Smart Textiles and E-Textiles: How Fabrics Learned to Sense, React and Communicate

By | October 20, 2026
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Smart Textiles and E-Textiles: How Fabrics Learned to Sense, React and Communicate

Smart Textiles and E-Textiles: How Fabrics Learned to Sense, React and Communicate Noor Ahmed Raaz Specialized in Apparel Manufacturing Owner and Editor in Chief Textile Merchandising Asst. Prof., Department of Textile Engineering Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology Email: textilemerchandising1@gmail.com A normal T-shirt does one job: it covers you. Now imagine a T-shirt that also measures… Read More »

Yarn Count Systems and Conversions: Ne, Tex, Denier and Nm Explained

By | October 20, 2026
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Yarn Count Systems and Conversions: Ne, Tex, Denier and Nm Explained

Yarn Count Systems and Conversions: Ne, Tex, Denier and Nm Explained Noor Ahmed Raaz Specialized in Apparel Manufacturing Owner and Editor in Chief Textile Merchandising Asst. Prof., Department of Textile Engineering Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology Email: textilemerchandising1@gmail.com If you have ever looked at a yarn specification and wondered what “30 Ne” or “150 denier”… Read More »

What Is GSM in Fabric? How to Measure It and Choose the Right GSM for Any Garment

By | October 19, 2026
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Weighing a fabric sample on a digital precision balance the reading goes straight into the GSM formula.

What Is GSM in Fabric? How to Measure It and Choose the Right GSM for Any Garment Noor Ahmed Raaz Specialized in Apparel Manufacturing Owner and Editor in Chief Textile Merchandising Asst. Prof., Department of Textile Engineering Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology Email: textilemerchandising1@gmail.com Order two T-shirts online. They look identical on the screen same… Read More »

Garment Costing Explained: How to Prepare a Complete FOB Cost Sheet

By | October 19, 2026
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A merchandiser at work: calculator, cost sheet, fabric swatches, and the garment sample the basic toolkit of garment costing.

Garment Costing Explained: How to Prepare a Complete FOB Cost Sheet Noor Ahmed Raaz Specialized in Apparel Manufacturing Owner and Editor in Chief Textile Merchandising Asst. Prof., Department of Textile Engineering Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology Email: textilemerchandising1@gmail.com A few years back, I watched a factory lose money on a 50,000-piece T-shirt order. Simple style,… Read More »

Fabric Consumption Calculation for Knit and Woven Garments

By | October 19, 2026
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CAD marker-making workstation: computer screen showing nested garment pattern pieces in a garment factory office, plotter beside it

Fabric Consumption Calculation for Knit and Woven Garments  Noor Ahmed Raaz Specialized in  Apparel  Manufacturing Owner and Editor in Chief  Textile Merchandising Asst. Prof., Department of  Textile Engineering Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology Email: textilemerchandising1@gmail.com Why Consumption Decides Your Profit Fabric consumption comes up in every merchandiser’s first minutes of shop talk. I have… Read More »