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Plantillas de patrones para rectificaciones de calce efectivas (Reseña de Producto)
The fashion industry works against the clock; that is a fact. No matter how big or small the brand you work for. Every day you have a lot to do, and everything is urgent… Do you relate? If you work with finished products (external
Guía para especificar costuras en fichas técnicas
You are a fashion designer or a product developer, and every time you receive a prototype there are several adjustments to improve its construction… Does this happen to you often?If your answer is “yes,” just a few adjustments to the spec sheet (tech pack)
Reseña Libro: Costuras para Fichas Técnicas
You are a fashion designer and need help managing the technical development of your garments. You often receive prototypes that are different from what you expected. On the one hand, the measurements need to be adjusted (fitting comments). On the other hand, you have
Comprendiendo la industria de la moda: los roles de diseñadores creativos y técnicos
Have you ever wondered how those brands you are so passionate about work? Just like the machinery of a watch, fashion is made up of many different parts. In this case, it’s all about people. Professionals with different roles make it possible for those
Costuras ISO, ASTM y ABC Seams... ¿por qué son diferentes?
If fashion design is your thing, you will agree that, when making clothing, the seams are, what architectures would call, the pillars of the assembly. And the fact is that important aspects such as the look, quality, and durability of the garment will depend
List of Tests and Methods to Check Sewing Seams: Standards ISO, ASTM, and Related
ISO ISO 13935-1 – Textiles – Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles – Part 1: Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the strip method ISO 13935-2 – Textiles – Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles –
5 formas de pulir una costura... y cómo elegir la opción más adecuada
Do you know what are the types of seam finishes and why is it important to choose the proper one? A seam allowance is the area of fabric that we add around each pattern with the purpose of allowing sewing the fabrics. Its width varies depending on
The Power of Clear Garment Assembly Specifications
Benefits of explaining the construction of your garments. If you work as a designer or product developer, I’m sure you have experienced receiving prototypes that have little to do with what you expected. It has happened to all of us. And one of the
¿Qué es la Hoja de Portada de una Ficha Técnica?
The first impression matters. The way we present a new style is as important as the type of information that the tech pack includes. Therefore, we need to explain the garment (or product) clearly and well organized. What Is a Cover Sheet? The cover
Book 101 Sewing Seams: Update
Nuestro primer libro 101 Costuras acaba de ser actualizado y
Cómo hacer el Encabezado de tus Fichas Técnicas
Que pasaría si estas a punto de entrar a un quirófano y
Costuras ISO, ASTM y ABC Seams... ¿qué son?
Quite often, we receive questions from you about this matter: are your seams the same as ISO seams?, are your seams registered under ISO/ASTM regulations?, can I use your seams instead of the ISO’s?… These are some of the questions that you’ve been asking. So,
La Influencia de la Ficha Técnica en Tu Productividad
En estos casi 20 años de trabajar como técnico de producto, he formado
Por Qué Usar una Ficha Técnica
As the garment industry has become less structured and more globalized, the need for detailed and precise specifications has increased. Tech packs have become an essential document during the development and production stages of textile products. A few months ago, we talked in a
PESPUNTES: Tipos, Funciones, y Usos
Teacher, what is the difference between Stitch and Topstitch? This question is more common than what we think, either for students or professionals in the textile industry. And it is not surprising that it is confusing due to a topstitch is a type of
La Mejor Opción Para Generar El Cambio.
Como su nombre indica, el movimiento Slow lleva por bandera ‘el hacer lentamente’. Que requiere tiempo, que es
El Futuro de la Moda - CLO 3D
Como profesional de la industria textil, he pasado
Costuras y sus elementos
Cada día, en la industria textil, una gran variedad de costuras es utilizada para
En qué consiste una Ficha Técnica?
Tech Packs are mainly a communication tool. As we said in the previous article (see here), a Tech Pack is a document with all the information needed to make a design into a real product correctly. What information is in a tech pack? There
Tejidos de Plana y Tejidos de Punto: Propiedades y Cualidades
Cuando inicié mi formación como diseñadora,
Qué es una Ficha Técnica?... y por qué es importante
I know it. Most designers don’t like at all writing Tech Packs. For them (maybe you?) Tech Packs are the last task they want to deal with. But they have to. Now, imagine this situation: you are a professional chef. You work for a
Costura, Puntada, Pespunte… Qué Son?
Does it happen to you that you stay thinking when people talk about seams, stitches, and topstitching? If answering this question takes you more than 3 seconds, you should read this article. Poor explanations and wrong interpretations are the source of 73% of the
Técnicas para Estabilizar una Costura
Sometimes, when sewing, it is necessary to stabilize the seam to avoid it gets stretched. If we don’t do this, the finished measurements of the garment might vary. Stabilizing seams is required either for wovens or knits. The areas that must be stabilized are
Tejidos de Punto: Cómo Saber el Porcentaje de Elasticidad
The fabric elasticity percentage is an important characteristic to consider. Before cutting the pieces of a garment, you need to calculate the elasticity percentage of the fabric. Then you will verify if it matches the pattern measurements. Otherwise, the fit of the garment won’t
Tipos de Costuras y sus Usos
Location, location, location… “the location of your property is an essential factor in determining its value.” This famous real estate mantra clearly reflects today’s subject: The location of each seam is an essential factor in determining the correct choice. In previous articles, we discussed how
Cómo se Clasifican los Defectos de Prenda
Before starting a garment inspection, we have to know what is a defect and its level of relevance. This depends on the characteristics and location of the defects. So to do this, we need to have a Garment Defect Classification document. But, how do
Tipos de Costuras y sus Propiedades
Selecting seams is a critical part of the design process. This not only concerns the aesthetic part of creating garments, but is also closely related to its functionality and the economic-productive aspects of the style. To select the appropriate seams, we must know their
A Guide to Recognize Sewing Seams and Their Classification
We humans need to classify everything. A few days ago, I was reading a note about a neurological study. There, they explained that by nature, people tend to classify everything. We classify either physical objects or ideas and concepts. But why do we do
Cómo Evitar los Defectos de Costura.
Avoiding stitching defects is one of the most basic aspects to consider when making clothing. This might happen due to the following factors: the fabric quality type of thread the conditions of the needle the maintenance of the sewing machine the stitch density These
Top Seam Types Every Fashion Designer Should Know
Sabías?... la mayoría de nosotros sólo usamos el 23% de las costuras que existen
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