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241. How many types of bottom style of a shirt?

Ans. (I) Straight bottom, (II) Tailed bottom.

242. What are the styles or types of packing and folding of shirt?

Ans.

Stand up (collar is folded to remain at 90° angle from the floor level)

Semi stand up (collar is folded to remain at 45° angle from the floor level)

Flat pack (collar is laid to the floor level at 0° angle)

Hanger pack (collar is folded for a hanger).

243. What are the styles of shirt?

Ans. (I) Basic/regular, (II) Casual/Irregular, (III) Sport shirt, (IV) Blouse

244. What do you mean by numbering in garments?

Ans. This process is to put a number on the each part of a garment after cutting. So that the same numbers of each part might be combined at the time of sewing.

245. What is sorting?

Ans. This process is to sort by size and color after cutting.

246. Write down the attention point when marking

Ans.

Jumping & bias should not occur

Position marking

Must fit the end of the net (one side) line

Must check the quantity whether all the parts are marked as directed.

247. When dies cutting is used?

Ans. For interlining cutting

248. What is inlay/sewing allowance?

Ans. The fabric which is kept excess of the seam line at the time of sewing is called inlay/sewing allowance.

249. Inlay is sewing allowance but sewing allowance is not inlay? (Yes/No)

Ans. Yes.

250. What do you mean by Gusset (Front facing)?

Ans. The part which is folded into the inside of the front. This is two types—

Upper front gusset,

Lower front gusset.

251. What do you know about inlay (sewing allowance)?

Ans. The part which is folded into the inside during sewing.

252. What is back stitching?

Ans. It is stitching to back after finishing the stitch length; it is normally 3-5 stitches.

253. What is error part?

Ans. When left and right are attached being interchanged with each other or both right or left are attached in case of cuffs and sleeves is called error part.

254. Stitching and sewing, which is visible and invisible?

Ans.

Stitching—visible

Sewing—invisible

255. What is double stitching?

Ans. The stitching which has two lines keeping constant distance is called double stitching.

256. What do you know about slip out?

Ans. When the interlocking stitching stitches do not lock with each other along the sewing line then it is called slip out.

257. What do you mean by floating?

Ans. Few stitches, which are not passed through the cloth of proper interval during sewing is known as floating.

258. Write down the classification of assortment/packing?

Ans.

Solid size, solid color,

Solid size, assort color, Assort size, solid color,

Assort size, assort color.

259. What do you mean by Y-shirt?

Ans. Basic shirt/regular shirt/Dress shirt.

260. What do you mean by casual/irregular shirt?

Ans. Various types of style.

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121.What is Wrong side?

Ans: Wrong side means the inside of a garment or back side of fabric.

122. What is Yoke?

Ans: Yoke is the fitted portion of a garment, usually at shoulders or hips, designed to support the rest of the garment hanging from it.

123. What is clothing?

Ans. Clothing is one of the three basic needs of human being. Clothing is used for covering human body or other bodies to fulfill or satisfy the requirements of those bodies with the object of protection, decoration and identification.

124. What is Garment?

Ans: A garment is a piece of clothing.

125. What is apparel?

Ans: Clothes of a particular type when they are being sold in a shop. Apparel can also include things like name tags, jewelry or other stuff you wear.

126. Why woolen garments used in cooler climate?

Ans. The general configuration of wool fibre is helical and this configuration works as a wall for passing of cold or warm.

127. What is design or sketch?

Ans. In clothing industry design means determining the shape and cutting patterns of garments according to it.

128. What id basic block or block pattern?

Ans. Block patterns are the main or basic patterns which are constructed with definite and standard body measurement, but they do not possess any style or extra attractiveness or any type of allowances.

129. What is a pattern?

Ans. It is the model of all components of garments on a hard paper board.

130. Why pattern is produced?

Ans.

To make a set of templates of different components of garments.

To make a large amount of production at a time.

To minimize wastage and cost of garments.

131. What is working pattern or production pattern?

Ans. These are made on the basic of block pattern or basic block. Each block pattern is drawn or sketched on the hard paper board with the help of pencil. Then the following allowances and positions are added-

Sewing allowance

Trimming allowance

CBL

CFL

Button attaching position

Button holing position

Plate etc.

132. What is invoice?

Ans. It is one kind of documents which contains the information’s about selling items. Normally there are two types of invoice-

Proforma invoice- preliminary,

Commercial invoice-finally.

