Recently
apparel jobs have become the most wanted job in Bangladesh for textile and
industrial engineers. Because apparel is also smart job compare to other jobs
in textile arena. Novice textile engineers try to enter into apparel industry
or a buying house because of job scarcity in another sector of textile. This
article is written for whom, who try to get job in merchandising, industrial
engineering, apparel marketing, trimmings and accessories marketing overall in
apparel industry jobs. I think it will be more effective for candidate’s viva
preparation.
01. What is fiber?
Ans. Fiber is a natural
or synthetic filament that may be spun into yarn, such as cotton or nylon.
02. Why we use fiber?
Ans. We use fiber to get
yarn. (Fibers are spun into yarn).
03. How many kinds of
fiber?
Ans. There are 2 types
of fiber.
04. What are the 2 kinds
of fiber?
Ans. (1) Natural Fiber
& (2) Man-made fiber.
05. What is Natural
fiber?
Ans. Which are
originated from nature.
06. Write down some name
of Natural fibers.
Ans. Cotton, Jute, Flux,
Bamboo, Hemp, Ramie, Coir, Silk, Hair, Wool.
07. Write down some
characteristics of Natural fiber.
Ans. Absorbent,
Comfortable, Cooler to wear, Wrinkle more, Shrink when washed.
08. What is Man-made
fiber?
Ans. Which are
originated from chemical sources.
09. Write down some name
of Man-made fiber.
Ans. Polyester, Nylon,
Acrylic, Spandex, Kevlar.
10. Write down some
characteristics of Man-made fiber.
Ans. Strong, Durable,
Light weight, Dyes well, Easy to wash.
11. What is regenerated
fiber?
Ans. Regenerated fiber
is created by dissolving the cellulose area of plant fiber in chemicals and
making it into fiber again.
12. Write down some name
of Re-generated fiber.
Ans. Rayon, Lyocell,
Bamboo, Milk fiber.
13. Write down some
characteristics of Re-generated fiber.
Ans. Soft, Comfortable,
Durable, Absorbent, Drapes well.
14. What is the king of
fiber?
Ans. Cotton
15. What is the name of
first crop fiber?
Ans. Flux
16. What is the name of
first synthetic fiber?
Ans. Nylon
17. What is the name of
first natural fiber?
Ans. Wool
18. Which is the queen
of fiber?
Ans. Silk
19. How many kinds of
fiber physically?
Ans. There are 2 kinds:
Staple Fiber & Filament Fiber.
20. How many forms of
Man-made fiber?
Ans. There are 3 types
(Filament, Staple, and Filament Tow)
21. What is Filament?
Ans. A very fine thread
structure which are spun into spinneret with 350 holes or less.
22. What is
Mono-filament?
Ans. Single filament is
called Mono-filament.
23. Which is called
Multifilament?
Ans. More than one
filament is called Multifilament.
24. What is Staple
Fiber?
Ans. A short length
fiber which may be twisted to form yarn.
25. What is Filament
Tow?
Ans. An assemble of
twist free fiber.
26. What is Spinneret?
Ans. A kind of device to
extrude a polymer solution to form fiber.
27. Write down some name
of the shape of spinneret hole/nozzle.
Ans. Round, Triangular,
Tee, Cross, Star, Oval.
28. What is the length
of a spinneret?
Ans. 10-25 mm.
29. What is the diameter
of a spinneret?
Ans. 30-200 mm.
30. What is the
thickness of a spinneret?
Ans. 3.0 mm.
31. What is the
nozel/hole dia of a spinneret?
Ans. 0.1-0.8 mm.
32. What are the
problems of a spinneret?
Ans. Breaking &
Clogging
33. How many holes we
see in a spinneret?
Ans. For Monofilament
1/3, For Multifilament 100/1k, For Filament Tow up to 50k.
34. What is Spinning?
Ans. The conversion of
polymer into fiber is called Spinning. / A process of making fiber from
polymer.
35. How many kinds of
spinning process?
Ans. There are 3 kinds.
(Melt Spinning, Dry Spinning, Wet Spinning)
36. What is Melt
Spinning?
Ans. When fiber/filament
is produced from melted polymer by extruding through spinneret then it is
called Melt Spinning.
