What Things You Must Know Before Starting Work With a New Buyer/Buying house

It is necessary to know the following information before starting work with a new buyer.....

• Buyer name & its Profile.

• Final destination of delivery of the goods.

• Buying house name (if any).

• Payment terms (L/C  or  TT  or  Contact).

• If L/C then, the Payment Condition at Sight or Deferred.

• If Deferred then, 60 or 90 days or any other.

• Price in FOB or CIF?

• Is the price will be including buying commission or w/o commission?

• Who will inspect the goods?

• If third party then who will pay the inspection charge.

• Original art work with styling details or Scan copy must be needed.

• Actual & Latest size specs with all the sizes which qty in purchase order / order sheet.

• Fabrications details (Composition, Type, GSM, Peach/sweated, Enzyme/silicon or any other additional requirement).

• Additional fabric details (Appliqué etc,if any).

• Wash garments or w/o wash (if then washing details).

• Print details including dimension & placement. Such as pigment/rubber/flock/foil etc (if any).

• Embroidery details (Normal stitch, Appliqué, Badge etc, if any).

• Test requirement details (if any).

• Order qty, if possible color wise (Approximately).

• Maximum body color (Approximately).

• Size wise qty ratio.

• Stripe repetition details with color (for yarn dyed).

• Viscose percentage for Grey mélange & Polyester percentage for cvc or pc.

• Approximate delivery date.

NOTE: It is not compulsory that, all the above information from your buyer will be available at the very beginning, but it is better to try to get as much as above information you can collect since the beginning from your buyer.

Spot Removing Techniques for Clothing

Today, we will see some techniques to remove stain from clothing and to make it more specific, I will explain the whole matter in Bangla...(It is Applicable only for Silk, Wool, Cotton, Linen fabric).....

কিছু দাগ(stain) আমরা খুব easily remove করতে পারি, যদি techniques গুলো আমাদের জানা থাকে...

• খয়েরের দাগ (Catichue Stain): কার্পাস ও লিনেন ফেব্রিক হতে খয়েরের দাগ তুলতে Caustic Soda দ্বারা boil করে Potassium Iodide ও Sulphuric Acid solution ট্রিট করতে হয় এবং তারপর Bleaching Powder ও Sulphuric Acid solution এ ট্রিট করলেই দাগ উঠে যায়।

 

• লিখার কালি (Writing Ink Satin): টাটকা কালির দাগ কাঁচা দুধ দ্বারা উঠানো যায়। দাগের উপর দুধ স্পঞ্জ করে কিছুক্ষন লাগাবার পর গরম পানিতে ধুয়ে ফেলতে হয়। অথবা দাগের উপর কিছু লবন ছড়িয়ে লেবু দ্বারা কিছুক্ষন ঘষাঁর পর ঠাণ্ডা পানি দিয়ে ধুয়ে রৌদ্রে রাখতে হয়।

 

• লিখার লাল কালি (Red Ink Stain): একটি ডিমের সমস্ত অংশ মিশ্রিত করে তাতে ২ ফোটা Sulphuric Acid মিশিয়ে দাগে কয়েকবার লাগাতে হবে এবং পরিষ্কার পানিতে ধুলেই দাগ উঠে যাব।

 

• ছাপার কালির দাগ (Printing Ink Stain): তারপেনটাইন লাগিয়ে পাঁচ মিনিট অপেক্ষা করে, তারপর পেট্রোল লাগালে দাগ উঠে যাবে।

 

• আয়োডিন দাগ (Iodine Satin): দাগের অংশ ভিজিয়ে তাতে Soda ঘষে ধুয়ে ফেলতে হবে, অথবা Amonia পানিতে ডুবিয়ে এবং দাগ উঠামাত্র পরিষ্কার পানিতে ধুয়ে ফেলতে হবে।

 

• লোহার দাগ (Iron Stain): লেবু ও লবণ মিশ্রিত পেস্ট দাগের উপর লাগিয়ে 30 minutes অপেক্ষা করতে হবে। তারপর ধুয়ে কাপড় না নিংড়িয়ে রৌদ্রে ঝুলিয়ে রাখতে হবে।

 

