Chapter 1 Flashcards
Textile Industry: Apparel
The textiles used in clothing
Textile industry: interior textiles
Also called soft goods, the textiles used in furniture, bath, kitchen, and bedding
Textile industry: Industrial
The textiles used in items such as; luggage, flags, sails, filters, bandages
The 3 branches of the textile market is divided into what percentages
Apparel: 35%
Interior: 35%
Industrial: 30%
Fiber *
The smallest part of fabric.
A fine and hairlike substance that can be natural or synthetic.
Natural: cotton
Synthetic: nylon
Yarns *
Continuous threadlike strands composed of fibers that have been twisted together.
Most textiles are made from yarn.
Fabrics
Mostly made from yarns and are woven or knitted.
A company that makes fabric is a
Mill
Color is usually applied to fabric by what two methods?
Dyeing or Printing
Finishing
Most fabrics have additional treatments called finishing before they can be used.
Put-up
A term used to indicate the way a fabric is sold.
Shorts
Pieces of fabric shorter than 40 yards in length
Remnants
1-10 yard pieces of cloth
Vertically integrated mill
Mills that not only make fabric but also produce yarn and perform the finishing process
Greige goods
Unfinished fabric
Pronounced “grey-ge”
Converters
Individual who sells greige goods
Jobber *
Buys from mills, converters and garment manufacturers.
Overrun
When a mill produces
more dyed, printed or finished fabric than the order specified.
Overseas agent
Person or company that represents and exporter or importer in countries overseas where it conducts business.
Private label
A retail brand in which appears or seen products are manufactured specifically for a retailer and sold exclusively by that retailer
Exclusive brand
National brand with distribution through one retailer
Time range of market planning in textiles
Long range planning.
Design of woven fabric for apparel begins 1.5 to 2 years before retail sale.
Fabric for a new season: 6 months
Fast fashion is disrupting this system
Dates of apparel retail selling seasons
Fall: August 1st
Spring: February 1st
Fair trade
Used to indicate that a product was produced without labor exploitation, by using environmentally sustainable practices and that the producers received fair prices for their product.
Dyeing
Imparting solid color to textiles
Printing
Imparting designs to textiles
Importer: 2 types
Direct: buys foreign fabric or manufactured textile products
Import mill: foreign company that makes fabric or yarn to export
Retail store
Sell to home sewers
Pound goods
Pieces less than one yard
-Sold by the pound
Reasons for imports in textiles
Labor-intensive: lower labor cost
Superior products: Japanese silk, Scottish Harris Tweed
What % of textiles and apparel are imported
50% of domestic apparel and fabric
Historical textile export
China - silk
Middle East - flax & cotton
Italy - elaborate woven designs
Americas - cotton
Potential environmental issues within the textile industry
Air and water pollution
Disposal of waste products
Health of workers
Water pollution due to laundering
