How clothing is made

Description

Take your students behind the scenes in the garment industry. Join our video crew to visit Henry-Lee Apparel in Chicago, a family business that makes over five hundred styles a year for six brand lines. Follow each step of garment production from raw fabric to its delivery to the retail outlet. Learn the role of the designer, pattern maker, marker, spreader, and cutter. See how progressive bundling and whole garment manufacturing differ. Learn how a small garment maker can compete in the global economy.

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18 min

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Date of Publication

2004

Database

Alexander Street

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