Textile Manufacturing Process:
Textile is a very widely used term which includes all kinds of fibers (e-g: Cotton , Jute, Wool, Viscose etc), all kinds of process (e-g: Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Dyeing, Printing, Finishing etc), all kinds of machineries (e-g: Spinning Machineries, Weaving Machineries, Knitting Machineries, Cutting machineries etc), to convert textile fiber into finished or end use products (e-g: Garments, Furnishing Materials, Household Textiles, Medical textiles, Smart Textiles, Shoes Textiles, Fishing Nets etc). Textile manufacturing is a very complex and lengthy process. It is based in the conversion of three types of fiber into yarn, then fabric, then textiles. These are then fabricated into clothes or other artifacts.
A textile product passes through several processes in its manufacturing before it becomes wearable. These processes include spinning, weaving, knitting, wet processing and garments manufacturing. The flow chart of textile manufacturing process is shown in Figure 1.
Normally, the whole textile manufacturing process is divided by four branches. These are:
- Yarn Manufacturing or Spinning.
- Fabric Manufacturing or Weaving.
- Dyeing, Printing and Finishing
- Garments / Apparel Manufacturing or Clothing.
Flow Chart of Textile Manufacturing Process:
Here, I am going through each manufacturing process step by step so that you can get the idea of each sequences easily.
Flow Chart of Spinning / Yarn Manufacturing
Blowroom
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Carding
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Drawing
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Combing
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Drawing
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Roving Manufacturing
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Ring Spinning
Flow Chart of Weaving / Fabric Manufacturing
Yarn from spinning section
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Doubling and Twisting
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Winding
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Creeling
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Warping
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Sizing
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Winding on weavers beam
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Weaving
Flow Chart of Wet Processing / Dyeing
Inspection of grey cloth
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Stitching
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Cropping
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Brushing
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Singeing
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Desizing
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Scouring
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Bleaching
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Souring
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Washing
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Drying
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Mercerizing
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Dyeing
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Aftertreatment
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Finishing
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Inspection
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Packing
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Baling
Flow Chart of Textile Printing
Inspection of grey cloth
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Stitching
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Cropping
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Brushing
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Singeing
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Desizing
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Scouring
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Bleaching
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Souring
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Washing
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Drying
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Mercerizing
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Printing
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Aftertreatment
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Finishing
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Inspection
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Packing
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Baling
Flow Chart of Garment / Apparel Manufacturing
Design / Sketch
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Pattern Design
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Sample Making
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Production Pattern
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Grading
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Marker Making
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Spreading
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Cutting
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Sorting/Bundling
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Sewing/Assembling
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Inspection
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Pressing / Finishing
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Final Inspection
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Packing
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Despatch
In the past, fashion and design was included with Apparel manufacturing but now a days it is considered as a separate department.
Editor of Fashion2Apparel. She is a fashion designer and ex-lecturer in Fashion Designing. She wants to spread fashion knowledge throughout the world.
