Fashion Technology Fundamentals and Practices
Fashion Technology Fundamentals and Practices
Text Book
Practical Clothing Construction- Part 1 and II, Mary Mathews, Cosmic Press, Chennai
Reference
1. The Complete Book of Sewing- Dorling Kindersley Limited, London
(1986).
2. The Business of fashion - Leslie Darns Burs & Nancy O Bryant.
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Sub Code: 08UFT1401 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 6 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 5 External Marks: 75
Unit-I
Body Measurements- Importance, Preparing for Measuring. Ladies Measurements,
Boys and Men's Measurements, Standardizing body Measurements- Importance,
Techniques used. Relative length and girth measures in ladies/gentlemen.
Preparation of fabric for cutting-importance of grain in cutting and construction, steps
in preparing the fabric for cutting.
Unit-II
Pattern Making- Methods of pattern making-(drafting and draping), merits and
demerits. Types of paper patterns. Principles of pattern drafting. Pattern details. Steps
in drafting basic bodice front, back and sleeve.
Draping- Preparation of body form, steps in draping a basic bodice front, bodice back
and sleeve. Pattern grading- definition, types, manual-master grades, basic front, basic
back, basic sleeve, basic collar and basic grading
Unit III
Styles created by shifting of blouse darts, adding fullness to the bodice, converting
darts to seams and partial yokes. Fitting- Standards of a good fit, steps in preparing a
blouse for fitting, checking the fit of a blouse, fitting techniques. Pattern alteration-
importance of altering patterns, general principles for pattern alteration, common
pattern alteration in a blouse.
Unit-IV
Designing dresses for unusual figures-becoming and unbecoming- for the following
figure types. Stout figure, thin figure, slender figure. Narrow shoulders, broad
shoulders, round shoulders, large bust, flat chest, large hip, large abdomen, round
face, large face, small face, prominent chain and jaw, prominent forehead.
Unit-V
Selection of fabrics for different garments styles-step in preparing fabric for cutting,
Hints on handling of different fabrics such as slippery fabrics, Stripes, plaids, checks
pile, fabric with up & down design, lay out and types.
Text Book:
1. Practical clothing construction - part I & II Mary Mathews, cosmic Press, Chennai
-1986.
2. Zarapker system of cutting - Zarapker K.R. Navneet Publication Ltd.
3. Pattern cutting made easy – Gillian Holman.
4. Dress Fitting – Natalie Bray
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Sub Code: 08UFT1402P Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 40
Credit: 4 External Marks: 60
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Sub Code: 08UFT1801 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 2 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 2 External Marks: 75
Food stains, lead pencil, lipstick, mildew, nose lips, paint, perfume, perspiration/
mildew, tar, turmeric.
Text Book:
1. Text Book of clothing textiles and laundry – Susma guptha , Neeru Garg, Renu
saini.
2. Fabric care – Noemia D’Souza.
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SEMESTER II
Sub Code: 08UFT2302 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 40
Credit: 3 External Marks: 60
A2: Fundamentals of Apparel and Fashion Designing- (Practical)
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Sub Code: 08UFT2303 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 4 External Marks: 75
Unit-II
Stitching mechanism- Needle, bobbin and bobbin case, bobbin winding, loops
and loop spreader, threading finger, upper and lower threading, auxiliary
hooks, throat plates, take-ups, tension discs- upper and lower thread tension,
stitching auxiliaries, pressure foot and its types.
Unit-Ill
Cutting Technology- definition, function, scope, cutting equipment and tools.
Types of spread and its quality, spreading equipment and tools used for
spreading, spreading methods.
Unit-IV
Marking methods, Positioning marking, types of markers, efficiency of a
marker plan, requirements of marker planning.
Unit-V
Sewing federal standards for stitch and stitch classification, federal standards
for seam and seam classification, Fabric sew ability, sewing threads- types,
essential qualities of a sewing thread, manufacturing process of cotton and
synthetic threads, twisting process.
