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Texture with a considered fit.
Distinguish rib used as a body from rib used for neckbands and cuffs. Evaluate the complete construction rather than inferring recovery from appearance.
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Ribbed tank: Fabric selection
A ribbed tank is defined as much by how its lines appear on the body as by how a cutting looks on a table. Decide whether the design should show closely grouped ribs, a visibly opened texture or a…
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Ribbed tank: GSM, width & consumption
A close ribbed tank involves several different widths: the wearer's measurement, the relaxed garment measurement, the pattern dimension and the usable fabric width supplied for cutting. Give each one…
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Ribbed tank: Colour & print development
For a ribbed tank, colour development includes how the raised and recessed parts of the actual surface appear in the intended fit. Define whether the garment should read as a quiet solid, a…
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Ribbed tank: Sampling & garment checks
Begin with the relaxed sample and the intended body measurements, clearly separated in the worksheet. Identify chest, waist, hem and body length, together with the neck and armhole dimensions that…
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Ribbed tank: Wholesale sourcing brief
An enquiry for rib fabric becomes more useful when the supplier can see the intended ribbed tank rather than a generic texture reference. Include a sketch showing neckline, armhole, hem position and…
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Ribbed long-sleeve top: Fabric selection
A close ribbed long-sleeve top needs a sleeve proposal, not simply the body fabric from a ribbed tank with arms added. Draw the intended shoulder, upper-arm ease, elbow position, wrist and sleeve-end…
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Ribbed long-sleeve top: GSM, width & consumption
A ribbed long-sleeve top uses full sleeve panels whose direction, shaping and end finish can alter the marker. Obtain the actual body, sleeve and neck components, with separate cuffs only if the…
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Ribbed long-sleeve top: Colour & print development
A ribbed long-sleeve top shows the same colour across body, bent elbow and wrist in different surface states. Decide whether the design relies on a plain rib appearance, contrast cuffs or specified…
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Ribbed long-sleeve top: Sampling & garment checks
Identify the adult sample’s body and sleeve pattern, size, offered material, weight and end construction. FR-401 is fine rib in 95% cotton and 5% elastane with Silicone + compacted; RB-302 is the 2×2…
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Ribbed long-sleeve top: Wholesale sourcing brief
For this top, give the sample room a sleeve-registration instruction whose output is a reproducible relationship between rib direction, elbow reference and wrist finish. It should show the actual…
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Mock-neck top: Fabric selection
A mock-neck top has a raised neckline whose intended height should be visible on the adult design drawing. It is not a long collar that the wearer must fold into a roll to obtain the intended look.…
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Mock-neck top: GSM, width & consumption
A mock neck is costed from its actual cut pieces and finished raised height, not from a long roll-neck pattern folded by the wearer. Obtain the body, collar, sleeve and other specified components…
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Mock-neck top: Colour & print development
A mock neck places a short raised surface close to the face and connects it directly to the upper body. Decide whether the collar should match, contrast or deliberately show another texture, then…
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Mock-neck top: Sampling & garment checks
Identify the adult top’s body and collar patterns, actual finished height, opening and attachment. State whether the material is FR-401 fine rib, 95% cotton and 5% elastane with Silicone + compacted,…
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Mock-neck top: Wholesale sourcing brief
For the adult mock-neck top, ask the developer for a graded collar size-rule linked to the body range. Its output should state how finished raised height, top opening and base attachment change…
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Roll-neck top: Fabric selection
A roll-neck top is designed around a collar the wearer folds or arranges to create the intended neckline. Show that worn fold and the collar unfolded on the adult design drawing. This is different…
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Roll-neck top: GSM, width & consumption
A roll-neck’s visible worn height is not its cut collar depth. Obtain the actual unfolded collar pattern, construction layers and allowances alongside the body, sleeves and other specified pieces.…
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Roll-neck top: Colour & print development
A roll-neck collar exposes a folded surface that can show a different face, seam or pattern section from the unfolded component. Draw the intended wearing fold and identify which areas should be…
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Roll-neck top: Sampling & garment checks
Label the adult sample’s body, collar pattern, offered material and weight, construction and intended wearing fold. FR-401 is 95% cotton and 5% elastane fine rib with Silicone + compacted; SJ-104 is…
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Roll-neck top: Wholesale sourcing brief
For this adult roll-neck top, request a wearing-convention specification before the collar is ordered as a finished design. Its output defines the relationship between the as-made unfolded collar and…
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Ribbed cardigan: Fabric selection
A ribbed cardigan needs to work as two fronts joined by a closure system, not merely as a ribbed top with a line cut down the middle. Decide whether it will normally be worn open, fully buttoned or…
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Ribbed cardigan: GSM, width & consumption
A ribbed cardigan marker must account for two fronts, a back, sleeves and the chosen front-band construction, plus any cuffs or pockets actually specified. Do not base the estimate on a closed…
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Ribbed cardigan: Colour & print development
A cardigan displays its body, bands, buttons and underlying layer in one composition. Decide whether the bands should blend into the body or deliberately frame the opening. Record the intended effect…
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Ribbed cardigan: Sampling & garment checks
Record the sample laid flat, hung in a defined arrangement and worn over the intended layer. Mark front length, back length, shoulder position and the opening landmarks the pattern team needs to…
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Ribbed cardigan: Wholesale sourcing brief
Describe whether the ribbed cardigan is intended to hang open, button fully or fasten selectively, and identify the garment normally worn beneath it. Include a drawing with the front edge, neckline,…
