| Sewing seamless cloths? Sounds unbelievable, right? | | | | Joining Options |
| But the fact is sleeves and necklines require traditional | | | | Welding, bonding, and heat sealing are other options |
| stitching with thread and needle. However, the Italian | | | | then customary sewing method. However, these |
| knitting technology produces beautiful designs that | | | | options have their restrictions over elasticity. Framis |
| features fashion with basic function. The soft micro | | | | Italia, based in ltaly, is well-known for its welding |
| fibres utilized in these cloths need particular threads, | | | | technology, "NoSo" that is based on bonding. It is |
| and enhanced sewing technology for the elasticity. | | | | bonding of two fabrics together. The bonding tape is |
| The seamless clothing has transformed the overall | | | | implemented together with hot-air welding. Framis has |
| worldwide production process. This technology can | | | | recently launched latest portable machine EI Nino for |
| directly produce finished products, and lessens | | | | hot-air welding. |
| traditional process of the production. This leads to | | | | Swiss manufacturer, Schips has introduced ultrasonic |
| saving of production costs up to 40 percent compared | | | | machines. The first machine is HS C51 WHE-F8, which |
| to the customary knitting. The seamless knits are in | | | | is for hemming, second is the HS C52BCO, which |
| tubular shape, which is laid-in elastic yarns, placed in the | | | | continuously assembles two fabrics with a bonding |
| welt bands and prepared in the compressed areas. | | | | tape, and third is HS C51 WFO that welds folded |
| Circular knitting machines were mostly used by | | | | elastic to release garments. |
| underwear makers since the beginning of the circular | | | | Sewing Machines |
| knitting technology in early 19th century. But the | | | | Sewing machine makers did not overwhelmed on new |
| manufacturers in Italy merged the reciprocation | | | | technologies, as anticipated. However, few machine |
| technology for tips and heels of socks with intarsia for | | | | makers have taken initiatives to enhance the |
| swimwear, underwear and outerwear during 80s. The | | | | technologies. The initiatives towards user-friendliness |
| machine manufacturing company, Santoni in Brescia is | | | | and flexibility are remarkable. |
| currently leading the market; although other companies | | | | . AMF Reece, based in Czech Republic, introduced a |
| like Sangiacomo, Italy and Merz, Germany are also | | | | chain stitch buttonhole lingerie tucker machine, 5-4000 |
| famous players in similar knitting machine technologies. | | | | LT, to enhance finishing process of the flat seams and |
| Within just three years, production of seamless | | | | flat lock seams. The surplus flat lock seam is absorbed |
| underwear assortment reached nine percent of the | | | | through the sensor control. The flat seam is cut and |
| total global production in this segment in year 2001, | | | | fully sewn on, and then cut-off flat lock chain is thrown |
| comparing two percent reached in the year 1998, with | | | | into the squander. |
| climb of 18 percent in 2003. In 2007, underwear | | | | . The Italian sewing machine maker, CF has introduced |
| industrial segment is likely to reach 35 percent, Santoni | | | | Rimoldi, which is well known for seamless sewing |
| reports. | | | | solutions. Its concept consists of seven resourceful |
| In context to the educational and training, the Santoni | | | | machines. The product assortment includes, over lock |
| Group has been conducting courses at The Machina | | | | machine Vega II with 1 or 2 needles, Fenix with 2 or 3 |
| Fashion and Design Institute, based in Brescia. The | | | | needles and its smaller imitation Mizar and Libra are |
| courses are focused on software oriented designs, | | | | particularly developed for lingerie. Over lock machine |
| and on the machine developments. Santoni training | | | | Lyra is a 1 and 2 needle a new inexpensive sewing |
| centre has emerged as a work place for innovations | | | | machine. Gemini, a station with two self-governing, |
| and develop prototypes, which are checked by | | | | opposite heads, which coordinates to execute parallel |
| consumers and stylists, and will be manufactured and | | | | binding, lace and elastic functions on both legs of briefs |
| distributed in the open market. | | | | or panties. |
| Santoni tried its hands on making seamless pants and | | | | . Yamato from Japan launched the VGS machine with |
| bras, however, the results were not so positive | | | | extra higher transportation, affirmative feeding of the |
| because the diameter of the machines permits only | | | | thread for needles and changing time of looper |
| small sizes. Although, this resulted many interesting | | | | movements. This may result in raising the length of |
| out-comes like frills, fringes and designs. | | | | threads in the seam, making high elasticity. In case of |
| Threads | | | | seaming a T-shirt, the UTL will make the stitches |
| Because the main products like underwear, outerwear | | | | automatically denser at the end of the sewing process |
| and swimwear are highly elastic, fine to very fine | | | | and locks the seam. |
| fabric, made of micro-fibres, required to be very | | | | . OOrkopp from Germany and Shanggong from China |
| extensible and soft. | | | | introduced three new machines for knitting, two high |
| All major sewing thread makers have developed | | | | speed lock-stitch (GC8900-1/A/H and |
| appropriate products. | | | | GC8900¬4-50) and the high speed over-lock |
| Alterfil has developed a 100 percent polyester | | | | machine SG700/704/714/716. The other has a degree |
| texturized yarn "Alterfil T", for needle and looper. The | | | | of difference in feeding with micro alteration according |
| combination of Alterfil T and Alterfil B in the needle and | | | | to the kind of fabric sewn |
| looper is recommended. | | | | . Union Special, Germany, introduced many machines |
| The Coats has introduced Coats Eloflex, produced | | | | for seamless garments; among these a unique flat |
| from Polybutylene terephthalate (P.B.T.). It is designed | | | | seaming machine with 4 needles thread feed off the |
| for elastic knitted fabrics, featuring best firmness and | | | | arm with top cover thread for overlapped joining |
| elasticity. This could be utilized for both under thread | | | | processes. The photocell controls the |
| and needle. | | | | thread-chain-cutter at the back of the foot-presser. |
| GOtermann, Germany has introduced an eye-catching | | | | . Pegasus, Japan, introduced new special machine to |
| seam with a glowing metallic effect. The in-depth | | | | bind tape over seamless garments, W562-020Bx232/ |
| testing has depicted that using a 2 or 3 needle | | | | FT141/MD641/Y. It is 2-needle flatbed, interlock stitching |
| over-sew stitch, a mixture of the micro fibre thread | | | | machine. Its top-cover thread has a fabric edge |
| 'Piuma' and the metal threads, GOtermann W 331, rolls | | | | trimmer, with elastic lace feeder, holding stepping motor |
| out a excellent result. | | | | driven metering device and automatic tape/thread |
| It is skin-friendly, without resulting any irritation. The 127 | | | | cutter. |
| available Piuma colors and 12 W 331 colors (in some | | | | . Schips introduced a blend of two machines, HS C3G |
| cases multi-colored) produce a wide-range of color | | | | B to attach bindings simultaneously form right to left |
| permutation. | | | | leg. |
| Amann, Germany developed new innovative elastic | | | | Conclusion |
| sewing thread, "saba FLEX". It is made from 100 | | | | Seamless products have a share in fashion and |
| percent PTT continuous thread, available in 2 variants, | | | | functional garment market, and it is not bounded to |
| 80tex and 120tex for all kinds of elastic fabrics. | | | | only underwear segment. The new evolution is |
| Reutex, Germany offers new elastic micro fibre | | | | emerging into outerwear product assortments. |
| thread for needle and looper, 'Softex 120'. | | | | |