Text Book
Practical Clothing Construction, Part I and II Printed by Cosmic Prell- Mary
Mathews.
Reference:
1. The technology of Clothing Manufacture - Harold Carr and Barbara
Latham, Blackwell Science (1994)
2. A complete Book of Sewing- Betsy Hose good.
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Sub Code: 08UFT2403P Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 6 Internal Marks: 40
Credit: 4 External Marks: 60
Designing, drafting and constructing the following garments for the features
prescribed list the Measurements required and Materials suitable
Calculate the cost of the garment
Calculate the Material required -Layout method and Direct measurement method.
Text Book:
1. Zarapker system of cutting-KR zarapker, navaneet publication
2. Practical clothing construction - Part I & II Mary Mathews, Cosmic Press,
Chennai
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SEMESTER III
Sub Code: 08UFT3304 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 3 External Marks: 75
Unit I
Factors influencing fashion changes – psychological needs of fashion, Social
psychology of fashion, technological, economical, political, legal and seasonal
influence. Role of costume as a status symbol, personality and dress, clothes as sex
appeal, cultural value Fashion cycles, repetition of fashion.
Unit II
Fashion evolution – fashion cycles, length of cycles, Consumer groups in fashion
cycles – fashion leaders, fashion innovators, fashion motivation, fashion victim,
fashion victims, fashion followers. Adoption of V – trickle down, trickle up and
trickle cross theory. Fashion forecasting – market research, evaluating the collection,
fashion services and resources (fashion services, colour services, video services,
newsletter services, websites, directories and references), Design – historic and ethnic
costume.
Unit III.
Understanding Fashion Designer – types-classicists, idealist, influenced, realist,
thinking poet. Indian fashion designers-Haute couture – Rohit Khosla, Gitanjal
Ksshyap, Hemant trivedi, [Link], James ferrerira, Ritu Kumar, Rohit Bal,Tarun
Tahiliani
Minimalists – Himanshu and Sonali Sattar, Sangeethe Chopra, Wendell Rodricks.
Village India – Bhamini Subramaniam, Anju Modi, Indiar, Broker, Madhu Jain.
Studio line – Bhairavi Jaiksshan, Kishan Metha , Ravi Bajaj , Ritu Beri, Rockys,
Unit IV
Contributions of well known designers from France, America, Italy, Britan and Far
east countries.
Unit V
World Fashion Centers- Japan,China,Taiwan,Indonesia, France, Italy, America, Far
East.
Reference:
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Sub Code: 08UFT3404 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 4 External Marks: 75
Unit-II
Manufacturing process, properties and uses of natural fibers -cotton, linen, jute,
pineapple, hemp, silk, wool, hair fibers, Man-made fibers- viscose rayon, acetate
rayon, nylon, polyester, acrylic.
Unit-Ill
Spinning - definition, classification - chemical and mechanical spinning- blending,
opening, cleaning, doubling, carding, combing, drawing, roving, spinning, Yarn-
Classification- definition, classification- simple and fancy yarns, sewing threads and
its properties
Unit-IV
Woven- basic weaves - plain, twill, satin, weaving technology-process sequence-
machinery details.
Non-woven- felting, fusing, bonding, lamination, netting, braiding, & calico, tatting
and crocheting.
Unit V Knitting
Definition, Classification weft knitting structure – plain, jersey, Rib, interlock etc.
Warp knitting structure – Tricot, Raschel, crochet, etc.
Text Book:
Textile - Fiber to Fabric, Corbmann BP, International Students Edition, Mc Graw
Hill Book Co, Singapore 1985.
