Trim & Accessories

Trims: 

The raw materials which are sewn(সেলাই করা) with main fabric are called trims.

Or

Accessories that are attached with main fabric is called trim.

 Accessories: 

‘All the material except main fabric required to produce a complete garment’.

The materials, which are used to make a garment attractive for sale and packing, including trims, other than fabrics are called accessories.

 

Quality of Trimming

The important qualities of trimmings are-

• Life time: The life time of trimmings should be equal or higher than that of the garments.
• Shrinkage: The shrink ability of the garments and the trimmings should be checked earlier.
• Color fastness: The fastness properties of accessories should be good.
• Rust: To avoid this problem, the metal trimmings should be electroplated or they should be made up of non – rusting materials.
• Comfort ability: Trimmings should not create any uncomfortable feeling to the wearer.

Accessories

List of Accessories:

1. Label (S)
2. Poly bag
3. Button
4. Scotch Tape
5. Zipper
6. Mini Poly bag
7. Padding
8. Master Carton
9. Inner carton
10. Interlining
11. Size clip
12. Plastic Clip
13. P. P. band
14. Thread
15. Tag pin
16. Twill Tape
17. Draw String
18. Stopper
19. Collar stand
20. Safety pin
21. Draw Cord
22. Gum tape
23. Arrow sticker
24. Logo print
25. Tissue Paper, etc.

Swatch Card

Swatch Card:

When all the items (fabric and accessories) needed to manufacture a particular style of garment are attached on a board as a sample, usually by using both side adhesive tapes, it is called Swatch Card.

• Separate swatch card is prepared for different style of garments.
• The objective of making 'Swatch Card' is to assess the quality of production and avoidance of using wrong material.

 Importance of Swatch Card:

•  It is that where all approved materials and accessories are present with their color combination.
•  It is much important during production because in apparel, every style of garments require specific types of fabric and accessories. Swatch card ensure the use of right material for a garment. So, swatch card must be provided to the production floor, store, washing, merchandising section for the appropriate use of fabric and accessories.

 The items attached in a swatch card are-

•  Fabric- separately for each different color
• Thread- for different count and type
• Button- for different Line Number
• Label- for different types (main, size & care label etc) and for different size (2T, 3T etc). 
• Price tag-
• Poly bag-

 etc.

  Button

 A small disk or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.

• Button is an one of the most used accessories which is attached to garments as functional or decorative purposes.

 Measurement of Button

•  A button's ligne, refers to a button's size. The word ligne, is a French word that became the standard reference used by German button manufacturers in the early eighteenth century. Ligne is the internationally recognized standard for measurement of button.
•  A "ligne" measured the inside diameter of a "round flat."

 Conversion of Ligne

The standardized conversion for a ligne is 2.2558291 mm (1 mm = 0.443296 ligne), and it is abbreviated with the letter L

One ligne is the equivalent 0.0888 inch

 Ligne To Inch Conversion Table

• Ligne      20               30                 40
• Inch       1/2“             3/4“              1"

 Relation between Ligne, mm and inches

Ligne                    Millimeter                   Inches

14 L                        9.2                             0.36

20 L                       12.75                          0.492

30 L                       19.0                            0.748

40 L                       25.5                            1.00

Counting of Button

• Button is counted by Gross or great gross (GG)
• 1 gross = 12x12 = 144 pcs
• a unit of quantity equivalent to 12 gross is counted as 1 GG (144x12=1728)

 

 

Label

 Label is a component of garments which indicates various instructions about the garments.

• Main Label: Generally, this is a design or brand name.Care Label: It should contain clear washing instructions

 

•  Size label: Indicates size of the garment

 

• Composition Label: Fiber content of the garment clearly shown on the composition label

 

• CoO label: Country of Origin should be mentioned in this label

Barcode Label

 Barcode label: 

Barcode is printed in this label so that all required information including price may get by Scanning barcode.

Care label: Indicates the care instructions of the garments by some internationally recognized signs. It shows washing, bleaching, drying, laundering, ironing, dry cleaning instructions.

 

 

These 5 symbols are different types:

1. Washing:

 
2. Bleaching Condition:

 

 
3. Ironing Condition:

 

 

4. Dry Cleaning Condition:

 

 

5. Drying Condition:

 

 Permanent press:

• Permanent press cycle agitates and spins more gently. These fabrics aren't heavy-weight, and don't need the stronger spin to get out enough water. 
•  Dry cycle is set your dryer at low heat on gentle. It has a cool down time as well.

Zipper

A zipper is a fastener, is a commonly used device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. It is used in clothing (e.g., jackets and jeans), luggage and other bags, sporting goods, camping gear (e.g., tents and sleeping bags), and other items.

 

1. Top tape extension
2. Top stop
3. Slider
4. Pull Tab
5. Tape
6. Chain Width
7. Bottom stop
8. Bottom Tape extension
9. Single tape width
10. Insertion pin boll
11. Retainer box
12. Reinforcement film 

 Types of Zipper

DEPENDING ON END:

Open end zipped:

• Right insertion of sleeve & left puller (Men’s)
• Left insertion of sleeve & Right puller (Women’s)

Closed end zipped:

• Not detachable

DEPEND ON TEETH SIZE:  

                        3 SIZE

                        4 SIZE

                        5 SIZE

It depends on teeth length, if 3 mm then size 3.

DEPEND ON TAPE:

Polyester: tape material is made up with polyester fiber

Cotton: tape material is made up with cotton fiber

DEPEND ON PULLER:

Double puller: two puller is available

Single: one puller is available

DEPEND ON SLIDER LOCK:

Auto lock: locked when puller is down position

Semi lock: locked when puller is straight position

Non lock: lock function is not available

DEPEND ON TEETH MATERIAL: 

Nylon

Vislon

Metal Nylon

Nylon: 

 Vislon

 Metal

Manufacturing of Zipper

• Japan makes 90% of the world's zippers
•  One large manufacturer is YKK, with production facilities in 68 countries, and the world’s largest zipper manufacturing center in Macon, Georgia, USA.
•  Almost all the rest are made in South Asia and East Asia. Major zipper manufacturing countries in South Asia are now Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.

Required Quality of a Zipper

•  AZO Free 
• Nickel Free
• Nonmagnetic.
• Non toxic
• Zipper teeth is not shrink so zipper tape should be shrink free.
• Fabric should have max 3% Shrinkage otherwise garment would be wavy And would be difficult to slide for slider.
• To go up and down easily.