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DecoratingGarments:Garments are decorated based on the end usage
by affixing sequins,
rhinestones,embroideryetc.toenhancetheappearanceofthefinalproducts.Whetheryouaresellingitor
thinkingof producing it yourself, the technologybehind the
decorationwill play animportant part in your sales strategy and
themore you know the better. In fact, sellingdecorated apparel
without a basic understanding of the production processes could
becostingyoumoney.
Fromatechnicalperspective,yourknowledgeofwhatcanandcannotbeproducedbyeachdifferentmethodwillgoalongwayinhowyoudealwithyourcustomersneeds.Atthesametime,youwillbeabletoavoidcostlymistakes(intermsofmoneyandlostaccounts)bypromisingthingsthatsimplyarentpossible.Fromacreativeperspective,themoreyouknowabouttheexcitingarrayofappareldecorationprocesses,thebetter,asitwillputyouinapositiontoshowyourcustomersnewconceptsandlooks,thatcansetyouapartfromyourcompetition.Thisinturnwillultimatelybringmorebusinessyourway.Anybodycansellawhitepoloshirtwithanembroideredlogo,butwhataboutapolarfleecevestwiththesamelogodonevialaseretchingorperhapsadenimjacketwithachenilleversion?
TypesofFabric/GarmentDecorationTechniques:
1. Embroidery2. Appliqu3. Biastrimmings4. Ricrac5. 3DFoam6.
Sequins7. Ruffles8. Smocking9. Faggoting
10. ChenilleEmbroidery11. Lace12. Lacemotifs13. HeatTransfers14.
Beltsandbow15. Decorativefasteners16. LaserEtching17. Pockets18.
Scallopededging19. Screenprinting20.
DirectToGarmentPrinting(DigitalPrinting)21. Rhinestones
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1.Embroidery:Simple embroidery designs enhance the appearance of
childrens garments. In the dressdesignchain stitch for couching
stitch canbeenworked to smallmotifswith lazydaisystitches or
bullion stitches are worked within the false yoke and godet.
Instead ofembroidery,beadsorsequinscanbeapplied.
Embroideryisnormallypricedbythenumberofstitchesinadesignandpricesareusuallyquotedincostperthousandstitches.Morestitchesmeansmoretimetoproduceandofcourseabiggerpricetag.
Therearetwokeyrequirementsforembroideringanygivenitem:
1. Youmustbeabletogetaneedlethroughit.2.
Youmustbeabletogetitintoahooporframe.
Situationstoavoidwithembroidery:
Verysmallletteringanddetail.Lettersbelowinheightaretoughtosew
properly.
Largedesigns.Highstitchcountsarepriceyduetotheproductiontime.
Flimsygarments.Embroideryqualityisaffectedbygarmentquality.
Stiffrigidfabrics.Theymaynotbehoopable.
Layereditems.Apocketforexample,astheembroideryprocessmaysewit
closed.
2.Applique:Applique is a cutout piece of fabric that is stitched
to a larger background
fordecoration.Thisisapopularwayofdecoratingfabrics.Shapesofonefabricareappliedtothesurfaceorbackgroundofanotherfabricusingafinezigzagstitchorasintheexampleshown,withastraightstitch,whichoverlapstheedgeofeachshape.Thepatternpiecesthatmakeuptheappliquareusuallybackedwithinterfacingtogivethemstrength.
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Theappliqulook
isverypopularwithsportsandschooldesigns.Theprocesscanbeusedtoaddtackletwillletters,numbersanddesignstogarments.
3.Biastrimmings:Biasbindingincontrastingmaterialorselffabriccanbeusedtofinishnecklines,openingandhemsingarments.Biastubingcanbeusedformakingdecorativebuttonloops.
Applique
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4.Ricrac:Thisisavailableindifferentcolorsatverylowcostandisverydurable.(Itshouldbetestedfor
color fastness before attaching to garment). Ric rac can be sewn
flat on
thegarmentthroughthecentreoritmaybeattachedaroundedgesorbetweenseamssothatjustoneedge
is show on the right side of the garment. A motif made of ric rac
adds furtherdecoration.
