Question

What are the ways to check the workmanship of a readymade garment?

Answer 1

1. Check the fibre of the cloth and the quality of its weave. Clothes with a tight weave are better, and those with a loose weave tend to shrink easily.
2. It is important to look for the weave in hosiery and knitted ready-made garments.
3. Check the design of the garment. Also, check the hemming, plackets, and fasteners.
4. Prints should be uniform. Stripes and checks should be stitched at proper angles.
5. In fuzzy clothes, one must ensure that the piles are in the same direction.
6. The plackets should be large enough for easy changing of the dress.
7. The seam should be durable and finished properly. Stitches should be small, equal, and straight. Some space for alteration should be left.
8. The thread used in stitching should be of fast colour and almost matching to the colour of the doth.
9. Stitches of hemming should be at short intervals and equal in size, and their ends should be locked properly.