37. What is Dry
Spinning?
Ans. When fiber forming
polymer dissolved in a volatile solvent which pass through a heated drying
chamber where the solvent is evaporate and solid fiber is obtained through
spinneret then it is called Dry Spinning.
38. What is Wet
Spinning?
Ans. In wet spinning a
suitable solvent is used to prepare fiber forming solution and another
coagulant is used in coagulating bath. Solution is extruded through spinneret
to get fiber.
39. What is seam?
Ans. Seam is joining of
pieces of fabric together with stitching.
40. What is French seam?
Ans. French Seam is
narrow seam within a seam, used on fabrics which ravel easily.
41. What is trimming?
Ans. Trimming is Evenly
cutting away part of the seam allowance.
42. What is seam
Allowance?
Ans. Seam Allowance is
the Width between fabric edge and seam line.
43. What is Plain Seam?
Ans. Plain Seam is the
Most common type of seam, Suitable for all areas of a garment and fabrics
except for sheers and laces.
44. What is Gathers?
Ans. Gathers means the
Tiny, soft folds of fabric formed when a larger piece of fabric is sewn to a
smaller piece
45. What is seam finish?
Ans. Seam Finish is the
Treatment on seam edges to prevent raveling and make the seam stronger and last
longer.
46. What is Basting?
Ans. Basting is the
Temporarily joining layers of fabric together.
47. What is Grading?
Ans. Grading means the
Trimming each seam allowance to a different width.
48. What is Back
stitching?
Ans. Sewing backward and
forward in the same place to secure stitching, is known as Backstitching.
49. What is Dart?
Ans. A stitched fold
that provides shape and fullness to a garment so that it fits the curves of the
body
50. What is Hem?
Ans. A finished edge on
a garment, one of the last steps in sewing a garment is called the hem.
51. What is Notching?
Ans. Cutting V-shaped
sections from the seam allowance are called notching.
52. What is Clipping?
Ans. Making straight
cuts into the seam allowance is called clipping.
53. What is Topstitched
Seam?
Ans. A plain seam with a
row of machine stitching on one or both sides of the seam line is known as the
top stitched seam.
54. What is Alter?
Ans. Alter means to
change the pattern or garment so that it fits the body and represents body
measurements and proportions.
55. What is Applique?
Ans. Applique is A
cut-out decoration, design or motif applied to base fabric.
56. What is Armscye?
Ans. Armscye means the
Armhole; opening for a sleeve.
57. What is Asymmetrical
?
Ans. Asymmetrical means
the One-sided, not geometrically balanced.
58. What is Baste?
Ans. Baste is the
Stitches made by hand or machine to hold fabric pieces together temporarily.
59. What is Bias?
Ans. Bias is the
Diagonal direction of fabric. True bias is at a 45-degree angle to the grain
line.
60. What is Binding?
Ans. Binding is the
Strip to encase edges as a finish or trim.
61. What is Blind hem?
Ans. Blind hem means the
Sewing a hem invisibly with hand or machine stitches.
62. What is Blouson?
Ans. Blouson means the
Bloused effect of fullness gathered in at and falling over a seam, typically
the bodice over a skirt.
63. What is Bodice?
Ans. Bodice means the
Portion of garment above the waist.
64. What is Bolt?
Ans. Bolt is the Unit in
which fabric is packaged and sold by the manufacturer. Usually contains 12 to
20 yards.
65. What is Boning?
Ans. Boning means the
Flexible strips used to stiffen seams or edges.
66. What is Casing?
Ans. Casing is a
folded-over edge of garment or area through which elastic or ribbon is
threaded.
67. What is Chevron?
Ans. Chevron is a
V-shaped stripes.
68. What is Clean
finish?
Ans. Clean finish means
the method for finishing the raw edges of pockets, hems or seams.
69. What is Clip?
Ans. Clip is a cut in
fabric to allow ease on curves or corners. Also used to indicate notches in
garment pattern.
70. What is Closure?
Ans. Closure means that
which opens or closes a garment (buttons, snaps, etc., or the area on which
they are Placed)
71. What is Colorfast?
Ans. Colorfast means the
Fabric that will not fade or run during cleaning or laundering.
