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Clothing has been manufactured | @patternMe
Clothing has been manufactured in essentially the same way
since the invention of the sewing machine in the mid-nineteenth
century. Old-fashioned, labor-intensive methods are still used
by some small manufacturers and designers of custom-made
apparel because they cannot afford technical upgrades. Personal
computers and inexpensive software are changing apparel
design, and even small manufacturers can afford
computer-assisted apparel production applications.
Today, more than 90 percent of apparel sold in America
is manufactured off-shore. This reality has accelerated use
of computer-assisted apparel production methods and
the Internet.
In the 1970s, grading and marker making was computerized,
followed in the 1990s by large computer-aided design (CAD)
systems taking over patternmaking, fabric design, and
design graphics.
Today, even the smallest manufacturer can rent
hardware and software to assist the design and production
processes. Computer-generated patterns, markers,
specifications, and cost sheets can be sent via the Internet
to factories located around the world. Though some jobs
have been lost, designers, patternmakers, marker makers,
graders, and cutters are still needed in this fast-paced
business.
Computer companies offer seminars for students
and current manufacturing employees to keep them
updated on new technology. Fashion schools have
added computer-assisted technology courses to their
curriculum.
TukaTech set up Tukacenters in America as an
innovation for students and those owning small businesses.
They can produce patterns and samples from designs using
TukaTech software and have the patterns printed out at a local Kinko’s.
Another innovation by TukaTech and the Fashion Book Store is
Fashion Project Café, which is housed in the Fashion Mart at Los Angeles,
California. The project was conceived as an associated service for
manufacturers large and small. The service center leverages the most
advanced technology in computer aided patternmaking, grading,
and 3-D sewing that streamlines apparel production, reduces cost,
and increases speed and quality to the market.
Even though American manufacturing is being outsourced to other
countries, the entrepreneur can always find a niche in this dynamic
industry that values change. Fashion-savvy youth and innovative fashion leaders still demand innovative
apparel. The mature customer searches for attractive garments that fit his or her changing figure.
Flexibility, research, and knowledge of a customer’s needs are the requirements of a successful apparel
manufacturer of any size.
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