Reference:
1. Fabric Science 5th Edition , Jospeh J Pretal, Fairchild Publication, New York 1990
2. Elementary Textiles – Parul Bhatnagar.
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Sub Code: 08UFT3405P Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 4 Internal Marks: 40
Credit: 4 External Marks: 60
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Sub code : 08UFT3702 [Link]
Hours/week: 2 Int. marks : 25
Credit :2 Ext marks: 75
UNIT I:
Measures of central tendencies- Mean, Median, Mode
UNIT II:
Introduction of operation research – General Linear Programming Problem -
mathematical Formulation (simple cases only)
UNIT III:
Transportation problem– Determination of Initial Basic Feasible Solution using
[Link] West corner Rule, [Link] Minima Methodand3. Vogel’s Approximation
Method. (Optimum Solution not expected)
UNIT IV:
Assignment Problem – Hungarian Algorithm (Exceptional cases not expected)
UNIT V:
Sequencing of jobs – Sequencing of n Jobs in Two Machines
Reference:
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Sub Code: 08UFT3601 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 2 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 2 External Marks: 75
Unit – I:
Sewing machine tools: Tools used for clothing construction, sewing machine parts
and functions. Major problem- causes– remedies and machine attachments.
Needle, Bobbin & Bobbin case, Bobbin Winding, loops and loops Speeder, Tension,
Discs, and Feed Machine.
Unit – II:
Cutting technology: Definite, Function, Scope, Cutting Equipment and Tools, Types
of Spread and its quality. Marking methods: Types of markers, Efficiency of a
marker plan, Pressing equipments. Sewing threads: Types, essential qualities of a
sewing thread.
Unit –III
Unit-IV
Unit-V
Colloge work- Patch work-Felt work for Living room accessories- Wall hanging, pen stand,
telephone, TV cover
Text Book
Practical Clothing Construction- Part 1 and II, Mary Mathews, Cosmic Press, Chennai
Reference
The Technology of Clothing Manufacture – Harold Carr and Barbara Latham,
Blackwell Science (1994), 1999
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SEMESTER IV
Sub Code: 08UFT4305 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 3 External Marks: 75
Reference:
1. Watsons Textile design and Colour, Grosichkli Z Newness, Butter Worths, London 1980.
2. Watsons Advanced Textile design, Grosichkli Z Newness, Butter Worths, London 1980.
3. Textile - Fibre to Fabric, Corbmann BP, International Students Edition, Mc Graw Hill
Book Co, Singapore 1985.
4. Fabric structure and Design – [Link].
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Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 40
Credit: 4 External Marks: 60
Identification of the following weaves Design and draft a Peg plan for the same
1. Plain weave and its derivatives (warp, rib, weft rib)
2. Twill weave- right hand twill and left hand twill
3. Satin
4. Sateen
5. Honey comb weave
6. Huck a Back Weave
7. Extra warp figuring
8. Extra Weft Figuring
9. Double Cloth - any one type
10. Terry Pile Structures
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Hours/Week: 4 Internal Marks: 40
Credit: 4 External Marks: 60
Text Book:
1. Zarapker system of cutting-KR zarapker, navaneet publication
2. Practical clothing construction - Part I & II Mary Mathews, Cosmic Press,
Chennai.
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Hours/Week: 2 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 2 External Marks: 75
SEMESTER V
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Sub Code: 08UFT5407 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 6 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 5 External Marks: 75
Unit I
Accounting concepts and conventions – rules of accounts – importance of accounting-
nature and scope of accounting – double entry system – advantage – difference
between double entry and single entry.
Unit II
Journal., Ledger and Trial balance, subsidiary books - purchase book, sales books,
purchase returns book, sales returns book and cash book with single, double' and
triple column cash book
Unit III
Final accounts - trading and profit and loss A/C and balance sheet with simple
adjustments
Unit IV
Cost accounting - elements of cost, classification of cost - Preparation of simple cost
sheet (problem) - accounting for overheads - Classification of overheads,, allocation
and apportionment of overheads - Reapportionment of service department cost to
production department, Absorption of overheads.