133. Seam line/attaching point is marked by U or V notch? (yes/no)

Ans. Yes

134. How grain line is indicated/mentioned in patterns?

Ans. By arrow mark.

135. What is grain line?

Ans. It is the line, which is marked on the patterns of a garment and the line indicates the warp yarn, as a result, when the pattern is placed in the marking paper then the Grain line follow the warp yarn of fabric.

136. Grain line of pattern must be parallel of the fabric? (yes/no)

Ans. Yes

137. Define category?

Ans. In garments export and import business a definite type of garments is specified by a definite number which is called category.

138. What is approved sample?

Ans. The sample which is approved by the buyer is called approved sample.

139. What is counter sample?

Ans. The manufacturers produce several numbers of samples following the approved sample which is known as counter samples. They facility the bulk production or hung on production floor.

140. What do you mean by allowance?

Ans. In case of garments making some additional measurements are added with standard body measurement which is termed as allowances. This allowances is 1cm or 1inch.there are two types of allowance-(I) Trimming allowance. (II) Sewing allowances.

141. What is interlining?

Ans. A layer of fabric which is used between two layer of fabric to give the particular area desired shape and to enhance the strength of that particular position which is called interlining. e.g. collar, cuff.

142.What are the types of interlining?

Ans.

Sewable interlining,

Fusible interlining.

143. What do you mean by lining?

Ans. A layer of fabric which is used in the inner side of garments to increase the comfort-ability of the garments which is called lining.e.g. suits, coats, ladies and babies wear.

144. What do you mean by FDI?

Ans. FDI= Foreign direct investment. These types of investment directly come from foreign country.

145. What is overlocking or neatening?

Ans. The sewing process of cutting edge of the fabric. So that the slack yarn cannot be opened.

146. What is seaming?

Ans. The attaching procedure of different components of garments.

147. What is stitch?

Ans. The unit of sewing or seam.

148. What is seam?

Ans. The line of sewing of one or more than one layers of fabric/the line of joining of fabric.

149. What do you mean by trimmings or accessories?

Ans. Beside fabric the components which are needed to make a complete garments termed as trimmings. e.g. Button, sewing thread, lining, interning etc.

150. What is ticket number?

Ans. It indicates the coarseness or fineness of a sewing thread.

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61. What is Interfacing?

Ans: A carefully selected fabric placed between the garment and the facing fabric for added body, to give support, and to maintain shape.

62. What is Join?

Ans: A term used in pattern directions that usually means to stitch together the pieces re ferred to using normal seam allowances and regular stitches.

63. What is Keyhole?

Ans: A rounded neckline with an inverted, wedge-shaped opening at front or back.

64. What is Lapels?

Ans: A Part of a garment that turns back, especially the front neck- line fold of a jacket.

65. What is Layout?

Ans: Cutting chart on instruction guide sheet showing the place ment of pattern pieces.

66. What is Line?

Ans: Line means Style, outline or effect given by the cut and construction of a garment.

67. What is Marking?

Ans: Marking is the Transfer of construction symbols from paper pattern to fabric.

68. What is Match?

Ans: To bring notches or other construction markings on two pieces together.

69. What is Miter?

Ans: Miter – To form a diagonal seam at a square corner.

70. What is Motif ?

Ans: A Unit of design; used as decoration or pattern.

71. What is Nap?

Ans: A Soft surface with fibers that lie smoothly in one direction.

72. What is Notch?

Ans: Notch means the Cutting wedges from seam allowances of an outward curve. Also a pattern symbol transferred to fabric to indicate seaming.

73. What is Notions?

Ans: Items other than fabric or a pat- tern required to complete a garment, such as buttons, thread, zipper, etc.

74. What is Pattern markings?

Ans: The symbols for construction printed on the pattern, such as for darts, buttonholes, notches, dots or tucks. They are transferred from the pattern to the fabric by means of tailor’s tacks, notches, chalk, basting or tem porary fabric markers.

75. Whah is Peplum?

Ans: Peplum is a Small flounce or extension of garment around the hips, usually from the bodice.

76. What is Pin basting?

Ans: Pin basting is the technique of Pinning seams before stitching.

77. What is Pinking?

Ans: Cutting raw edges with pinking or scalloping sheers to prevent raveling.

78. What is Pintuck?

Ans: A narrow channel of fabric stitched together to form tuck design detail, used in French hand sewing.

79. What is Pivot?

Ans: The Stitching around a corner by leaving the needle in the fabric, raising the presser foot, and turning the fabric in a new direction.