72. What is contrasting?
Ans. Contrasting means
the Opposing; showing off differences of color, fabric, shading, etc.
73. What is Crease?
Ans. Crease is a line
made by folding the fabric and pressing the fold on this specified line.
74. What is Dart?
Ans. Dart is a tuck in the
fabric that helps in fitting the garment over the body curve.
75. What is Dolman?
Ans. Dolman means the
Sleeve set into a deep armhole so as to resemble a kimono sleeve.
76. What is
Double-breasted front?
Ans. Double-breasted
means Front closing that overlaps enough to allow two rows of buttons.
77. What is Drum Lining?
Ans. Drum lining is the
Lining not sewn into garment seams.
78. What is Ease?
Ans. Ease is the even
distribution of slight fullness when one section of a seam is joined to a slightly
shorter section without forming gathers or tucks. Used to shape set-in sleeves,
princess seams, etc.
79. What is Edge
stitching?
Ans. Edge stitching is
the Stitching placed 1⁄16 inch from the edge; may be stitching detail, such as
topstitching or stitching done to finish the outer edge of a seam or facing
edge.
80. What is Empire?
Ans. Empire is a High
waistline bodice with a loose, straight skirt.
81. What is enclosed
seam?
Ans. Enclosed seam means
the seam allowance along a faced edge that is stitched and turned to form an
enclosed seam between two layers of fabric.
82. What is Eyelet?
Ans. Eyelet is a small,
round, finished hole in a garment or fabric.
83. What do you mean by
fabric hand?
Ans. Fabric hand means
the way a fabric feels and drapes; its flexibility, smoothness and softness.
84. What is facing?
Ans. Facing is to finish
an edge by applying a fitted piece of fabric, binding, etc. Also the right side
of the fabric.
85. What is Fell stitch?
Ans. Fell stitch is a
Neat, tiny, vertical stitches used in tailoring.
86. What is Finger
Press?
Ans. Finger press means
the Pressing a small area by crease with the fingers.
87. What is Finish?
Ans. Finish is any means
of completing a raw garment edge to keep it from raveling, rolling or fraying.
88. What is Flap?
Ans. Flap is the shaped
garment piece attached by only one edge, such as a flap pocket.
89. What is Flare?
Ans. Flare is a Portion
of garment that spreads out or widens.
90. What is Fly?
Ans. Fly means the
fabric used as lap to conceal an opening in a garment.
91. What is Fold line?
Ans. Fold line is the
line where fabric is folded, usually vertically, when cutting out a garment. It
is common for the center front of a garment to be placed on a fold line.
92. What is Fusible web?
Ans. Fusible web is a
web-like adhesive that melts when you apply heat and moisture.
93. What is Gather?
Ans. Gather means to draw
up fabric fullness on a line of stitching.
94. What is Gore?
Ans. Gore is a tapered
section of a garment; wider at the lower edge.
95. What is Grade?
Ans. Grade means to
reduce the bulk of enclosed seams by trimming the individual seam allowances different
widths, clipping inward curves and corners, notching convex curves, and
trimming away excess fabric at outward corners.
96. What is Grosgrain?
Ans. Grosgrain means the
Silk fabric or ribbon having heavy crosswise ribs.
97. What is Gusset?
Ans. Gusset is a fabric
piece inserted at the underarm to give ease in the sleeve area.
98. What is Hem?
Ans. Hem is the finished
portion on skirts, jackets and sleeves held in place with a hemming stitch.
99. What is Interfacing?
Ans. A carefully
selected fabric placed between the garment and the facing fabric for added
body, to give support, and to maintain shape.
100. What is Join?
Ans. A term used in
pattern directions that usually means to stitch together the pieces referred to
using normal seam allowances and regular stitches.
101. What is Keyhole?
Ans. A rounded neckline
with an inverted, wedge-shaped opening at front or back.
102. What is Lapels?
Ans. A Part of a garment
that turns back, especially the front neck- line fold of a jacket.
103. What is Layout?
Ans. Cutting chart on
instruction guide sheet showing the placement of pattern pieces.
104. What is Line?
Ans. Line means Style,
outline or effect given by the cut and construction of a garment.
105. What is Marking?
Ans. Marking is the
Transfer of construction symbols from paper pattern to fabric.
