Garment Manufacturing Technology

Rajkishore Nayak, is currently working as an Associate Professor with Fashion Enterprise Department of the School of Communication and Design (SCD) at RMIT University, Saigon South Campus, Vietnam. His research interest includes sustainable fashion and textile, circular economy in fashion, sustainable supply chain, advanced manufacturing technology. He completed PhD from the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia. He worked with the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia from 2012-2016 in teaching and research. He has more than 20 years of experience in teaching and research related to Fashion and Textiles. He has published about 120 peer-reviewed papers in national and international journals and 16 books in fashion and textiles. Rajkishore was awarded with the “RMIT University Excellence in Learning & Teaching Awards, 2019”; “RMIT University Research Excellence Team Awards-2015”. He also received the “RMIT University Teaching and Research Excellence Award-2012” and “RMIT University International Scholarship-2008”. Professor Rajiv Padhye is a Director of a Centre for Materials Innovation and Future Fashion at the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia. He did his PhD from Leeds University, UK. He has several national and international publications in various journals. Rajiv has supervised many PhD and Masters Students and published several book chapters, monogram, journal articles and books. Recently Rajiv has been honored by RMIT University with “Research Leadership” "Research excellence"and “Media Person 2012” awards. In 2003 Textile Institute, Manchester UK, has honoured him with Fellowship of the Textile Institute (FTI).

"...provides a systematic overview of the multi-faceted process of garment manufacture, with a particular emphasis on the effective use of technology." --Asian Textile Journal

• 1 Introduction: The apparel industryPart I: Product development, production planning and selection of materials2 Product development in the apparel industry3 Role of Fabric Properties in Clothing Manufacture Process4 Production planning in the apparel industry5 Fabric sourcing and selection6 Selecting garment accessories, trims and closuresPart II: Garment design and production7 Garment sizing and fit8 Pattern construction9 Fabric spreading and cutting10 Sewing, stitches and seams11 Sewing equipment and working aids12 Sewing room problems and solutions13 Alternative fabric joining technologies14 Seamless garments: an overviewPart III Garment finishing, quality control, labelling and costing15 Garment finishing techniques16 Quality control and assurance in the apparel industry17 Care labelling of clothing18 Garment costing