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Garment Technology
Enhancing a fabrics performance:
* Blending > Swing tickets to show difference in cost price
* Finishing
* Dyeing > How colourfast is the garment?
* Printing > How colourfast is the garment?
Blending Fibres:
* Can improve a fabrics property and appearance
* Can make a garment more cost effective to manufacture
Performance
* Washcare – add polyester or viscose to cotton to improve washability and crease resistance
* Shrinkage – improved by adding man-made fabrics. Pre-washing a fabric or garment can also improve shrinkage.
* Strength and durability – Add polyester or nylon
* Stretch and recovery – Add lycra
Improve Comfort
* Improving a fabric absorption, stretch and thermal insulation properties will add o its comfort properties
* Adding a natural fibre will improve comfort
* Adding cotton will increase absorbency
* Adding a % of lycra will improve stretch and recovery
* Adding wool or a specialty hair fibre will increase a fabrics insulation properties
Appearance
* Improving a fabrics appearance, colour, texture, handle or lustre can produce a more luxurious product which also creates a separate marketing tool eg. Add cashmere or silk to wool or cotton
* Improving how the fabric absorbs dye or a print can give a cleaner colour or sharper print
* Adding wool to acrylic can improve the handle and feel of the garment
Cost efficiency
* Cheaper cost price >
* Add acrylic to wool
* Add wool to silk
* Add wool to cashmere
* Add polyester to cotton
Example
* Linen blended w/ cotton is more economical and doesn’t crease as much. It also still has the advantage of being made from natural fibres
* Adding polyester to cotton makes it more cost effective, the cotton makes it absorbent whilst the polyester provides crease-resistance and can reduce shrinkage.