80. What is Placket?

Ans: Garment opening fastened with zipper, snaps or buttons. Finish applied to sleeve opening with cuff.

81. What is Pre-shrink?

Ans: Washing/dry-cleaning fabric to allow for shrinkage of fabric before the garment construction.

82. What is Princess line?

Ans: Garment fitted with seams instead of darts.

83. What is Ravel?

Ans: Ravel means the fray in the cutting edges of the fabric.

84. What is Raw –edge?

Ans: Raw edge is the Unfinished edge of fabric.

85. What is Right side of fabric?

Ans: Right side is the Finished side of fabric, outside of garment.

86. What is Rip?

Ans: To remove stitches improperly placed; also tearing fabric along the straight grain.

87. What is Roll?

Ans: Roll is the desired curve and fold (commonly on a collar); shaping established by pressing, pad stitching, etc.

88. What is seam?

Ans: Seam refers the Two or more edges of fabric held together by sewing. Seam should be well constructed and appropriate for the fabric, type of garment, and the location on the garment.

89. What is Seam allowance?

Ans: Seam allowance means the Width of fabric beyond the seam line, not including the garment area.

90. What is Seam binding?

Ans: Seam binding is the Ribbon-like tape used to finish edges.

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31. What is Clip?

Ans: Clip is a cut in fabric to allow ease on curves or corners. Also used to indicate notches in garment pattern.

32. What is Closure?

Ans: Closure means that which opens or closes a garment (buttons, snaps, etc., or the area on which they are Placed)

33. What is Colorfast?

Ans: Colorfast means the Fabric that will not fade or run during cleaning or laundering.

34. What is contrasting?

Ans: Contrasting means the Opposing; showing off differences of color, fabric, shading, etc.

35. What is Crease?

Ans: Crease is a line made by folding the fabric and pressing the fold on this specified line .

36. What is Dart?

Ans: Dart is a tuck in the fabric that helps in fitting the garment over the body curve.

37. What is Dolman?

Ans: Dolman means the Sleeve set into a deep armhole so as to resemble a kimono sleeve.

38. What is Double-breasted front?

Ans: Double-breasted means Front closing that overlaps enough to allow two rows of buttons.

39. What is Drum Lining?

Ans: Drum lining is the Lining not sewn into garment seams.

40. What is Ease?

Ans: Ease is the even distribution of slight fullness when one section of a seam is joined to a slightly shorter section without forming gathers or tucks. Used to shape set-in sleeves, princess seams, etc.

41. What is Edge stitching?

Ans: Edge stitching is the Stitching placed 1⁄16 inch from the edge; may be stitching detail, such as topstitching or stitching done to finish the outer edge of a seam or facing edge.

42. What is Empire?

Ans: Empire is a High waistline bodice with a loose, straight skirt.

43. What is enclosed seam?

Ans: Enclosed seam means the seam allowance along a faced edge that is stitched and turned to form an enclosed seam between two layers of fabric.

44. What is Eyelet?

Ans: Eyelet is a small, round, finished hole in a garment or fabric.

45. What do you mean by fabric hand?

Ans: Fabric hand means the way a fabric feels and drapes; its flexibility, smooth- ness and softness.

46. What is facing?

Ans: Facing is to finish an edge by applying a fitted piece of fabric, binding, etc. Also the right side of the fabric.

47. What is Fell stitch?

Ans: Fell stitch is a Neat, tiny, vertical stitches used in tailoring.

48. What is Finger Press?

Ans: Finger press means the Pressing a small area by crease with the fingers.

49. What is Finish?

Ans: Finish is any means of completing a raw garment edge to keep it from raveling, rolling or fraying.

50. What is Flap?

Ans: Flap is the shaped garment piece attached by only one edge, such as a flap pocket.

51. What is Flare?

Ans: Flare is a Portion of garment that spreads out or widens.

52. What is Fly?

Ans: Fly means the fabric used as lap to conceal an opening in a garment.

53. What is Fold line?

Ans: Fold line is the line where fabric is folded, usually vertically, when cutting out a garment. It is common for the center front of a garment to be placed on a fold line.

54. What is Fusible web?

Fusible web is a web-like adhesive that melts when you apply heat and moisture.

55. What is Gather?

Ans: Gather means to draw up fabric fullness on a line of stitching.

56. What is Gore?

Ans: Gore i s a tapered section of a garment; wider at the lower edge.

