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 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 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 »
How Smart Merchandisers Handle Buyer Sample Rejections 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 In garment manufacturing, shipping a sample is a major milestone. You spent days communicating with the mill, verifying fabric… Read More »
A colour story can begin with a small collection of references: a drawing, a few swatches, and a sentence describing the intended mood. Presenting those references clearly is a merchandising task in its own right. A buyer needs to understand which colours belong together, which details remain proposals, and what information will arrive later. An… Read More »