Abstract
Clothingmanufacture is the last link in a long and complicated process by which two-dimensionalfabric is transforms into three-dimensional garments by sewing the fabricpieces together. However, whatever the quality of the fabric, if the sewingoperation is not performed appropriately, the resultant garment will besecond-rate. Hence the sewing operation is most important in clothingmanufacture and the sewing threads play a very important role in thisoperation. Generally, sewing threads are manufactured from either natural ormanmade fibres in either staple or filament form. Sewing threads are primarilyused in garments, upholstery, air-supported fabric structures and geotextilesto join different components by forming a seam. Different kinds of sewingthreads are manufactured depending upon their specific field of application. Anumber of factors should be considered when choosing the sewing thread: toachieve good sewing performance, sewing thread must be chosen according to thefabric characteristics and end-use of the material. In this paper a glimpse onprocessing & properties of sewing threads is given.
Key Words: Sewing,Garments, Seam strength, Seam slippage, lock-stitch, metamerism.
Aboutthe Authors
The authors are associatewith Department of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu,India and with Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute ofTechnology, New Delhi, India; respectively.
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