Garment Finishing Process:
Garment finishing is the last step of garment making. All of the finishing processes are done here. The term Garment finishing mainly applies to pressing, folding, packing, and cartooning of garments. Process Flow Chart of Garment Finishing Section is as follows:
Flow Chart of Garment Finishing Process
Finishing input (style, color & size wise)
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Initial quality check
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Spot Removing
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Ironing/Pressing
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Inspection
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Hangtag
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Get up change
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Folding
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Poly
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Bar code (buyer wise sticker)
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Metal check
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Cartooning/ Packaging to box
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Inspection of ready to ship goods
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Dispatch shipment
All the processes of Finishing have discussed in the below table:
| Processes | Procedure |
| 1. Finishing Input | Here, sewn garments are received for finishing the garments. |
| 2. Initial quality check | Sewn garments are checked here by the quality controller. If found major sewing problems then garments sent again to the sewing section for rectification |
| 3. Spot removing | Sometimes garments contain various types of spots which removes here carefully. |
| 4. Ironing or pressing | It’s one of the important processes in garment finishing. Here garments are ironed by following the measurement chart of those garments |
| 5. Inspection | After completing ironing or finishing, garments are inspected again here by the quality controller to confirm the correct measurement of the apparel. |
| 6. Hangtag attaching | In this section, the hangtag has to attach to the garments. |
| 7. Folding | After completing all the above processes, garments are folded here. |
| 8. Poly | Garments are poly-bagged here to keep the garments dust, dirt, and other impurities free. send the garments safely to the buyer |
| 9. Metal check | In this section, garments should be passed through a metal detector machine to identify metal lies in the garments. |
| 10. Packaging or cartooning | Finally, all the garments should pack to send the garments safely to the buyer. |
| 11. Inspection & Shipment | It’s time to check the final inspection and then go for the dispatch shipment. |
Author of this Article: Jahanara Akter Lecturer, Dept. of Fashion Design KCC Women’s College (Affiliated by Khulna University) Khulna, Bangladesh Email: fashionelongation@gmail.com