The readymade t-shirt is normally made by stitching its components together. For stitching t-shirt components, you need sewing threads. Now the question is how many meters of sewing threads are required for making a complete t-shirt.
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I use the thread consumption ratio to estimate thread consumption. In the calculation add 10% thread wastage. Thread consumption per t-shirt is approximately 80 meters. This length may vary depending on the styling, construction, machine types, seam width, SPI, and wastage of thread in sewing.
Based on industry data the average stitching thread required in making a t-shirt is 100-110 meters.
The quality sewing thread spools of 3000 meters at INR 300.00-350.00 (Amazon store price) and thread costs per t-shirt would be below INR 1.00 based on thread consumption per t-shirt. Still, factories should not purchase an excessive quantity of threads. Secondly, if you don’t calculate the thread consumption of the garment for new orders, you may have a situation where the purchased thread quantity is less and you need to repurchase the thread.
Based on industry data the average stitching thread required in making a t-shirt is 100-110 meters.
The quality sewing thread spools of 3000 meters at INR 300.00-350.00 (Amazon store price) and thread costs per t-shirt would be below INR 1.00 based on thread consumption per t-shirt. Still, factories should not purchase an excessive quantity of threads. Secondly, if you don’t calculate the thread consumption of the garment for new orders, you may have a situation where the purchased thread quantity is less and you need to repurchase the thread.
To avoid such a situation, one must calculate the average thread consumption per garment and the total thread consumption for the whole order.
For overlock and flatlock sewing machines, use bigger sewing thread spools, and for single needle lockstitch machines, use small thread bobbins. That will reduce the machine stoppage due to thread spool change and reduce the wastage of thread in leftover bobbins.
The thread consumption for a t-shirt and for other garments can be estimated by using the standard thread consumption ratio. The thread consumption ratio is shown in this post.
Earlier, I published one thread consumption template. You can calculate thread consumption yourself by using that template.
For overlock and flatlock sewing machines, use bigger sewing thread spools, and for single needle lockstitch machines, use small thread bobbins. That will reduce the machine stoppage due to thread spool change and reduce the wastage of thread in leftover bobbins.
The thread consumption for a t-shirt and for other garments can be estimated by using the standard thread consumption ratio. The thread consumption ratio is shown in this post.
Earlier, I published one thread consumption template. You can calculate thread consumption yourself by using that template.
You can use this template to measure thread consumption for any kinds of apparel product. To use the Excel sheet, you need to know the stitch class used in making garment seams. You might already know that in industrial apparel production, different types of sewing machines are used to get quality stitching and improve production rates.
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