Garment assembly is fundamental to the creation of designs.
This guide provides fashion students and designers with the knowledge of the techniques and components essential to the assembly of sewn products.
Guide to Basic Garment Assembly for the Fashion Industry develops your understanding of which stitch and seam types to select for particular fabrics and garments. As well as the knowledge to construct a range of basic techniques to assemble entire garments using the correct components.
It can be difficult to master the skills of garment assembly by reading alone: a visual demonstration of online videos, showing the steps of garment assembly for the following:
Sewing darts
Sewing front edge fastenings
Inserting zip fastenings
Attaching waistbands
Assembling and attaching simple and complex pockets
Sleeve opening construction
Assembling and attaching cuffs
Assembling and attaching collars
Guide to Basic Garment Assembly for the Fashion Industry explains the essentials so you can turn your design ideas into reality
Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
1 Introduction 1
Getting Started 2
Getting to Know the Parts of the Sewing Machine 3
2 Stitch & Seam Types 5
Stitch Types 8
Seam Types 17
3 Attachments for the Sewing Machine 25
Edge Guide 25
Presser Foot 27
Hemming Foot 28
Zipper Foot 29
Folders 30
4 Needles & Thread 31
Parts of the Needle 31
Thread 34
Thread Consumption 36
Thread Sizing 37
5 Interlining 41
Fusing Equipment 42
Applying Interlining 43
6 Sewing Darts 47
7 Front Edge Fastenings 51
8 Inserting Zip Fastenings 59
Invisible Zip Insertion 60
Concealed or Standard Zip with Guard Insertion 64
9 Attaching Waistbands 71
Standard 'Run On and Close Down' Waistband Application 71
Elasticated Waistband 76
10 Assembling & Attaching Pockets 79
Patch Pocket 80
Shaped Pockets 84
Jetted Pocket 88
Welt Pocket 94
11 Sleeve Opening Construction 101
12 Assembling & Attaching Cuffs 109
Two Piece Cuff 110
One Piece Cuff 113
Attaching the Cuff to the Sleeve 115
13 Assembling & Attaching Collars 117
Collar Parts 117
Stand Collar (Frequently Known as the Mandarin Collar) 118
Attaching the Stand Collar 121
Flat Collar (Also Known as the Peter Pan Collar) 123
Attaching the Flat Collar 125
One-Piece Shirt Collar 127
Attaching the Shirt Collar 130
14 Sewing Problems 133
Stitch Formation Problems 133
Fabric Distortion - Pucker 135
Damage to the Fabric 137
Garment Assembly Terms Glossary 141
Author 143
Index 145
