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Fabric Utilization to Save Money : Lower Fabric Consumption

Posted by Apparel1 - on May 10, 2011 at 10:23am

According to the May 2011 newsletter from ApparelMag.com, "on average, fabric represents 50% of the cost of producing a garment, making decisions as early as possible in the process and optimizing estimations saves both time and money".

Therefore, when producing garments, it is important to be careful when evaluating fabric consumption. Make sure to use a good pattern maker and good markers. You most certainly do not want to have high fabric wastage. High fabric waste eats at your profits.

Sample Maker Needed

Posted by Joneien Johnson on November 11, 2010 at 10:44am

Looking for an independent seamstress for sample making and small lines of production (ie: 10 styles, 5 sizes, 5 of each size). Must have extensive skills sewing high-quality garments and working with delicate fabrics, such as silk charmeuse. Have experience in pattern grading and creating markers. Can work from first patterns or existing samples. Must have impeccable eye for detail and use industry standards for finishing. This candidate must have their own equipment, including professional ser

PATTERN MAKING AND SIZE GRADING, PATTERN MARKER, PLOTTING AND CONSUMPTION CALCULATION

Posted by techpack design on February 18, 2010 at 1:48pm

REF: LINKS

JUSTDZINE
TECH PACK DESIGN
FASHION TECH PACK

JUST DZINE STUDIO offers Fashion CAD for pattern development for commercial or home business with pattern design, drafting, grading, marker layout and a fully featured CAD drafting system.

We create standard patterns either by photographing or scanning existing patterns and on-screen insertion of pattern lines and curves on top of the digital image pixels, or by modifying one of the standard blocks supplied with fashion cad.

You get grading of pa

Standard US Sizing???

Posted by Melody Wilson on April 20, 2009 at 10:01am

In soliciting our business, the overseas factory Pixyworld is currently working with proudly announced that they could grade our patterns for us according to "standard US sizing." Is there such a thing??

Even for women's clothing, I've found significant variation between brands. But in the children's clothing I buy, sizing is all over the map!!

In shopping for my boys (aged 7 and 9) I've found that the smaller brands tend to run on the smaller side. Gap Kids is long in the legs, good in the arm le

High End Poor Fitting Garments: Three-Pattern Making Problems Found in High End Garments

Posted by Alejandro Esparza on February 18, 2009 at 1:00am

HIGH END PATTERN DESIGN SERVICES TEL: 323-839-1720
WWW.SMARTPATTERNMAKING.COM

When looking for a garment that fits great in a boutique or high end department store many times people don’t always find a garment that fits their body properly. The problem is due to three pattern-making problems: bad Pattern balancing, wrong pattern proportions and incorrect pattern adjustments when fitting a garment on a live model.

First Pattern Making Problem: Balancing. When designing a garment pattern balance play

Fabric Utilization to Save Money : Lower Fabric Consumption

Posted by Apparel1 - on May 10, 2011 at 10:23am

According to the May 2011 newsletter from ApparelMag.com, "on average, fabric represents 50% of the cost of producing a garment, making decisions as early as possible in the process and optimizing estimations saves both time and money".

Therefore, when producing garments, it is important to be careful when evaluating fabric consumption. Make sure to use a good pattern maker and good markers. You most certainly do not want to have high fabric wastage. High fabric waste eats at your profits.

Sample Maker Needed

Posted by Joneien Johnson on November 11, 2010 at 10:44am

Looking for an independent seamstress for sample making and small lines of production (ie: 10 styles, 5 sizes, 5 of each size). Must have extensive skills sewing high-quality garments and working with delicate fabrics, such as silk charmeuse. Have experience in pattern grading and creating markers. Can work from first patterns or existing samples. Must have impeccable eye for detail and use industry standards for finishing. This candidate must have their own equipment, including professional ser

PATTERN MAKING AND SIZE GRADING, PATTERN MARKER, PLOTTING AND CONSUMPTION CALCULATION

Posted by techpack design on February 18, 2010 at 1:48pm

REF: LINKS

JUSTDZINE
TECH PACK DESIGN
FASHION TECH PACK

JUST DZINE STUDIO offers Fashion CAD for pattern development for commercial or home business with pattern design, drafting, grading, marker layout and a fully featured CAD drafting system.

We create standard patterns either by photographing or scanning existing patterns and on-screen insertion of pattern lines and curves on top of the digital image pixels, or by modifying one of the standard blocks supplied with fashion cad.

You get grading of pa

Standard US Sizing???

Posted by Melody Wilson on April 20, 2009 at 10:01am

In soliciting our business, the overseas factory Pixyworld is currently working with proudly announced that they could grade our patterns for us according to "standard US sizing." Is there such a thing??

Even for women's clothing, I've found significant variation between brands. But in the children's clothing I buy, sizing is all over the map!!

In shopping for my boys (aged 7 and 9) I've found that the smaller brands tend to run on the smaller side. Gap Kids is long in the legs, good in the arm le

High End Poor Fitting Garments: Three-Pattern Making Problems Found in High End Garments

Posted by Alejandro Esparza on February 18, 2009 at 1:00am

HIGH END PATTERN DESIGN SERVICES TEL: 323-839-1720
WWW.SMARTPATTERNMAKING.COM

When looking for a garment that fits great in a boutique or high end department store many times people don’t always find a garment that fits their body properly. The problem is due to three pattern-making problems: bad Pattern balancing, wrong pattern proportions and incorrect pattern adjustments when fitting a garment on a live model.

First Pattern Making Problem: Balancing. When designing a garment pattern balance play

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Fabric Utilization to Save Money : Lower Fabric Consumption

Sample Maker Needed

PATTERN MAKING AND SIZE GRADING, PATTERN MARKER, PLOTTING AND CONSUMPTION CALCULATION

Standard US Sizing???

High End Poor Fitting Garments: Three-Pattern Making Problems Found in High End Garments

Fabric Utilization to Save Money : Lower Fabric Consumption

Sample Maker Needed

PATTERN MAKING AND SIZE GRADING, PATTERN MARKER, PLOTTING AND CONSUMPTION CALCULATION

Standard US Sizing???

High End Poor Fitting Garments: Three-Pattern Making Problems Found in High End Garments

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