garment production
Making wearable items
Garment production is the process of manufacturing clothing, from cutting fabric to final assembly.
The term covers the entire industrial workflow: pattern-making, cutting, sewing, finishing, and quality control.
Most garment production has moved to countries with lower labor costs.
The phrase often appears in discussions of supply chains, labor conditions, and fast fashion.
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- sergingEdge-binding stitch technique
- sewing machinesDevices that join fabric
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
cut and sew · piecework · assembly line · sweat shop · fast fashion · draping · inspections · quality control · embroidery · sketching · seam allowance · mood boards · toile · bias cut · laser cutting · weaving patterns · thread count · technical drawing
- manufacturingfactories, factory, car factory, assembly plants, electronics factory
- shirt industrydress shirts, polo shirts, t-shirts, button-downs, cotton shirts
- cotton textilescotton, cotton gin, cotton mills, cotton yarn, cotton cloth
- Soviet Industrycentral planning, five-year plans, planned economy, state enterprises, government control
garment productionfashion retail
Commerce in clothing merchandise
fashion design · wholesale distribution · fashion marketing · brand management