Unit V
Nature and objectives of business - legal forms of business ownership - sole trader,
partnership, company and co-operative societies - advantages and limitations
References:
Introduction to Accountancy -- T S Grewal
Principals of Accountancy - N Vinayakam, P L Mani, K L Nagarajan
Cost Accounting - S P Jain and K. L Narang
Cost and management Accounting - S N Maheswari
Business Management - Dinker Pagare
Business Organisation and management - Y K Bhushan
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Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 5 External Marks: 75
Unit-II
Establishing Processing quality specification - Training Quality Control Personnel -
The Quality Standard Control - Quality Control - Inspection, Procedures for
Processing -Quality control of finished garments - Quality control and Government
contacts -Quality Control for Packaging, Warehousing and shipping - Statistical
Quality control, Sampling plans - industry - wide quality standards.
Unit - III
Function of Production control - Production, Analysis - Quality Specification -
Quantitative specification - Scope of Apparel Manufacturing Activity - Co-ordinating
departmental Activities Distribution of Documents and Records.
Unit-IV
Type of Control Forms - Basic Production Systems - Principles for Choosing a
Production System - Evaluating production Systems - Flow Process Grids and Charts
- Basic Flow Process Grids For Production Control - Scheduling Calculation; Graph
Methods. Scheduling Bundles of Varying Amounts.
Unit - V
Function of Cost Control: Types of Costs and Expenses - Apparel Manufacturing cost
categories - sales cost control - purchasing Cost Control - Production Cost Control -
Administration Cost Control - Cost Ration Policies - The Manufacturing Budget -
Cash Flow Control - Standard Cost Sheet - Break - Even Charts.
Reference:
1. Solinger, Jacob Apparel, Manufacture Analysis, New York, Textile Books Futs,
1961.
2. Solinger, Jacob Apparel, Manufacture Hand Book, Analysis Principles and Practice
Media Corp, 1988.
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Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 5 External Marks: 75
Reference
1. Textile Processing - J L Smith, Abhishek Publication, Chandigrah (2003)
2. Technology of Textile Processing - Shenai V, Vol. Ill, V, VII, VIII, Sveale
Publication, Bomaby(1981).
3. Wool Dyeing - Lewis DM, SDC Publication England (1990)
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Sub Code: 08UFT5410P Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 40
Credit: 5 External Marks: 60
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Sub Code: 08UFT5501 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 5 External Marks: 75
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Sub Code: 08UFT5703 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 2 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 2 External Marks: 75
Reference:
Distribution of Marks:
Internal 25 Marks
External (Written) 50 Marks
External (Oral) 25 Marks
Total 100 Marks
Question Pattern:
Total Marks: 50
Section – A: Answer ALL the questions 5 x 2 = 10 (Without Choice)
Section – B: Answer ALL the questions 4 x 4 = 16 (Either Or Pattern)
Section – A: Answer ANY THREE questions 3x 8 = 24 (Three out of Five)
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Sub Code: 08UFT5704 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 2 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 2 External Marks: 75
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SEMESTER-VI
Unit-I
Export Marketing of apparel, global scene, prospects for Indian in overseas market,
Globalization
Unit-II
Export credit - short term, anticipatory letter of credit (L/C), packing credit,
negotiation of bills, short, medium & long term export credits, methods, role of term
of payment international trading. Factors responsible for counter trade growth.
Unit-Ill
Domestic trade vs. international trade, regional trade blocks, nature of foreign
exchange market, main function, business & logical. Business ethics.
Unit-IV
Major documents for exports - international codes for products & services, principle,
auxiliary documents, documents for claiming export assistance.
Unit-V
Standard policies - Indian trade policies, India’s foreign trade policy: export & import
policy.
