Cutting Department:
The main role of a cutting department is to cut garment components from fabric rolls or fabric thans as per style specifications. And send cut components to sewing department in bundles. A cutting department of a garment manufacturing unit includes following sub-processes- Fabric relaxation
- Fabric spreading / layering on cutting table
- Marker making
- Cutting - manual cutting (using scissors), machine cutting, automatic cutting.
- Numbering of garment plies (parts)
- Shorting and Bundling
- Inspection of cut components
- Shorting of printed and embroidery panels
- Re-cutting of panels
- Fusing garment components
Also Read: Cutting room overview
Sewing Department:
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- Making garment parts
- Sewing full garment
- Making garment accessories like dori, tabs, cords etc.
- Checking of stitched garments
- Alteration work of defective garments
Also read: Apparel Manufacturing - an overview
Finishing Department
In Finishing department garments are nicely pressed and packed into poly bags. A finishing department has following sub-processes.- Washing of garment (Some factories may have separate washing department)
- Buttoning and button holing
- Thread trimming
- Checking of washed / unwashed garments
- Stain removing
- Ironing or Pressing
- Final checking of garments after ironing
- Mending / repair work
- Tagging
- Folding and packing
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