Making, which has its origin in the Latin word confectio, is a term that refers to the action of preparing or making certain things from a mixture or a combination of others. In this sense, it is possible to make clothes, medicines, perfumes, etc.
For example: “The making of this dress is faulty: I’m going to complain at the store”, “It took me several hours but the making of the curtain is already finished”, “Dr. Staindbrush is still working on making an antidote”.
According to abbreviationfinder.org, the most common use of the notion of clothing is found in the textile industry. In general, the action of making appears linked to the cut, since they are essential activities for the creation of clothing. Sewing people, dressmakers and tailors are some of the specialists who are dedicated to tailoring.
It is therefore possible to differentiate between garments that are offered ready-made and those that are custom-made. The former are usually made in different sizes so that the buyer can choose the one that best suits their body. In custom tailoring, on the other hand, the buyer’s exact body measurements are taken and the dressmaker is in charge of making the garment according to these parameters.
In colloquial language, the idea of confection is used to name various things that are assembled or made from the union of parts : “For the preparation of this report, we had to analyze dozens of investigations and studies on the subject”.
Clothing making
From an industrial perspective, garment manufacturing is defined as a series of manufacturing activities that lead to the creation of clothing, based on a previously made design and with the help of the appropriate technological tools to optimize the necessary processes.
In the manufacture of garments, two stages can be distinguished: pre-production and production.
Preproduction
It is a series of operations that must be carried out before starting with the actual preparation, of certain decisions that must be taken to shape the work, and they are the following:
* Management policies : they are the guidelines of the management of a company, which are established in this initial stage so that designers have a frame of reference for their work. In small businesses, these policies are often set by the designers themselves before starting production;
* clothing design and pattern : selection of pattern and design, analysis of the model catalog and manufacture of the model garment;
* Supply of raw materials : according to the decisions taken up to this point, it must be determined which suppliers offer the fabrics and supplies necessary for the manufacture of the garments, what are their prices, their conditions, how long they take to make shipments, and so on.
Production
When the initial stage has been completed and the bases of the work have been established, it is time to make the garments, for which a series of steps must be followed in sequence: sample molding ; progression; tizado and top; court; pre-sewing; sewing; junction; merged; endings; labelled; packing.
Finally, it is important to highlight that throughout the two stages just described, quality control must be carried out, which focuses on fabrics and supplies, on the process and equipment used, and on the product. finished. Although there are procedures common to all companies, the quality control methods are specific to each one and are consistent with the way they make the garments.
