CTD 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fabric Structure, Knitting, Price Point

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design
• Course: CTD 231
• Professor: Reaves

Document Summary

Bottom-weight fabrics weigh 4. 0-7. 0 ounces per square yard and are suitable for skirts, pants, and jackets. Top-weight fabrics weigh less than 4. 0 ounces per square yard and are also referred to as dress-weight fabrics; used for blouses, tops, and dresses. Coat-weight fabrics are 7. 0 ounces per square yard and suitable for heavy jackets and coats: basics vs. Novelty goods unusual prints, patterns, and fabrics that make the group unique. Fabric selection: fabrics for wholesale brand product lines. Sample yardage fabric for exploring design. Once fabric is selected for line, commit to production yardage amount needed to fulfill orders (initially minimum) Turnaround time the lead time required for making, dyeing, and finishing the fabric in order to meet the delivery date determined by the production schedule: fabrics for private label product lines. If derivative in design approach, may simply indicate fabric type and requires sourcing partners to identify fabric options: fabrics for store brand product lines.