57. What is Grade?

Ans: Grade means to reduce the bulk of enclosed seams by trimming the individu al seam allowances different widths, clipping inward curves and corners, notching convex curves, and trimming away excess fabric at outward corners.

58. What is Grosgrain?

Ans: Grosgrain means the Silk fabric or ribbon having heavy crosswise ribs.

59. What is Gusset?

Ans: Gusset is a fabric piece inserted at the underarm to give ease in the sleeve area.

60. What is Hem?

Ans: Hem is the finished portion of skirts, jackets, and sleeves held in place with a hemming stitch.

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91. What is tensioning device?

Ans: The Device which is used to give the proper tension during winding yarn onto the package is known as Tensioning Device. Otherwise, High tension can damage the yarn whereas too low a tension can lead to unstable packages which will not unwind cleanly.

92. Which of the fabric is most suitable for summer?

Ans: Cotton

93. Which of the following fabrics does not take stains easily?

Ans: Silk

94. Which of the following fabrics is a bad conductor?

Ans: Wool

95. Which fabric is made of staple fibre?

Ans: Cotton

96. Which is the strongest fibre?

Ans: Nylon

97. Which fabric has a dull surface?

Ans: Wool

98. Cotton is most desirable fabric for making undergarments because it is.

Ans: Absorbant

99. What is appliqué?

Ans: Embellishment on a garment where decoration is made by cutting pieces of one material and applying them to the surface of another.

100. What is bird's Eye?

Ans: A fabric woven with a pattern of small diamonds.

101. What is chenille?

Ans: Soft, fuzzy yarns stand out around a velvety cord on this fabric, whose name comes from the French word for "caterpillar."

102. What is chintz fabric?

Ans: A printed and glazed fabric, usually cotton.

103. What is effect Thread?

Ans: Yarns inserted into a fabric, that are sufficiently different to the surrounding yarns, to form or enhance a pattern.

104. What is elastomer?

Ans: Any polymer showing rubber-like elastic properties. This includes Lycra and Spandex.

105. What is engineered print?

Ans: Also called a placed print because it is integrated into a specific area of the design. Border prints are often engineered into place.

106. What is facing?

Ans: A piece of fabric sewn to the inside of a garment for lining purposes or to add structure to the garment.

107. What is feedstripe?

Ans: Knit fabric where a stripe pattern is produced by the way colored yarns are fed into the knitting machine. Also know as Yarn Dyed.

108. What is fleece ?

Ans: This is a knit fabric, usually in cotton or poly cotton that has napped terry loops on one or both sides. There are several variations that and finish types for fleeces.

109. What is hopsack?

Ans: A loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or wool used in clothing. Hop growers originally used the fabric for bags.

110. What is intarsia?

Ans: A flat knit fabric with solid-colored, geometric patterns. The sides of the fabric are identical.

111. What is interlock?

Ans: A type of cut and sew knit fabric that is characterized by the interconnecting of the knit stitches.

112. What is jacquard?

Ans: Elaborate woven or knitted pattern.

113. What is jersey?

Ans: A generic term for a plain knit fabric without a distinct rib. Originally made of wool, jersey fabric was first manufactured on the island of Jersey.

114. What is lycra?

Ans: DuPont's registered trademark for its brand of elastic fiber. Same type of fiber as Spandex.

115. What is marled yarn?

Ans: Two single yarns of different colors twisted together. You see this mottled effect most often in sweaters.

116. What is matte jersey?

Ans: A dull, flat knit fabric made of fine crepe yarns. Most popular in travel and permanent press or easy care dresses, slacks and skirts.

117. What is picot?

Ans: A small embroidered loop forming an ornamental edging on a ribbon or lace.

118. What is pinpoint oxford?

Ans: Lightweight, soft, cotton-like fabric with a small 2x1 basket (rib) weave repeats. High quality. Very smooth surface; used for shirts.

119. What is piqué? –

Ans: A knitted cotton fabric with a waffle, or diamond-shaped, pattern. French piqué knits became an international favorite when René Lacoste, a 1920's French tennis champion, designed the polo shirt. Also called Lacoste

120. What is pointelle?

Ans: A basic rib knit made with a pattern of dainty openings. Typically femenine.

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121. What is poplin?

Ans: A durable, plain weave fabric similar to broadcloth but with a heavier rib and heavier weight. Made of silk, cotton, synthetic fibers, wool or blends.

122. What is ripstop?

Ans: A fabric woven with a double thread at regular intervals so that small tears do not spread.