106. What is Match?
Ans. To bring notches or
other construction markings on two pieces together.
107. What is Miter?
Ans. Miter – To form a
diagonal seam at a square corner.
108. What is Motif?
Ans. A Unit of design;
used as decoration or pattern.
109. What is Nap?
Ans. A Soft surface with
fibers that lie smoothly in one direction.
110. What is Notch?
Ans. Notch means the
Cutting wedges from seam allowances of an outward curve. Also a pattern symbol
transferred to fabric to indicate seaming.
111. What is Notions?
Ans. Items other than
fabric or a pat- tern required to complete a garment, such as buttons, thread,
zipper, etc.
112. What are Pattern
markings?
Ans. The symbols for
construction printed on the pattern, such as for darts, buttonholes, notches,
dots or tucks. They are transferred from the pattern to the fabric by means of
tailor’s tacks, notches, chalk, basting or temporary fabric markers.
113. What is Peplum?
Ans. Peplum is a Small
flounce or extension of garment around the hips, usually from the bodice.
114. What is Pin
basting?
Ans. Pin basting is the
technique of Pinning seams before stitching.
115. What is Pinking?
Ans. Cutting raw edges with
pinking or scalloping sheers to prevent raveling.
116. What is Pin tuck?
Ans. A narrow channel of
fabric stitched together to form tuck design detail, used in French hand
sewing.
117. What is Pivot?
Ans. The Stitching
around a corner by leaving the needle in the fabric, raising the presser foot,
and turning the fabric in a new direction.
118. What is Placket?
Ans. Garment opening
fastened with zipper, snaps or buttons. Finish applied to sleeve opening with
cuff.
119. What is Pre-shrink?
Ans.
Washing/dry-cleaning fabric to allow for shrinkage of fabric before the garment
construction.
120. What is Princess
line?
Ans. Garment fitted with
seams instead of darts.
121. What is Ravel?
Ans. Ravel means the
fray in the cutting edges of the fabric.
122. What is Raw –edge?
Ans. Raw edge is the
Unfinished edge of fabric.
123. What is Right side
of fabric?
Ans. Right side is the
Finished side of fabric, outside of garment.
124. What is Rip?
Ans. To remove stitches
improperly placed; also tearing fabric along the straight grain.
125. What is Roll?
Ans. Roll is the desired
curve and fold (commonly on a collar); shaping established by pressing, pad
stitching, etc.
126. What is seam?
Ans. Seam refers the Two
or more edges of fabric held together by sewing. Seam should be well
constructed and appropriate for the fabric, type of garment, and the location
on the garment.
127. What is Seam
allowance?
Ans. Seam allowance
means the Width of fabric beyond the seam line, not including the garment area.
128. What is Seam
binding?
Ans. Seam binding is the
Ribbon-like tape used to finish edges.
129. What is secure?
Ans. Fasten permanently
by means of a knot, backstitching, etc.
130. What is Self
fabric?
Ans. Self fabric means
the same material as the rest of the garment.
131. What is Selvage?
Ans. Selvage is the
Lengthwise finished edges on all woven fabrics. Running parallel to the
lengthwise grain.
132. What is
Semi-fitted?
Ans. Fitting to conform
partly, but not too closely, to the shape of the figure.
133. What is Serger?
Ans. A machine that
overcasts and trims an edge simultaneously.
134. What is Shank?
Ans. The Link between
button and fabric to allow for the thickness of overlapping fabric.
135. What is Sheath?
Ans. Sheath means the
Close-fitting dress with a straight skirt.
136. What is Shirt
waist?
Ans. Dress with bodice
details similar to a shirt.
137. What is Shrinking?
Ans. Constricting fabric
with steam or water to eliminate excess in a specific area. Also done to fabric
before cutting out a garment to prevent further fabric shrinkage.
138. What is Silhouette?
Ans. Silhouette means
the Outline or contour of a figure or garment.
139. What is
Single-breasted?
Ans. Center front
closing with enough flaps to allow one row of buttons.
140. What is Slash?
Ans. A Cut taken in
fabric to facilitate construction or turning of fabric at a point or corner.
141. What is slip
stitch?
