CHAPTER 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Overview of the Apparel Industry: The Big Picture
CHAPTER 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Government Regulations and Labeling: Communicating to Consumers
CHAPTER 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Apparel Quality: The Priority of Industry and Consumers
CHAPTER 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Mass-Production Process: The Apparel Industry at Work
CHAPTER 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shape, Silhouette, Style: Focus on Design Development
CHAPTER 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sizing and Fit: The Keys to Competitive Advantage
CHAPTER 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fabric: The Essential Quality Indicator
CHAPTER 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Findings and Trim: More Quality Indicators
CHAPTER 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stitches: Holding the Garment Together
CHAPTER 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Seams and Edge Treatments: Providing Structure
CHAPTER 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Preliminary Garment Assembly: Parts and Panels
CHAPTER 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Garment Assembly and Finishing: Pieces into Products
CHAPTER 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Soft Home Fashions
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APPENDIX AÂ Â Â Â Â Generalizations about Usage, Cost, and Performance Characteristics of Common Apparel
APPENDIX Î’Â Â Â Â Â Fabric Performance Specifications Available from American Society for Testing and Materials
APPENDIX CÂ Â Â Â Â Apparel Sewing Thread Selection Guide by Tex Size for Major Seams (Courtesy of Coats American)
APPENDIX DÂ Â Â Â Â Seams and Stitchings: Diagrams in ASTM 6193-97 Standard Practice for Stitches and Seams
APPENDIX Ε     General Applications to Typical Operations: Applications of Stitches, Seams, and Stitchings in ASTM 6193-97 Standard Practice for Stitches and Seams         Â
