DEMO — fictional range. Local brief only, NOT SENT. No personal data is collected or transmitted.
MATERIAL
Six materials, and what each one is chosen for.
Apparel materials are chosen for drape, recovery and shrinkage, in that order. A material chosen for appearance alone is a material chosen for a photograph.
Illustrative material record
- Combed cotton
- Bodies · 180 gsm, spun for hand and low pilling
- Dark cotton
- Panels and sleeve caps · takes pigment and shows wear at the seam
- 1x1 rib knit
- Neckbands, cuffs and hem tape · recovers, and it is what closes a garment
- Cotton twine
- Seams and labels · pliable, and it is the seam that fails where it rubs
- Ceramic buttons
- Closure · crush resistant, and it is the stand that fails before the button
- Spun polyester thread
- All seaming · 50/3, chosen so the stitch outlives the fabric
Illustrative examples for a fictional range. Material selection depends on the fabric weight, the fit and the wash regime, and is confirmed against a specification rather than a web page.
Why the rib is specified separately.
Because it is what closes the garment. A neckband or cuff in a rib that does not recover opens the whole garment, and the failure is a garment that stops fitting without anything tearing.
Why the thread is a 50/3 and not a 40/2.
Because the stitch has to outlive the fabric. A lighter thread cuts the seam allowance before the garment is worn out, and the seam opens where the fabric is intact.