Ans. A hand stitch used
to join two layers of fabric from the right side.
142. What is Stay?
Ans. Stay it Means of
maintaining the shape of a garment area, by using a small piece of fabric or
tape that is sewn to an area of the garment to reinforce and secure a position.
143. What is Stitching?
Ans. Stitching in the
technique of sewing a straight stitch inconspicuously in the seam well on the
correct side of a previously stitched seam. Used to complete waist- bands,
cuffs, collars, and French bias binding.
144. What is a take?
Ans. Tack – Joining two
garment layers with small, loose, hand stitches or thread loops.
145. What is Tailoring?
Ans. Tailoring means the
Construction technique requiring special hand sewing and pressing to mold
fabric into a finished garment.
146. What is Taper?
Ans. Cutting or
stitching at a slight diagonal, generally to make gradually smaller.
147. What is Template?
Ans. Template is a shape
made of a stiff sub- stance, such as freezer paper, usually the size of the
finished design. (i.e., pocket, applique shape or quilt pattern)
148. What is Tension?
Ans. Tension – Amount of
pull on thread or fabric during construction. Also the relationship of the
needle and bobbin thread and how they interlock to form the sewing machine
stitch, creating a balanced, looser or tighter stitch.
149. What is Thread
count?
Ans. Thread count means
the Number of threads in 1 square inch of fabric.
150. What is
Topstitching?
Ans. Line of machine
stitching parallel to a seam or edge, done from the right side of a garment.
151. What is Trim?
Ans. To cut away excess
fabric is called Trim.
152. What is Trimming?
Ans. A Feature added to
a garment for ornamentation, such as braid or self - fabric.
153. What is Twill tape?
Ans. A Firmly woven tape
used for tailoring to reinforce and prevent stretching.
154. What is
Underlining?
Ans. Lining joined in
garment seams that are used to give shape or support.
155. What is Under
stitching?
Ans. Under stitching is
Folding the entire seam allowance to the facing side or under- side and then
stitching on the correct side of the facing close to the seam edge. This allows
the seam to lie flat and keeps the seam edge from showing on the correct side
of the garment.
156. What is Vent?
Ans. A faced or lined
slash in a garment for ease.
157. What is Welt?
Ans. Welt is a Strip of
material stitched to a seam, border or edge.
158. What is
Wrap-around?
Ans. Wrap-around means
the Garment or part of a garment wrapped around a person, such as a skirt.
159. What is Wrong side?
Ans. Wrong side means
the inside of a garment or back side of fabric.
160. What is Yoke?
Ans. Yoke is the fitted
portion of a garment, usually at shoulders or hips, designed to support the
rest of the garment hanging from it.
161. What is clothing?
Ans. Clothing is one of
the three basic needs of human being. Clothing is used for covering human body
or other bodies to fulfill or satisfy the requirements of those bodies with the
object of protection, decoration and identification.
162. What is Garment?
Ans. A garment is a
piece of clothing.
163. What is apparel?
Ans. Clothes of a
particular type when they are being sold in a shop. Apparel can also include
things like name tags, jewelry or other stuff you wear.
164. Why woolen garments
used in cooler climate?
Ans. The general
configuration of wool fiber is helical and this configuration works as a wall
for passing of cold or warm.
165. What is design or
sketch?
Ans. In clothing
industry design means determining the shape and cutting patterns of garments
according to it.
166. What id basic block
or block pattern?
Ans. Block patterns are
the main or basic patterns which are constructed with definite and standard
body measurement, but they do not possess any style or extra attractiveness or
any type of allowances.
167. What is a pattern?
Ans. It is the model of
all components of garments on a hard paper board.
168. Why pattern is
produced?
Ans. (1) To make a set
of templates of different components of garments. (2) To make a large amount of
production at a time. (3) To minimize wastage and cost of garments.
169. What is working
pattern or production pattern?
Ans. These are made on
the basic of block pattern or basic block. Each block pattern is drawn or
sketched on the hard paper board with the help of pencil. Then the following
allowances and positions are added - Sewing allowance, Trimming allowance, CBL,
CFL, Button attaching position, Button holing position, Plate etc.
