Sweater Yarn Consumption

Sweater Yarn Consumption

Making process of sweater is different from knit and woven garments since sweater is not made from finished fabric. There are two main kinds of sweaters. Full fashioning and cut and sew. Full-fashioning is the process of making a sweater that is knitted in the pieces by knitting machine and the knitted pieces are assembled on a linking machine. 

Cut-and-sew sweaters are knit in large panels and cut out like a woven garment and sewn on a machine; this is what has most been used in the U.S. 

For sweater consumption we have to make a sweater first in middle size or the size containing maximum quantity (if bigger than the middle size contains maximum quantity). We have to consider the weight of that sweater as standard. Need to add wastage with the actual weight of 12pcs sweaters. Normal wastage percentage of Acrylic & Cotton is 6% to 8% and for the Viscose, Spandex, Wool etc. is 10% to 12%. If cutting wastage is more than the usual, we have to add more than the usual as wastage. See following yarn consumption sheet for clear conception:

YARN CONSUMPTION

Buying House	Buyer	DATE		BUYER REF.	STYLE NO.
	Walmart	10-Apr			GRF12004MN
Description	V-Neck L/S Sweater
Yarn	100% Cotton 2/32
GG	12 GG
COLOR SWATCH	COLOR NAME				Garments Qty/ Pcs
	True Black				4,000
	Lt. Grey Heather				4,000
	Grey heather				4,000
	Charcoal Mix				4,000
TOTAL					16,000
	TOTAL YARN REQUIRED:
	TOTAL PCS	LBS/DOZ.	WASTAGE		TOTAL (a)
	16,000	9.5	10%		13,933.33 Lbs
YARN REQUIRED PER COLOR:
COLOR SWATCH	COLOR NAME	TOTAL PCS.	LBS/DOZ	WASTAGE	TOTAL YARN (LBS)
	True Black	4,000	9.5	10%	3,483.33 Lbs
	Lt. Grey Heather	4,000	9.5	10%	3,483.33 Lbs
	Grey heather	4,000	9.5	10%	3,483.33 Lbs
	Charcoal Mix	4,000	9.5	10%	3,483.33 Lbs
Please note that TOTAL(a) and TOTAL(b) must be equal. If not then yarn consumption is not correct.				TOTAL (b)	13,933.33 Lbs
signature (marchendiser)	date
	10-Apr

That is,

Yarn Consumption = Sweater weight in LBS (dzn) + wastage