Abstract
M.Dip.Tech.
The theme for this dissertation has been specifically selected with a view to assisting second
and third year students studying Garment Technology. It concentrates primarily on some of
the newer ideas and specialized techniques which are being utilized by certain manufacturers, otherwise are not covered in the normal discourse of the hand and text book readily available to the students.
The suggestions and methods covered in this work have been sourced directly from the
workplace of several factories currently in full production, as well as from the authors own
experience accumulated over several years whilst working with certain well known
manufacturers.
Historically, a tailored garment was made up b y a professional tailor who would spend many hours making tiny hand stitches, to shape the garment. Quality and finish were the key factors in those days, but with little or possibly no regard to the time that it took to make the garment. Time, however, has forced tailoring as well as all other facets of the clothing industry to undergo a complete metamorphosis. Faster and better methods have evolved over the years to increase production output, even today designers and manufacturers alike consistently strive to improve them even further so as to ultimately attain maximum financial returns. Tailoring has also been affected by major technological advances in machinery, fabrics, dyes, colors and even fusings. The introduction of softer pattern lines coupled with modern directions of design and even clever innovations such as softer shoulders pads, too have played a role in bringing about such change.