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Lecture 3 Apply Finishing Touches

Packaged clothing must be properly labeled to indicate fiber content, country of origin, and care instructions. Clothing labels must be durable and visible for the life of the garment. Care instructions on labels must specify if the item can be machine washed or dry cleaned, the appropriate temperature settings, whether bleaching and drying are allowed, and any special care warnings. Accessories and certain items do not require labels.

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Lecture 3 Apply Finishing Touches

Packaged clothing must be properly labeled to indicate fiber content, country of origin, and care instructions. Clothing labels must be durable and visible for the life of the garment. Care instructions on labels must specify if the item can be machine washed or dry cleaned, the appropriate temperature settings, whether bleaching and drying are allowed, and any special care warnings. Accessories and certain items do not require labels.

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INFORMATION SHEET LO4.

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Learning Objectives: After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be
able to pack finished garment.

Packaging Materials
Our range of packaging material includes garment packaging materials
and industrial packaging materials.
These are appreciated in the global market for the following features:
1.Good functioning ability
2.Less maintenance
3.Durability
4.Excellent finishing for better appearance
5.Light weight
Before textile products, such as clothing, bedding, fabrics and awnings,
may be sold to the public, they must be labeled. The wording on the labels
must follow standard regulations that have been passed to protect the
consumer. It is the responsibility of the manufacturing that labeling is
accurate. There are three different categories of labeling requirements that
affect textile products:
1.Fiber content
2.Country of origin
3.Care instruction
The most effective method we have found to keep clothes virtually
wrinkle-free is the Pack It Folder . The principle behind the Pack It Folder is
that by packing clothes without wrinkles and keeping them motionless during
travel, they will arrive in the same condition in which they were packed.
 Fold shirts around packing guide and stack shirts with collars at
alternating ends.
 Fold slacks in half, then in half again. Stack with waistbands at
alternating ends.
 Place packing guide on top.
 Secure ends and sides

When transported by truck, outer clothing is often carried as hanging


garments , while other clothing items are generally transported in folding
cartons and primarily containerized. Hanging garments must be inserted into
tight-fitting individual dust covers, sealed at the bottom. When outer clothing
is shipped in folding cartons, it is essential, in particular for higher quality
goods, for the folding cartons to be lined with tissue paper or the like, the
individual items to be secured and interlayers used. The cartons often consist
of wet strength corrugated board.
Marking of packages

Packing Clothing
Wrinkle-Free

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Keep dry Top

Garment Labeling Rules:


1. Labels on clothing must indicate the fiber content, the country of origin, and
the manufacturer brand as well as guidelines for proper cleaning methods.
2. Product labels are required to be placed in an easy-to-find spot and should
be visible for the length of the garment life. This means the clothing labels can
be attached as tags, printed on the garment, or permanent adhesive labels
may be used as long as they are proven to stay put.
3. When it comes to cleaning instructions, clothing makers can specify that the
garment should either be washed or dry cleaned, or both. They must be able to
prove, however, that the care instructions are valid and have a "reasonable
basis." That reasonable basis or evidence can come from actual washing or dry
cleaning test results or sometimes it can come simply from long-term industry
experience.
4. Clothing labels that are designated with washing instructions have to
include five different aspects.
 The first aspect is whether the garment requires machine or hand
washing. If the machine washing is allowed, the manufacturer also
has to print on the product label what temperature setting should
be used.
 The second feature of washing that must be included is bleaching
instructions. Basically, the clothing label has to specify either that
the garment should never be bleached or in other cases that only
non-chlorine bleach is safe. If all bleaches are safe for the clothing,
bleach doesn't have to be mentioned.
 Thirdly, whether the clothes can be machine dried (and at what
setting, if hot is not safe) or if they must dry by more natural
processes.
 The fourth element printed on product labels is if ironing will be
necessary and safe for the garment and how hot the iron should
be.
 Lastly, washing instructions are required to include any warnings
to keep the consumer from inadvertently ruining the garment. The
most common warnings consist of things like "do not iron" or
"wash with like colors." All five aspects are often accompanied by
standard washing symbols.

5. If clothing should be dry cleaned, then the fabric labels should add in any
warnings that require a variation from traditional dry cleaning procedures.
There are some things that don't need to be labeled. Those include
accessories like belts, neckties, handkerchiefs, and suspenders. Neither shoes
and hats, nor gloves need to be labeled presumably because tags or adhesive
marks would get in the way and be a nuisance during use.

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