5.3DFoamEmbroidery3DFoamembroideryisarelativelysimpleprocessthatanyembroidererhasthecapabilityofproducingthoughitdoesrequiresomespecialtechniquesduringthedigitizingprocess.Theapplicationiscreatedbyintroducingapieceoffoammaterialintothesewingprocess.Thestitchespenetrateandlockthefoamintothedesignsuchthatspecificelementsofthelogoaresignificantlyraisedupabovetherestofthedesign.
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6.SequinEmbroiderySequinsarestartingtomakeanimpactontheimprintedsportswearmarket.Longrelegatedtosparklytheatricalgarments,sequins(orspangles)arenowappearingonmoremainstreamproducts,
from retail to souvenir.Of course, the applications are still
limited due to
thenatureofthelook,buttherearestillplentyofpossibilities.Thistechniquecanbeusedon
just about any design and garment, provided the Embroiderer makes
the
necessaryadjustmentsduringthedigitizingprocesstoaccommodatethephysicalpieceoffoam.
7.Ruffles:Thisisalsoatypeoffrill.Tomakeapatternforcircularruffle.Cutapieceofcircularfabricwithitsinnercircleequaltothecircumferenceofthenecklineanditsoutercircle12awayfromtheinnercircle.Cutthecircularfabricatanyonepointandattachittheinnercircletothenecklineofthegarment.Doublerufflecanbeattachedtothearmholehemlineoneithersides.Theplacementofthedoublerufflegivesapanelledeffecttothefrontofthegarment.
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8.Smocking:Thisisdonebygatheringandembroideringoverthegathers.Thiscanbeworkedonlyoveraplaincloth.Whenthisisdonewithpracticethislooksattractive.Afterknottingthethreadworkrunningstitchesfromrighttoleftofequalwidth.Gatherthefabricandwinditoverthepinhead.Thenworkdesiredstitchover
thegathered fabric.This isused todecoratewaistline, sleeve,
neckline, Yoke and any other part of the garment. This stitch
looksattractiveandlikedbymanyofthem.
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9.Faggoting:Thistrimisusedbetweenseamstogiveadecorativetouchortoaddthelengthorwidthofgarment.
To executive the design cut the yoke and the lower section of the
blouseseparately,withseamallowances.Alsocuttheyokepatternonheavypaperwithoneinchallowance.Foldunder
theallowanceonedgeof theyokewhere faggoting is
tobedoneandtackthefoldededgetothepreparedpattern.NowtackalsothelowersectionoftheblouseafterfoldingintheseamallowanceThendothefaggotingwithzigzagstitchesbetweenfoldings.
10.ChenilleEmbroidery
Smocking
Faggoting
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Thoughitstechnicallycalledchenilleembroidery,theprocessisnotdonewithtraditionalembroiderymachines,ratherittakesspecialequipmenttosewchenille.Theapplicationisbestknownforcreatingthelettersonlettermanjacketsandtheproductlookskindoflikeanoldstyleshagcarpet.However,chenillehasburstforthfromtheschoolmarketandisnowappearingoncorporateandsouvenirgarmentswithincreasingfrequency.
11.Lace:Lacecanbeusedasedging,insertionandbanding.Laceforedginghasonestraightedgewhichistobeappliedtothefabric.Itiscommonlyusedattheneckline,armhole,sleevehem,garmenthem,yoke
lineetc.Lacemaybegathered togivea frilledeffect.Lace
forinsertionhasitstwoedgesfinishedsymmetrically.Adesignwithfinetucksandinsertionoflace
canbe combinedandapplied in ahorizontaldirection.Thebias tubing
inserted insuch lacecanbe tied intoabow.The tubingmayalsobepulled
toproducegathers.Anattractive band can bemade by placing lace over
contrasting or self colored ribbon orfabric slightlynarrower than
the lace.The ribbon is thenattached to thegarment in
thedesiredportion.