170. What is invoice?
Ans. It is one kind of
documents which contains the information’s about selling items. Normally there
are two types of invoice - (1) Proforma invoice- preliminary, (2)
Commercial invoice-finally.
171. Seam line/attaching
point is marked by U or V notch? (yes/no)
Ans. Yes
172. How grain line is
indicated/mentioned in patterns?
Ans. By arrow mark.
173. What is grain line?
Ans. It is the line,
which is marked on the patterns of a garment and the line indicates the warp
yarn, as a result, when the pattern is placed in the marking paper then the
Grain line follow the warp yarn of fabric.
174. Grain line of
pattern must be parallel of the fabric? (yes/no)
Ans. Yes
175. Define category?
Ans. In garments export
and import business a definite type of garments is specified by a definite
number which is called category.
176. What is approved
sample?
Ans. The sample which is
approved by the buyer is called approved sample.
177. What is counter
sample?
Ans. The manufacturers
produce several numbers of samples following the approved sample which is known
as counter samples. They facility the bulk production or hung on production
floor.
178. What do you mean by
allowance?
Ans. In case of garments
making some additional measurements are added with standard body measurement
which is termed as allowances. This allowances is 1cm or 1inch.there are two
types of allowance - (1) Trimming allowance. (2) Sewing allowances.
179. What is
interlining?
Ans. A layer of fabric
which is used between two layers of fabric to give the particular area desired
shape and to enhance the strength of that particular position which is called
interlining. E.g. collar, cuff.
180. What are the types
of interlining?
Ans. (1) Sew able
interlining, (2) Fusible interlining.
181. What do you mean by
lining?
Ans. A layer of fabric
which is used in the inner side of garments to increase the comfort-ability of
the garments which is called lining. E.g. suits, coats, ladies and babies wear.
182. What do you mean by
FDI?
Ans. FDI= Foreign direct
investment. These types of investment directly come from foreign country.
183. What is over
locking or neatening?
Ans. The sewing process
of cutting edge of the fabric. So that the slack yarn cannot be opened.
184. What is
seaming?
Ans. The attaching
procedure of different components of garments.
185. What is stitch?
Ans. The unit of sewing
or seam.
186. What is seam?
Ans. The line of sewing
of one or more than one layers of fabric/the line of joining of fabric.
187. What do you mean by
trimmings or accessories?
Ans. Beside fabric the
components which are needed to make complete garments termed as trimmings. E.g.
Button, sewing thread, lining, interning etc.
188. What is ticket
number?
Ans. It indicates the
coarseness or fineness of a sewing thread.
189. What is L/C?
Ans. L/C means letter of
credit. It is one kind of agreement between buyer and seller.
190. What is pattern
grading?
Ans. Grading means the
stepwise increase or decrease of a master pattern piece to create large or
small size. Grading alters the overall size of a design but not its general
shape and appearance. If buyer requires different sizes, we would have to grade
the dimension. It may be S.L, X.L and XXL.
191. What is the method
of grading?
Ans. Grading can be
apply two method - (1) manual method, (2) computerized method.
192. Marker as a
guideline for cutting?(yes/no)
Ans. Yes.
193. What is back
taking?
Ans. During sewing we
need to start or end it prior to 1cm or after 1cm respectively to secure the
sewing end. This is termed as back tacking.
194. What is bar
tacking?
Ans. We continue sewing
for several times within a very short distance to increase the load or strength
of that particular portion which is termed as bar taking. E.g. - edge of
pocket, belt loop, Fly piece etc.
195. What is blind
stitch?
Ans. A particular type
of stitch which is not visible from the face side of the garments.
196. What do you mean by
C.B.L and C.F.L?
Ans. C.B.L= center back
line, C.F.L= center front line
197. What are disposable
garments?
Ans. The garments which
are used for one time only called disposable garments. E.g. Medical garments.
198. What do you mean by
Flap?
Ans. It’s the part of
pocket which covers the pocket opening.
199. What is marker?
Ans. Marker is a thin
paper which contain all necessary pattern pieces for all sized for a particular
style of garments. It’s a representation or drawing of the arrangement of the
identified materials.
200. Fabric width and
length must be higher than the marker width and length? (yes/no)
Ans. Yes.
