Chp 1 Flashcards
Apparel
Textiles used in clothing (35%)
Interior textiles
Textiles used for soft goods (35%)
Industrial products
Textiles used for bandages, flags, etc (30%)
Fiber
Smallest part of fabric (natural or manufactured)
Yarns
Continuous threadlike strands composed of fibers twisted together
Fabric
Mainly made from yarns (woven or knitted)
Mills
Companies that make fabric
Dyeing
The process of imparting a solid colour to textiles
Printing
The process of imparting designs to textiles
Finished goods
Additional treatment to fabrics before can be used
Put-up
To indicate the way fabric is packaged when sold
Shorts
Fabric shorter than 40 yards in length
Remnants
1- to 10- yards
Pound goods
Very short pieces- usually less than 1 yard in length (sold by the pound)
Converter
An individual or organization that buys greige goods, then sells finished fabric
Greige
Unfinished fabrics
Jobber
Buyer
Vertically integrated mill
Large textile mills produce yarn and perform finishing process (Does NOT make own fiber)
Importer
Buys fabric or manufactured textiles from foreign mills or other supplier and brings into the U.S
Overrun
When a mill produces more than the order specified
Private Label
Specifically for a retailer and sold by that retailer
Exclusive brand
Captive brand - A national brand with distribution through 1 retailer
Market planning
Large range planning 1.5-2 years
Fair trade
Product produced without labor exploitation
Overseas agent
A person or company represent an exporter or importer in over sea countries where it conducts business
Retail
Sale is over-the- counter sale
Recycling
Reuse