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Ribbed bodysuit: Fabric selection
An adult ribbed bodysuit connects the upper-body silhouette with a lower closure, so its material decision must consider lengthwise movement as well as width. Specify the intended torso relationship,…
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Ribbed bodysuit: GSM, width & consumption
Bodysuit material planning must preserve the accepted relationship between front, back, lower components and closure. Do not price a shortened torso simply because its panels fit the marker more…
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Ribbed bodysuit: Colour & print development
A ribbed bodysuit may present a visible upper body while its lower closure and other components remain outside the intended fashion view. State the actual styling and adult garment design before…
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Ribbed bodysuit: Sampling & garment checks
Identify the actual body, direction, torso pattern, lower components and closure in the sample record. State the intended adult fit and the relevant wearer and garment measurement references…
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Ribbed bodysuit: Wholesale sourcing brief
Ask the developer to return an explanation of how the proposed adult torso pattern and lower fastening location work together in the complete sample. The recommendation should identify whether a…
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Ribbed cycling shorts: Fabric selection
Ribbed cycling shorts here describe a close leisure silhouette with a cycling-length leg, not padded road-cycling equipment. Decide how the rib lines should look across the seat and thigh when worn,…
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Ribbed cycling shorts: GSM, width & consumption
Ribbed cycling-length leisure shorts need a marker based on the accepted close-fit pattern and material orientation. The relaxed width of a cutting, the usable supply width and the span the garment…
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Ribbed cycling shorts: Colour & print development
A close leisure short can show a different rib-line arrangement when worn than a relaxed material photograph suggests. Decide what the designer wants the colour and texture to contribute together,…
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Ribbed cycling shorts: Sampling & garment checks
Identify the intended close leisure fit, cycling-length endpoint, material direction and actual leg-edge operation before the first review. Keep a prepared relaxed cutting alongside the sewn sample…
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Ribbed cycling shorts: Wholesale sourcing brief
Ask the maker to return an identified body cutting and a sewn leg-edge section connected to the proposed short pattern, explaining how the edge treatment affects the rib lines immediately above it.…
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Ribbed lounge trousers: Fabric selection
Ribbed lounge trousers combine a visibly directional surface with a long leg that must sit below a supported waist. Draw the intended rib direction from waist to hem and decide whether the shape is…
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Ribbed lounge trousers: GSM, width & consumption
The vertical rib appearance is a design requirement that belongs on the cutting sheet, not merely a styling note. Give the marker maker the intended direction for fronts, backs, waistband and any…
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Ribbed lounge trousers: Colour & print development
Ribbed lounge trousers already have a directional visual surface before any artwork is added. Choose whether the programme relies on a solid shade, a tonal set, a narrow motif or another defined…
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Ribbed lounge trousers: Sampling & garment checks
Identify the adult sample as RB-302 2×2 rib, 95% cotton and 5% elastane with Enzyme + compacted, or FR-401 fine rib in the same blend with Silicone + compacted. Record the offered weight, pattern…
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Ribbed lounge trousers: Wholesale sourcing brief
Begin with an adult trouser drawing that shows the rib direction, waist position, intended leg shape and finished length. Explain whether the ribs should remain visually close through the leg or may…
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Ribbed midi skirt: Fabric selection
A ribbed midi skirt needs an intentional relationship between its waist position, visible vertical texture, hip fit and lower opening. Draw the intended straight outline and length on the wearer…
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Ribbed midi skirt: GSM, width & consumption
Use the accepted skirt panels, waistband components, hem and any specified walking opening as the basis for material planning. A generic close-fit dress estimate does not include the same waist…
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Ribbed midi skirt: Colour & print development
The visible texture is part of a ribbed midi skirt's visual identity, not merely a backdrop for a colour name. State the intended direction and the relationship between waistband, panels and hem in…
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Ribbed midi skirt: Sampling & garment checks
Record the actual body, waistband components, panel pattern, material direction, midi length and any walking opening in the sample. State where the waist is intended to sit on the adult wearer and…
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Ribbed midi skirt: Wholesale sourcing brief
Ask the developer to return a reasoned proposal showing how the actual midi skirt permits its intended ordinary step while preserving the accepted waist position and straight visual line. The…
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Ribbed co-ord set: Fabric selection
A ribbed co-ord needs a deliberate relationship between its upper and lower silhouettes. Decide whether the top should skim, stand away or tuck into the bottom, and whether the bottom is a skirt,…
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Ribbed co-ord set: GSM, width & consumption
Begin with the actual top pattern and specified lower garment, not a single average consumption for a co-ord. A broad upper sleeve, straight skirt panel or trouser leg has a different relationship to…
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Ribbed co-ord set: Colour & print development
Decide whether the outfit promises an apparently continuous colour, a tonal relationship or an explicit two-colour contrast. Those are different design targets even when the top and lower piece share…
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Ribbed co-ord set: Sampling & garment checks
Start by identifying the exact top and lower garment sampled, including their intended adult sizes and actual body materials. Inspect each construction, then ask the additional outfit question: do…
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Ribbed co-ord set: Wholesale sourcing brief
Ask the developer to explain whether one offered rib route can deliver the intended upper and lower silhouettes, or whether a deliberately mixed construction is justified. The output is a reasoned…
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