Garment Pattern Making: Approval sample and adding shrinkage's
Hello, the Philippines! The topic today is sample pattern, specifications grading and applying shrinkages allowance to meet required measurements. AP (after pressing) BP (Before pressing) Before the manufacturer accepts the job order, there is an initial task to agreed upon before the production start. The product cost : In order to find the labor and material cost, the pattern department will do an estimate of fabric and other accessories using the middle size of the entire specs. When they both agreed on the price, it's time to prepare the pattern to make a counter sample approval for the buyer approval before productions. Final specs against manufacturer specs; The specs are telling the pattern maker to add 1.16% for the pattern length and 1.04% for the width of the pattern. This means every horizontal direction or length of the pattern is required to add 1.16% and for vertical direction required a 1.04% addition. What the pattern maker will do? The patt...