Fabric Sourcing and CAD patterns for the Apparel Industry

Subject Area

• Introduction to fabric sourcing
• Mechanics of fabric sourcing
• Identifying customer requirements
• Pricing, lead time and trade rules
• Selection of fibers and yarns
• Strucutures, development and end uses of Knitted, Woven and Non Woven fabrics
• Colouration and finishing
• Fabric and Garment testing
• Risk assessment of raw materials
• Ecological issues
• Adaptaion of raw materials for end
  uses
• Sustainability of supply chain
• Fabric consumption using CAD
  systems (Gerber, Lectra and Tukatech)