Method of controlling the size of a fabric of a garment
View Patent ↗A method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment includes providing an extensible garment fabric and attaching a relatively inextensible tape or cord proximate to an edge of the extensible garment fabric with the tape or cord made from a material which can be eliminated or made extensible during subsequent processing.
1. A method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment, comprising:
attaching a relatively inextensible tape or cord proximate to an edge of an extensible garment fabric with the relatively inextensible tape or cord being made from a material that is able to be eliminated or made extensible during subsequent processing,
wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is made from a material that is water soluble and will dissolve during a washing of the extensible garment fabric, and
wherein said material that is water soluble includes water soluble fibers that are polyvinyl alcohol fibers, and
wherein said material that is water soluble includes water soluble fibers that are made of a low-melt polyamide.
2. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 1 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is attached to the extensible garment fabric by simultaneously passing through a sewing machine.
3. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 1 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is made of a heat activated material that becomes extensible upon activation via heat.
4. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 1 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is made of a steam activated material that becomes extensible upon activation via application of steam thereto.
5. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
cutting the extensible garment fabric on a bias to the relatively inextensible tape or cord.
6. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 5 , wherein the extensible garment fabric includes inextensible fabric fibers, the extensible garment fabric being extensible along a line of the relatively inextensible tape or cord via the extensible garment fabric being on a bias to relatively inextensible tape or cord.
7. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
partially extending the extensible garment fabric before attaching the relatively inextensible tape or cord.
8. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 1 , further comprising:
connecting an edge of the extensible garment fabric fixed by the relatively inextensible tape or cord to an extensible waistband to obtain a resulting combined garment; and,
subsequently processing the resulting combined garment for removing the relatively inextensible tape or cord.
9. A method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment, the method comprising:
attaching a relatively inextensible tape or cord proximate to an edge of an extensible garment fabric with the relatively inextensible tape or cord being made from a material that is able to be eliminated or made extensible during subsequent processing; and
cutting the extensible garment fabric on a bias to the relatively inextensible tape or cord.
10. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 9 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is attached to the extensible garment fabric by simultaneously passing through a sewing machine.
11. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 9 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is made from a material that is water soluble and will dissolve during a washing of the extensible garment fabric.
12. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 11 , wherein said material that is water soluble includes water soluble fibers that are polyvinyl alcohol fibers.
13. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 11 , wherein said material that is water soluble includes water soluble fibers that are made of a low-melt polyamide.
14. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 9 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is made of a heat activated material that becomes extensible upon activation via heat.
15. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 9 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is made of a steam activated material that becomes extensible upon activation via application of steam thereto.
16. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 9 , wherein the extensible garment fabric includes inextensible fabric fibers, the extensible garment fabric being extensible along a line of the relatively inextensible tape or cord via the extensible garment fabric being on a bias to relatively inextensible tape or cord.
17. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 9 , further comprising:
partially extending the extensible garment fabric before attaching the relatively inextensible tape or cord.
18. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 9 , further comprising:
connecting an edge of the extensible garment fabric fixed by the relatively inextensible tape or cord to an extensible waistband to obtain a resulting combined garment; and,
subsequently processing the resulting combined garment for removing the relatively inextensible tape or cord.
19. A method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment comprising:
attaching a relatively inextensible tape or cord proximate to an edge of an extensible garment fabric with the relatively inextensible tape or cord being made from a material that is able to be eliminated or made extensible during subsequent processing;
connecting an edge of the extensible garment fabric fixed by the relatively inextensible tape or cord to an extensible waistband to obtain a resulting combined garment; and,
subsequently processing the resulting combined garment for removing the relatively inextensible tape or cord.
20. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 19 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is attached to the extensible garment fabric by simultaneously passing through a sewing machine.
21. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 19 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is made from a material that is water soluble and will dissolve during a washing of the extensible garment fabric.
22. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 21 , wherein said material that is water soluble includes water soluble fibers that are polyvinyl alcohol fibers.
23. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 21 , wherein said material that is water soluble includes water soluble fibers that are made of a low-melt polyamide.
24. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 19 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is made of a heat activated material that becomes extensible upon activation via heat.
25. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 19 , wherein said relatively inextensible tape or cord is made of a steam activated material that becomes extensible upon activation via application of steam thereto.
26. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 19 , further comprising:
cutting the extensible garment fabric on a bias to the relatively inextensible tape or cord.
27. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 26 , wherein the extensible garment fabric includes inextensible fabric fibers, the extensible garment fabric being extensible along a line of the relatively inextensible tape or cord via the extensible garment fabric being on a bias to relatively inextensible tape or cord.
28. The method for controlling the size of a fabric of a garment according to claim 19 , further comprising:
partially extending the extensible garment fabric before attaching the relatively inextensible tape or cord.