TEK 345E - Clothing Technology

Course Objectives

1. It presents the basics of clothing technology.
2. It teaches stitch and seam techniques and production systems.
3. It also offers a comprehensive study of retail fundamentals and strategies for success

Course Description

General knowledge about clothing industry and its relation with fashion business. Apparel product types, Flow chart in a clothing company, Departments of clothing company, Types of clothing companies, Design and pattern making, grading, Marker planning, Spreading methods and spreading machines, Cutting methods and cutting machines, Cutting planning and Cutting calculations, Stitch types, Seam types, Working principle of sewing machines and its mechanisms, Sewing machine types and apparatus, Pressing methods and pres types, Auxiliary materials and trimming types ,Production planning in a clothing company, Production systems in a sewing department ,line planning and balancing, quality control in a clothing company.