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A List of Points Which Should Be Considered Before Placing A Fabric Purchase Order

Dear All,




Please find below an inventory of points which should be considered before placing a cloth order . you want to check & clearly describe the below mentioned points in your booking sheet and also take confirmation from the material supplier. These points are going to be differ a touch for A) Woven Fabric & B) Knit Fabric



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A) WOVEN FABRICS




1. Composition (fabric content)




2. Fabric construction.




3. Warp yarn counts, weft yarn count.




4. sorts of yarn (O.E/Ring spun/combed/semi-combed/carded




5. Width of cloth




6. Woven by shuttle loom or shuttle less loom.




7. If dyed then dye type.




8. Color fastness to (wet/light/crocking/iron etc.)




9. Piece length with no seam (For example 75% of the material longer than 80% yards per piece and maximum 25% between 30 & yards.)




10. Acceptable Quality level (AQL)




11. Loom state desized /softened




12. Finishing / Pre washed / Brushed/Skewed/Pre-Shrink




13. Specially finished ( water-repellent / water-proof / resin finish permanent-press fabric procured, permanent-press fabric post cured, crinkled, peached on front side)




14. Fabric strength (warp & weft way)




15. Packing for example:




a) Rolled on tube then each appear an un tear able Polly bag




b) Folded at one yard length and every piece during a n un tear able Polly bag then numerous pieces in a 3-ply carton.




16. Marking and labeling.




To assure accurate length of cloth in each roll, we might want the suppliers to stamp both ends of cloth and yardage written on paper label.









KNITTED FABRICS




During placing a sale order of knit we should always specify the followings as mentioned below:




1. sort of Knit




2. Weight per square metre (grammage) GSM.




3. Tubular or Open width




4. Cut selvedges starched to guard curl .




5. Shrinkage.




6. Dia etc.




The specification of dyes & color fastness standard also are vital . We must be confirmed with the customer before placing an order to fabric supplier.







We should specify the whole requirement as clearly as possible.


If we don’t specify, we may get




1. substantive dye rather than reactive dye or vat color .




2. 8% rather than residual shrinkage below 5%




3. Some pcs but 20 yds rather than minimum piece length 30% yds.




4. Any standard rather than color fastness standard




5. Carded yarn instead combed yarn.




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