• ল্যাম্পের কালি (Lamp Black Stain): কেরোসিন তেলে ভিজিয়ে শুকনা কাপড় দ্বারা ঘষে সাবান কাচা করলেই দাগ উঠে যাবে।

 

• ছাতা পড়া (Mildew): লবণ ছড়িয়ে লেবু দ্বারা ঘষে সাবান কাচা করলেই দাগ উঠে যাবে।

 

• মোটর তৈল ও আলকাতরা (Motor Oil & Tar Stain): Olive oil লাগিয়ে এক রাত রেখে দিতে হবে। পরদিন সাবান কাচা করলেই দাগ উঠে যাবে।

 

• ঘামের দাগ (Perspiration Stain): Vinegar অথবা Caustic Soda স্পঞ্জ করে ধুয়ে ফেলতে হবে। সাদা কাপড় হলে সোহাগার (Borax) পানিতে ধুতে হবে।

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to review a reference garment sample

How to review or study a reference garment sample

Once sample is approved by buyer, before the start of production, sample must be reviewed by an industrial engineer, quality team and production team to avoid silly mistakes. Following check lists will be helpful in doing proper review of a sample:-

• Check fabric details, accessories, styling and garment construction. 

• Check garment detailing for process requirements, like printing or embroidery is needed or not. If needed is it before stitching or after stitching. Think about cutting whether block cutting is needed or not. 

• Go through the specs sheets and compare/match it with the sample for possible query on points of measurement. Note that buyer’s way of measuring certain specs varies and you should be aware of their established standards.

• Wash care instruction

• Identify and list down garment components or parts 

• List down main material, trims and accessories used 

• Specification of sewing threads (thickness and variation). 

• Turn down the garment and identify operation sequences, note if few operation can be started simultaneously. 

• In operation sequence also note seam types, stitch classes and accordingly think about machine type guides or attachments that would suitable for the operation. 

• Note down operations that looks difficult in sewing and may need attention for quality stitching. 

• Review the sewing allowances required or may be required by the various sewing methods. 

• Identify finishing processes and note with specification.

If you are not clear about some points note it down and query to buyer. Don’t assume anything on your own. Always keep approval and written record of requirements. 

What is the difference between Lycra and Spandex

The difference between Lycra and Spandex!!

What is Lycra!!!

Lycra is a product of DuPont for Spandex fiber.                                                                                   

Lycra® is trademark and Brand name of DuPont Company. 

Spandex is synonyms of elastane fiber. 

Spandex or elastane specify properties of fiber (rubber like stretchable) those are used in skin tight clothes such as swimsuits, jeans, sports wears etc. There are other companies who also manufacture spandex fibers.

So, there is no technical difference in between Lycra and Spandex. 

Both Lycra and Spandex are same.                                   

Spandex is the Generic name of a fiber and Lycra is Spandex product of DuPont Company.

When you are specifically using Lycra® product (spandex fiber) for your clothing products, if you name it Lycra there is no issue. But when you use spandex fiber manufactured by other companies better to call it a spandex rather than Lycra.

The word ‘Spandex’ is only used in USA and Rest of the World use to say it ‘Elastane’.

What do the TC/TCX and TP/TPX suffixes mean

Today, let's discuss about TC/TCX and TP/TPX, what we do actually mean by these!!

Many of us in apparel industry know these terms, but some freshers might not know about these....

Let's see -

The suffix "TP" stands for "Textile Paper," and the suffix "TC" stands for "Textile Cotton. Both are designators from the PANTONE TEXTILE Color System. There are slight differences between the paper and fabric versions of the System. However, for CAD applications, the differences should be minor. A NOTE of CAUTION: When specifying your color choices to a mill or manufacturer, be sure to specify and conduct all approvals from either the TC or TP version of PANTONE FASHION + HOME. In the latest versions of the PANTONE FASHION + HOME product line, the paper edition product carries a suffix of TPX = Textile Paper Edition, extended range. The cotton editions carry a suffix of TCX = Textile, Cotton Edition, extended range.  Reference: http://www.pantone.com/help/?t=Difference-between-the-TC/TCX-and-TP/TPX-suffix-after-the-PANTONE-color-number