Planning

To keep waste to a minimum as well as cost of material, a components list is made to tell the manufacturer exactly what is needed for the quality of the products. The material and components list will include things such as; ‘a zip, its colour, dimensions and descriptions. This is done for everything needed from thread to material.

A production schedule will help organise the process, such as time sequencing each major event or sub stages. This can also be shown through a flow chart of events, story boards or time plans, all of which enable a structured production and a problem free process.

 

By Abigail Stephenson

Photographs provided by fashion Capital.

For other articles in the learning about textiles technology, click below:

Part one: what are textiles?
Part two: The inspiration behind the ideas of design
Part three: drawing and modelling
Part four: planning
Part five: influences on design
Part six: fibres
Part seven: construction
Part eight: properties of fabrics
Part nine: care of fabrics
Part ten: components
Part eleven: disassembly
Part twelve: application of colour
Part thirteen: measuring and marketing
Part fourteen: assembly
Part fifteen: industrial production techniques
Part sixteen: systems in production
Part seventeen: aesthetics and ergonomics
Part eighteen: evaluation and quality
Part nineteen: marketing