New update from NA-KD!

Hello again!

Lina here reporting with my second blog entry.

I hope everyone is enjoying the sun even if we work inside :)

Last time I wrote a little about the trend research I have been taught and been doing at the company.

So today I was thinking of writing about the next step in the design process, making the technical drawings. These are put into work once the styles are chosen. This is how it works: you get an inspiration image of what kind of style the design should be. Next to the picture there is sometimes additional comments e.g. the overall fit, what kind of details that should be added, etc. Adobe Illustrator is used for the technicals, it makes the process much easier and it also saves time, where you only need to draw half of the garment and later reflect it.

It is very important to be as clear as possible with the technical drawings so everyone can understand how the garment is going to be sewn. You always make a front and a back, and sometimes the side view depending on if there is a detail on the side that needs to be shown. You always have to keep in mind of how the garment is going to be put together and if it is even possible to construct the piece. The better the technical drawing is the better the first sample is going to be and that will save a lot of time later on during the process.

Often there is only a picture that shows the front of the design then it is up to you do be creative and design the back. If there is more time left it is possible to draw many designs out of one inspiration picture.

Parallel to this you also work with lab dips. These are small swatches of fabric that are test dyed to match a colour standard that is chosen by us. Then you work with the pantone books to compare and write comments of each swatch.

Once these processes are done it is time to start with the measuring lists that are going to be sent out to the supplier constructing the garment. This part I am going to save for next time.

Sunny wishes from NA-KD, Gothenburg