The use of shade sorting method for the fabrics in garment manufacture

Abstract

Shade sorting methods are designed with the aim to identify the pieces i.e. coloured materials from different dyelots, that could be used for the manufacture of a single garment in order to keep the colour difference between different garment parts at the minimum (or acceptable). The most simple and the most used shade sorting system today is 555 block sorting. This article considers the possibility of using 555 block shade sorting on several industrially produced woven fabrics for garment manufacture. The fabrics examined in the experimental part are chosen by their colour, to cover both light and deep shades, and all the main colours of the spectrum.