Garment Manufacturing Process

It begins with an idea of the customer, and ends with a finished product by the garment manufacturer. The main components of the process are product designing, fabric selection and inspection, pattern making, grading and marking, spreading and cutting, bundling, sewing, pressing or folding, finishing and detailing, quality check and packing. It might seemed a whole lot of processes, but in fact it’s mainly comprising of three main departments; cutting, sewing and packing.

Product Designing

Ideas are presented by the customer/brand, the manufacturer will then proceed with samples creation till the customer/brand is satisfied. In the process, purchasing of the raw materials are also done by the manufacturer.

Receiving Fabrics and Inspections

Garments can’t be manufactured without it’s main ingredient – the fabrics. The fabrics are received from the textile factories in large roll quantities, which is then stored and accounted for by the garment manufacturer. In this process, the fabrics are inspected to ensure that it isn’t damaged or dirty.

Cutting

Before the fabric is cut, there are many smaller yet vital process that has to be done. The fabric will be relaxed as the material was continually under tensions throughout the various stages of the textile manufacturing process. After that, the fabrics are transferred to the cutting table, where the garment forms – or patterns marking – of the particular garment design is placed and marked on the fabric, either manually or through computer-controlled system.

The rest of the fabric is spread, and while doing that the workers will double check on the fabric defects. The number of piles the fabrics are spread depends on the type, spreading method, cutting equipment and the size of the garment order. Lastly, the fabric is cut to the shapes of the pattern marked on it.

Printing and Sewing

Fabrics that were cut, bundled together to be either sent to the screen printer (if specific designs were requested by the customer) or straight to the sewing department. The heart of the garment manufacturer, the sewing department is responsible of turning bundles of cut fabrics into a proper garment. Garments are sewn in an assembly line, with the garment becoming complete as it progresses down the sewing line. Different sets of machinery will be used to sew different parts of the garment. This labor-intensive process progressively transforms pieces of fabric into designer garments.

Quality inspection is usually done at this point of the process to ensure the garment has been properly assembled and that no manufacturing defects exist. If needed, the defects will be amended at designated sewing stations.

Finishing

Packed in large bundles, the almost ready designer garments are sent to the packing department for the last stage of manufacturing. The garments are trimmed and and another set of quality assurance is done by spotting cosmetic flaws, stains, or other spots on the garment. These defects will be marked with a sticker and then taken to a spot-cleaning station where it’s cleaned using steam, hot water, or chemical stain removers.

Some manufacturers have on-site laundry facilities as some customers may request for the garments to be fully laundered after sewn and assembled. After ensuring the garments are in perfect condition, it is transferred to the ironing station for final pressing.

Packing

Here garments are folded, tagged, sized and packed into customer’s packaging specifications. Placed in protective plastic bags then in cardboard boxes, the garments are shipped to client distribution centers and eventually be sold in retail/online stores.

Here at Wenyip Knitwear, customers and brands can rest assure knowing their ideas and designs will go through the process mentioned above.