Reference:
1. Philip Kolter, Marketing Management, Prentice Hall, New Delhi 2000.
2. Apparel and Textile Exports – Stratagies for WTO Era. – Pradeep joshi.
3. The Apparel industry second edition: Richard [Link].
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Sub Code: 08UFT6412 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 5 External Marks: 75
Unit - II
Merchandising concepts: Definition of merchandising - merchandising as
business function - role of Merchandiser Evolution of merchandising in
Apparel Industry - Merchandising technology: Role -quick response business
system - sources and capabilities - making quick response in to accurate
response
Unit - III
Visual Merchandising of Fashion, Types of Displays – Window displays,
Interior displays, Elements of display – The Merchandise, mannequins &
forms, props, signage, lighting. Merchandising presentation-tools &
Techniques–Backdrops, forms, fixtures, Fashionshow-definition, planning,
budgeting, location, timings, selection of models, collection, set design, music,
preparing the commentary, rehearsal
Unit-IV
Apparel market and environment of marketing - micro and macro marketing
environment trends - development - size and structure of Apparel and fashion
Market -apparel market and segments. Contribution of fashion markets to the
Apparel industry.
Unit - V
Consumer Behavior in Apparel and fashion Market- fashion Buyer- Decision
making-Psychological and sociological aspects- Product planning and
development- Development of New product. Apparel and fashion Market
practices and procedures.
Reference:
1. Managing Productivity in Apparel industry Rajesh .Bhda.
2. Vijay banotia, "Marketing management" Mangal deep publications 2001.
3. The Apparel industry – Richard M. Jones.
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Sub Code: 08UFT6413 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 6 Internal Marks: 40
Credit: 5 External Marks: 60
Designing, drafting and constructing the following garments for the features prescribed.
List the Measurements required and Materials suitable Calculate the cost of the
garment
Calculate the Material required -Layout method and Direct measurement method.
Text book:
1. Zarapker system of cutting - K.R. Zarapker Nawneet Publications Ltd.
2. Practical clothing construction - part I & II, Mary Mathew’s cosmic press,
Chennai.
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Sub Code: 08UFT6502 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 5 External Marks: 75
Unit-II
Direct Printing: Block Printing- Brief history, Preparation of design, blocks, table,
print, Paste and printing process.
Stencil printing- Brief History, Preparation of fabric, stencils (for one or more colour),
Materials used for preparing stencils, process involved and techniques used
Unit-Ill
Screen printing- Brief history, Flat Screen & Rotary screen printing, Preparation of
screen,print paste, screen printing process.
Discharge Printing- Chemicals used, Process involved
Unit-IV
Resist Printing: Brief History, Batik Printing wax used, equipments required, process
sequence and techniques used.
Tie and dye- Brief history, Equipments required, process sequence and
techniques used.
Unit-V
Other Printing Methods: Mino printing, Inkjet printing, Heat transfer printing, photo
printing.
Reference:
1. Textiles - Ninth Edition, Sara J Radolph and Anna L Langford, Prentice Hall,
New Jersey (2002).
2. Textile Processing - J L Smith, Abhishek Publication, Chandigrah (2003).
3. Beginners Guide to fabric Dyeing and Printing - Stuart & Robinson, Technical
Books, London ( 1982)
4. Thickness Agents and Emulsion Thickenings in Textile Printings - Herber
Barthm, New Delhi (1994)
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Sub Code: 08UFT6503 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 5 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 5 External Marks: 75
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Sub Code: 08UFT6705 Max Marks: 100
Hours/Week: 2 Internal Marks: 25
Credit: 2 External Marks: 75
Unit I:
Definition of Visual Merchandising, Types of Displays – Window displays,
interior displays.
Unit II:
Different methods of display the mannequins, forms, Men’s wear, women’s
wear and children’ wears.
Unit III:
Importance of lighting and shade. Positions of lighting. Various lighting
effects.
Unit IV:
Mini project: Collections of display the Books, Dresses, and accessories etc.
Unit V:
3-D Visual merchandising system. Floor management, Rehearsal etc. Roles of
visual merchandiser
Reference:
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Sub code : 08UFT6706 Max marks : 100
Hours/Week: 2 Internal Marks: 25
Credit : 2 External Marks: 75
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