123. What is rayon?

Ans: A manufactured natural fibre made from wood cellulose. It is soft, absorbent and drapes well. Also known as Viscose.

124. What is sateen?

Ans: A semi-lustrous surface distinguishes this smooth, durable fabric in a satin weave. Sateen is usually made of cotton.

125. What is seersucker?

Ans: A popular warm-weather cotton fabric with permanent woven crinkled stripes.

126. What is shot effect?

Ans: A color effect produced in fabrics woven with a warp yarn of one colour and a weft yarn of a contrasting color.

127. What is terry?

Ans: A fabric with loop pile on one or both sides.

128. What is toile?

Ans: Light/medium weight, plain weave, fine, cotton-type fabric, usually with one colored printed scenic design. Used mostly for home furnishings, clothing, etc.

129. What is velour?

Ans: Soft plush fabric with a close, dense pile.

130. What is wicking?

Ans: Refers to a fabric's tendency to disburse moisture rather than absorbing it.

131. What is weft Knits?

Ans: Weft is a type of knitting in which yarns run horizontally, from side to side, across the width of the fabric.

132. What is velvet?

Ans: A short, closely woven cut pile fabric with a rich, soft texture.

133. What is acrylic?

Ans: A synthetic fabric.

134. What is Aertex?

Ans: A trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear.

135. What is batik?

Ans: a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted

136. What is broadcloth?

Ans: A closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib.

137. What is canvas or canvass?

Ans: A heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs sails or tents).

138. What is cashmere?

Ans: A soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat

139. What is cerecloth?

Ans: A waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud.

140. What is coating?

Ans: A heavy fabric suitable for coats.

141. What is corduroy or cord?

Ans: A cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton.

142. What is crape or crepe?

Ans: A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

143. What is diaper?

Ans: A fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures

144. What is edging?

Ans: border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something.

145. What is duck?

Ans: a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents.

146. What is duffel or duffle ?

Ans: A coarse heavy woolen fabric (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug).

147. What is aba?

Ans: Garment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat-hair fabric.

148. What is alpaca?

Ans: Fine wool made from alpaca hair.

149. What is angora?

Ans: Silk-like fabric made from wool of angora goats.

150. What is bagging?

Ans: Coarse fabric for making bags or sacks.

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151. What is baft?

Ans: Cheap coarse cotton fabric.

152. What is atlas?

Ans: Rich satin fabric.

153. What is bump?

Ans: Coarse cotton fabric.

154. What is calamanco?

Ans: Satin twilled woollen fabric.

155. What is camaca?

Ans: Fine silk fabric.

156. What is chambray?

Ans: Lightweight fabric with coloured warp and white filling.

157. What is chino?

Ans: Strong twilled cotton cloth.

158. What is crash?

Ans: Coarse drapery and towelling fabric.

159. What is dimity?

Ans: Sheer and stout white cotton.

160. What is delaine?

Ans: Light fabric of wool or mixed wool and cotton.

161. What is domett?

Ans: Plain cotton-wool blend.

162. What is drill?

Ans: Durable twilled cotton.

163. What is faille?

Ans: Shiny closely woven silk, cotton or rayon fabric.

164. What is foulard?

Ans: Soft lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk fabric.

165. What is flannel?

Ans: Light woollen fabric.

166. What is fuji?

Ans: Plain spun silk fabric.

167. herringbone?

Ans: Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.

168. What is jacquard ?

Ans: Intricately-woven variegated fabric; loom for making jacquard.

169. What is jean?

Ans: Durable twilled cotton material.

170. What is lasting?

Ans: Sturdy cotton or worsted cloth.

171. What is melton?

Ans: Strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth.

172. What is muslin?

Ans: Plain-woven fine cotton.

173. What is ninon?

Ans: Silk voile or other thin fabric.

174. What is oxford?

Ans: Soft durable plain-woven cotton.

175. What is ramie?

Ans: Strong lustrous fabric resembling linen or silk.

176. What is rep?

Ans: Plain-woven fabric with crosswise ribs.

177. What is romal?

Ans: Handkerchief or headcloth; silk or cotton fabric.

178. What is weaving?

Ans. the process of interlacing two sets of yarns namely warp and weft, at right angle to make a fabric, according to design.

179. What is knitting?

Ans. It is the process of producing fabric by transferring continuous yarns into interlocking loops, each row of loop hanging from the one immediately preceding it.

180. How many sets of yarn are used in knitting?

Ans. One set (warp or weft).