Fabrics are the main component and raw material of a garment. There is some quality procedure for fabrics before cutting. This article is about all these processes garments makers have to go through to cut fabrics. Though Fabrics supply third-party suppliers, garments makers have to take fabrics quality liability once they cut fabrics. That's why garments manufacturers can claim fabrics supplier about any quality by a certain time of fabric arrival and all fabric issue have to solve through buying a house before starting fabric cutting for making garments.
Warehouse fabrics processing Flow chart of Garments Industry
Receiving
fabrics from supplier
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Receiving Invoice
& Packing List and mill dye lot
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Inside Container Condition Checking (Temp & Humidity).
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Physical Verification against Invoice & Packing list.
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Keeping roll in fabrics warehouse
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Fabrics inventory and making inventory report
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100% Width Measuring, Blanket and Shrinkage Cutting,
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10% or AQL sampling Dye lot Wise Fabric Inspection-4 Points System.
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LAB Test Physical & Chemical- In-house Lab testing
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Shade blanket washing as per the bulk recipe
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100% Shade Segregation.
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Shade wise color continuity card
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Shrinkage measurement
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Master Roll selection
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Shade band
making
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Shade band
washing
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Shade band
Approval
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All quality procedures complete and pass
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Cut Plan Approval by Merchandiser
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Fabrics Issue to Cutting shade wise with shade note
10% Dye lot Wise Fabric Inspection.
4 Points System.
1. Visual
defects.
2. Running
shade & Centre/selvage shade.
3. Moisture
checking for post-cure fabric
In-house LAB Testing- Physical & Chemical.
1. Shrinkage
2. Fastness
to Rubbing & Washing.
3. GSM/
Count/Con.
4. Tensile
& Tear.
5. DP rating
test for post-cure fabric
100% Shade Segregation.
1. Shade-wise segregation & Qty Details.
2. Before/after wash Dye lot Swatch-7 Sets.
3. Distribution to concern. Department after approval.
4. Identify c/s, s/s shading rolls and take up with the supplier.
5. Shade/width-wise report - data entry in OMSv2 System.
Fabric Issue to Cutting.
1. Issuing
fabric to cutting Pattern/Shade/width wise.
2. Verification
of sticker details by using shade segregation report & Scan Barcode for the record.
3. Update
data of issuing on OMSv2 based on cutting requisition & scanning record
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