Apparel Pattern Making Procedure
The importance and necessary of a pattern maker in apparel
Manufacture are inexpressible. A pattern maker is capable of converting fashion
designers imagination or thought to become visible. A pattern maker is he who
makes garment pattern based on provided idea/sketch. The sustainable of a
design mostly depends on pattern makers experts,
Efficiency and
capability: as all we know fabric
is the main element of a garment item which contains about 50% (percent) of
total value. So, 1% fabric cost is possible to save by efficient pattern maker,
this will increase average profit margin. So we can easily realize the
significance role of a pattern maker in wear manufacture to gain profit margin.
Thus, owner of garment manufacture always gives top priority for making a good
pattern maker team to minimize production cost.
Pattern maker
working procedure as per mention under
A- Work sheet Review
B - Have to review all the packages/ program completely one
by one for clear understanding. For this task pattern maker should consult
with relabeled merchandisers all time.
C - Ask merchandiser to provide all basic information or development
sheet for review.
D - Have to confirm all the packages are clearly understood.
It will be better if receive any reference pattern or sample from buyers side
for review.
E - Have to know sample development schedule and delivery
time before starting pattern.
F - If having any confutation or unclear point, should clear
it before start pattern making.
Basic Pattern
A - Check previous season or buyer sending pattern to avoid
fit problem
B - Check buyer sending pattern with spec sheet
C - Should carefully rectify buyer sending pattern
D - Consider measurement loose for sewing, refer to previous
similar style.
E - Consider the design line from mark sample or sketch.
F - If available copy pattern construction from previous
style.
G - Should use mark and pin sample to make new style
pattern.
H - Should apply update comments to avoid any missing and
mistake.
Style Pattern
A - Before creating style pattern has understood all the
construction very clearly
B - Have to understand the importance of notches, interior
and exterior design details.
C - Have to understand seam allowance requirements based on
machine and product construction.
D - Add fabrication as mention BOM with compare sketch
details.
E - Proceed to make lining pattern from shell pattern based
on style.
F - Check the full style pattern again ones ready, like join
seam, fabrication, notches, internals, seam allowance, and all parts are
created.
G - Pattern maker should make some mock up for critical
points to fit the sample and consult with seniors if necessary.
H – To make washing style pay extra care to erase
measurement problem.
Sewing Pattern
A-
Have to study buyer spec sheet clearly and
sketch details attentively and follow all of their sewing pattern guideline.
B-
Have to make all needed pattern and be ready for
sewing.
C-
The entire finish pattern should be made by hand
or plot as per requirement
D-
All the important point should confirmed by
seniors.
Marker Making
a-
Have to make correct model with all the pattern
and correct fabrication.
b-
Before start the marker, pattern, and marker man
have to check fabrication with fabric type and all pattern pieces are there to
avoid any missing and mistake.
c-
Marker man should collect all the fabric width
information.
Beside this a pattern
maker has to maintain below responsible:
As we know if a pattern maker makes a mistake it will bring
great loss to concern garments company. So garments owner should emphasize on
pattern section and give them good working environment with motivation. It’s
human nature that whenever they will get more then they will pay more attention
to their duties.
a-
To be energetic for the development of pattern
regularly and no compromise against product quality & measurement.
b-
Have to find out quick solution against any
problem arisen regarding patterns during bulk production and identify root
causes to erase hassles and take prompt corrective action.
c-
To be sincere to fulfill the pattern demand of
buyers to improve the product quality.
d-
To keep up communication through e-mail or other
way with the concern parties.
e-
Motivate and give training to subordinates to enrich
their skills.
f-
Communicate with Merchandiser, CAD, Cutting,
printing, embroidery, QC and Sewing floor for any functional requirements.
g-
Hardly devoted to achieve the company’s goal.
h-
Promptly implement the instruction of higher
management.
i-
Should have sound knowledge regarding the
utilization of equipment/machinery in production floor to ensure the product
quality during pattern making.
Note: All the pattern maker should
follow guideline perfectly without fail to minimize the mistake. We should
realize that our entire attempt might become in vain if the pattern maker not
maintain the above instructions strictly and not finished his task carefully. It
will be better if there a cordial relation between pattern maker and concern
merchandiser to expedite above task.
Marker
Marker making preparation and its factors
Some preliminary steps would be
followed before marker making to gain optimum margin in bulk production. Nowadays
modern technologies are used to
Increase marker efficiency. If it is not available then manual
method is used to do marker making. Fabric natures, standards of fabric
consumption, grain line direction and characteristics of pattern pieces are the
main factors that affect marker efficiency. The common tricks which are being
used for marker making have described below.
Cutting Table: marker planner should consider the cutting table
length and width before marker making. Cutting table length must be more than
the marker length for smooth operation.
Fabric part: an expert marker maker should amalgamate all big parts
together during marker making and then insert other small parts into the gap to
enhance
The marker efficiency: They have to understand that about 90%
marker efficiency is desired to garments manufacturer.
Fabric Faults: marker man should consider fabric quality report
during marker making. If found any defects in a fabric toll and it was marked
by the quality that points must be avoided for quality production and to least
the fabric wastage.
Note: marker making size-middle
of size range and give the fabric booking may be save cost for company
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