201. Grain line should
be parallel to the warp direction in a woven fabric or the Wales in a knitted
fabric? (true/false)
Ans. True
202. What is formula of
marker efficiency?
Ans. Marker efficiency=
total area of pattern pieces in a marker/total area of marker × 100%
203. The less the fabric
wastage, the higher the marker efficiency?(true/false)
Ans. True.
204. The more the marker
length, the higher the marker efficiency? (True/false)
Ans. True.
205. What do you mean by
garments size?
Ans. The size of
garments can be expressed by two methods-
206. Alphabetical
expression e.g. S,M,L,XL,XXL
Numerical expression
e.g. 38,39,40,41,42(in cm or in inch)
207. Write down the
feature of T-shirt?
Ans. Casual tops, Narrow
neck line, Usually short sleeve, No collar
208. Write down the
feature of polo shirt?
Ans. (1) Tops, (2)
short/long sleeve, (3) collar, (4) short button placket or neck opening.
209. How can you divide
all garments?
Ans. All types of
garments can be divided mainly two groups - (1) Tops part, (2) Bottom part.
210. Write down the
feature of pull oven / sweater?
Ans. (1) Warm shirt, (2)
Long sleeve, (3) Waist band, (4) Pull on over head.
211. Write down the
feature of Tank-loop?
Ans. (1) Sleeve less
pullover, (2) Used over a shirt (3) Warm shirt (4) Waist band, (5) Pull on over
head.
212. Write down the
feature of cardigan?
Ans. (1) Open front, (2)
Fastened with a zip or button, (3) Waist band.
213. What do you mean by
CAD?
Ans. CAD means computer
aided design: In apparel industry CAD systems are mainly used for garments
design, pattern preparation, pattern grading and marker marking.
214. What do you mean by
CAM?
Ans. CAM means computer
aided manufacturing. It includes computerized sewing machines, fabric spreading
machines, cutting systems.
215. Write some
important meaning?
Ans. CM= Cost of making,
CMT= Cost of making with trimmings, FOB= Freight on boat, C & F= Cost and
freight, CIF= cost, insurance and freight, L/C= letter of credit
216. What is cloth
spreading/laying?
Ans. To spread cloth as
determined by needed quantity as per marking/ the smooth lying out of fabric in
superimposed layer of specified length.
217. What do you mean by
fabric cutting?
Ans. To cut the cloth
according to marker of patterns for sewing.
218. What are the
methods of fabric cutting?
Ans. (A) Manual method
(Scissor, Round knife, Band knife, Straight knife, Die cutting, Notcher & -Drill)
(B) Computerized method (Straight knife cutting, Water jet cutting, Laser beam
cutting, Plasma torch cutting)
219. What do you know
about fusible interlining?
Ans. The interlining
which is attaching to the garments component by the application of temperature
and pressure is called fusible interlining
220. How fusible
interlining is manufactured?
Ans. By using a resin
coating of thermoplastic materials on a piece of fabric.
221. For symmetrical
fabric marker efficiency is high and less efficiency for asymmetrical fabric?
(True/false)
Ans. True.
222. The more large
patterns and less small patterns reduce marker efficiency? (True/false)
Ans. True.
223. For more small
patterns, marker efficiency will be increased? (True/false)
Ans. True.
224. What do you know
about symmetrical fabric?
Ans. Fabric which can
retain the same appearance in case of turning in 180° angle called symmetrical
fabric. E.g. solid dyed fabric.
225. What do you know
about the asymmetrical fabric?
Ans. Asymmetrical fabric
is those which cannot retain the same appearance while turning in 180° angle.
E.g. pile fabric, brushed fabric etc.
226. What are the
methods of marker making?
Ans. Manual &
Computerized.
227. What is the wastage
of marker?
Ans. (1) Inside wastage
(2) Outside wastage (Ends of ply losses (2-4) inch, Loss of fabric ends,
Selvedge losses, Purchase losses)
228. What is sample?
Ans. The garment which
is needed for bulk production is called sample garment.
229. What is sewing?
Ans. The process of joining
of fabric by the use of needle and sewing thread is called sewing.
230. What are the basic
components of sewing?
Ans. Needle, Throat
plate, Pressure foot, Feed dogs, Sewing thread and fabric.
231. Write some name of
sewing defects?
