figure analysis, study ofbody measurement of all age groups, Preparation of basic blocks, muslinpattern, commercial pattern, sizes and its understanding, fabric preparationfor garment construction, Spreading parameters, types of spreads, manualand automatic spreading.

UNIT - IIIIntroduction to Cutting Machines: Types and functions of cutting machines –straight knife, round knife, band knife, cutting machines – Notches, drills, diecutting machines – Computerized cutting machines –maintenance of cuttingmachines – common defects in cutting & their remedies. Types of needles –Parts of needles and their function – Needle size - sewing thread – propertiesof sewing threads – ticket number – fabric sew ability. Seam quality – effect ofstitch type on seam quality. Selection of seam and stitch.Federal classification of seam and stitches – Basic parts of sewing machine– Needle – Bobbin case /Bobbin hook, Loopers – Loop spreader – Threadingfingers – Throat plate – Tongue chaining plates – Take-up devices –Tensioners – Feed dog – Pressure foot for sewing.Sewing Technology: Feed systems, machinery and equipment, basic sewingmachines, like general sewing, over locking, safety stitching, blind stitching,button holes, bartacking, & button sewing, special sewing machines likethree thread overlock with a microprocessor, Sewing problems, slippedstitches, staggered stitches, stitching pucker etc.