12.Lacemotifs:Lacemotifsareveryeffectivewhensewnovercontrastingfabric.Themotifscanbecutoutfromawidelaceorboughtassuch.Cuttheoutlineofthemotifinacontrastingcolored
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liningfabricandtackittothewrongsideofthelacemotif.Trimtheliningfabricslightlysmaller
around the edge. Now, applique the lined motif on the garment in
the desiredplace.
13.HeatTransfersHeattransfershavelongbeenaquickmethodtoapplyprinteddesignstogarments.InsteadofcreatingtheimagedirectlyviascreenprintingorDTG,itscreatedonaspecialpaperthatallowstheimagetotransferontothegarmentwhenheatisapplied.
14.Beltsandbow:These have functional and decorative uses. In
childrens garments. fabric belts
aremostcommonlyused.Beltsmaybemadeoutofcontrastingmaterialorthegarmentmaterialitself.Thebeltmaybetiedwithabowatthebackoratoneside.Bowsmaybeattachedneartheneckline,shoulder,hemline,alongthecentrefrontlineetc.
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15.Decorativefasteners:Decorativefasteningsincludefabricbuttonsandloopseyletsandcord,fancybuttons,fabricbuttonholesetc.Onaplaindresswithcontrastingcollarorpiping,buttonscoveredwiththecollarpipingmaterialwouldbeeffective.Buttonsmaybefixedingroupstocreatedesigninterestgraduallyprogressinginsizefromsmalltobig.
16.LaserEtchingInHollywoodmovieslasersareusedtodestroythingswithawesome,spectacularresults.Inreal
life, they are typically used for precise detailed applications
that require a lot
offinesse,suchasLasiksurgeryforvisioncorrection.Lasershavealsofoundtheirwayintotheworldof
imprinted sportswear and canbeused to create someamazingdesigns in
aformatnotreplicatedbyanyotherappareldecorationmethodology.Byusingaprecisionbeamofenergymovingatahighspeed,designscanbeuniquelyburnedintoawidevarietyof
fabricswithoutcausinganyharmto thegarment.Theprocessactually
removesa finelayer,leavingasortoftoneontoneimagebehind.
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17.Pockets:Pocketsofdifferentshapes,sizesandlocationwithorwithoutdecorativedetailssuitedtothedesignofthegarmentcanenhancetheappearanceofthegarment.
18.Scallopededging:Scallopedshapesatgarmentedges(neckline,hemlineopeningsetc.)areordinarilymadebycuttinginthedesiredshapeandfinishingwithbiasbindingorshapedfacing.Asimilareffectmaybeproducedhoweverbytheuseofembroiderystitches.Theeffectofascallopedfrontopeningisobtainedbydrawingthescallopsinuniformshapeandworkingblanketstitchwithcontrastingcolored
threadalong the linesdrawn.Thiscanbeused in
frocks,skirt,kidswear,neckline,sleeveandintablecloth.
LaserEtching
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19.ScreenprintingScreen printing has been around for ages and is
the quickest and cheapest process
forapplyinglargedetaileddesignstoavarietyofgarments.
The process is simple and complex at the same time.The first
step is to breakdown
theartworkbycolorreferredtoascolorseparations.Thenaseparatescreencomposedofaveryfinemeshmaterialiscreatedorforeachcolorseparation.Thescreenwillonlyallowink
topass through in the areasdefinedby that colorof thedesign.Screens
are
createdusingaspecialphotographicprocesswhichisreferredtoasburningbymostshops.
20.DirectToGarmentPrinting/DigitalPrinting:Relatively new on the
scene, directtogarment printing (DTG) also known as digitalprinting
is a quick and easy method to print designs directly on garments
using anoversizedinkjetprinterdesignedspecificallyfor
thispurpose.Unlikescreenprinting,nocolor separations and screen
creation is required.Theoretically, its just point, click
andprintthoughnothingisreallythateasy.
Scallopededging
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21.Rhinestones:Much like sequins, rhinestones have traditionally
appeared on garments used in theentertainment business, with a goal
of adding glitz and bling to theatrical garb.
Butrhinestonesarefindingnewapplicationsinawiderangeofmarkets.
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