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2 Striking through

When two parts of fabrics are joined by pressure and heat during fusing it must have the control to the temp.&
pressure. Sometimes the pressure and heat are not controlled properly during fusing so that the resin is passed
through the upper part of fabric. It is called striking through.

Introduction to Sewing technology

At the end of this lesson, you shall be able to
• classification of sewing machines
• sewing machine needles
• sewing thread and selection criteria
• stitch and Seams and their classification.

Introduction to sewing
Sewing is the process of fastening or attaching two parts of fabric using stitches made with a needle and thread.
It is one of the basic steps of apparel manufacturing process. Sewing section is the most important department of
a garment manufacturing industry
Classification Of Sewing Machine

1 Basic sewing machines comprise machines that sew with a lock stitch and multi-thread chain stitch. These are
mainly intended for attaching garment components for basic sewing operations.
2 Special sewing machines: which are used for a specific function such as pocket piping, button attach ,button
hole etc. and based on stitch type such as blind stitch, zigzag stitch, bar tack etc.
Basic sewing machine that are used in garment industry
1 Single Needle Lock Stitch Machine (SNLS)
2 Over Lock (All Type)

3 Flat Lock Machine
4 Feed Of The Arm Machine
5 Bartack Machine
6 Button Stitch Machine

7 Button Hole Machine
Single Needle Lock Stitch Machine (SNLS)
• This machine makes lock stitches. This is a widely used sewing machine.
• Purpose: Single needle lock stitch machines are used for joining two or multiple fabric plies together. Machine
is used to sew light weight, medium weight and heavy materials. (Fig 1)
Fig 1

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CITS : Apparel - Fashion Design & Technology -Lesson 13-24