Ans. Seam pucker, Broken
or open stitch, Staggered stitch, Slipped or skipped stitch, Vertical stitch
density.
232. What do you mean by
seam puckering?
Ans. Stitching with
unwanted gathering.
233. What do you mean by
pressing and Finishing?
Ans. The process by
which the unwanted crease and winkles are removed from the garments and the
outlook of the garments is improved as well.
234. Which iron is used
for industrial purposes?
Ans. Steam irons.
235. What do you know
about lings?
Ans. Lings is the
measuring unit of button diameter. To measure the outer diameter of button we
use lings number. 1 ling = 1/40 inch = 0.025 inch = 0.636 mm
236. How many types of
label?
Ans. There are mainly
three types of label - Main label, Size label, Care label. And the all other of
label are called sub label.
237. What do you know
about motif?
Ans. The special
component which is attached outside of the garment for decorative purpose
called motif. e.g. company name, trade mark or other symbols can be written on
the motif.
238. What do you know
about dart and pleat?
Ans. Dart = part of
cloth is folded and stitched to slenderize it. A pleat is a type of fold formed
by doubling fabric back upon itself and securing it in place or the pleat shows
the form being folded and stitched.
239. How many types of
woven fabric?
Ans. Three types – (1)
yarn dyed (2) solid dyed(s/d) (3) Denim
240. Desizing is
mandatory or obvious before washing (True/False)
Ans. True.
241. Why hot ash is
necessary?
Ans. To clean the desize
chemicals (introduction to cold water re-solidify the fat and wax)
242. Why M:L is
important?
Ans. Without m:l we
cannot determine the required amount of dyes, chemicals and water during
dyeing, washing and other wet processing. That’s why m:l is important.
243. What is the
mechanism of producing fading effect in garments manufacturing?
Ans. Three process of
fading mechanism – Chemical action, Mechanical action, Biological action.
244. How many types of
mechanical abrasion in garments washing?
Ans. Three types -
Garment to garment, Garment to m/c, Garment to solid material (e.g. stone)
245. How many types of
chemical action in garment washing?
Ans. Three types -
Regular(Bleach wash), Irregular(Acid wash), Local(p.p. spray, p.p. sponge)
246. What is the factor
depends on action of washing?
Ans. Time, Temperature,
Mechanical abrasion, Chemical action
247. What do you mean by
costing and pricing/?
Ans. Costing = Total
consumption of garments without profit, Pricing = costing with profit.
248. What do you know
about back to back L/C opening?
Ans. For purchasing
fabric and accessories against main L/C.
249. What is lead time
in garments?
Ans. Time start from L/C
opening or order receive to garments delivery is called lead time. Lead time -
local market = 45 days, Foreign market = 90-120 days
250. What is stock lot?
Ans. When goods are made
for buyer but not possible to shipping as a result goods are stain at store.
These goods are called stock lot.
251. How many parts of
jacket?
Ans. Three parts - Upper
part is called shell, Inner part is called lining, and Middle part is called
interlining.
252. Write down the
other commercial name of interlining?
Ans. Padding / wedding/
Bedding / polyfil.
253. What types of
garments are made from feather?
Ans. Overcoats, jackets,
pillow, blanket etc.
254. What types of
feather are used for making garments?
Ans. Duck chest
feathers.
255. What do you mean by
quality?
Ans. Quality is the
difference between the products or It is the goodness or badness in a product
or the feather of a product which satisfy customers or end users.
256. What do you mean by
label?
Ans. Label is an
attached component of garment on which important information regarding the garment
are written or printed.
257. What do you mean by
WWSC and RSWD?
Ans. WWSC = wash with
similar color, RSWD = Re shape whilst damp.
258. Which inspection
system widely used in garment industry?
Ans. 4-points system.
259. What do you mean by
TAP and AQL?
Ans. TAP = Total
acceptable product in a lot, AQL = Acceptable quality limit.
260. What do you mean by
core spun thread/yarn?
Ans. This thread /yarn
has continuous filament polyester wrapped in cotton fibers.
261. What do you mean by
OE & CE zipper?
Ans. OE zipper = open
end zipper - use in jacket, CE zipper = closed end zipper - use in baggage.
