Growing and sustaining creative pattern cutting as a recognised profession in Asia

Method of Patternmaking in Fashion Institution and Fashion Industry

“…Lectra, optitex and gerber software in CAD the highest software used in the fashion industry among the nation's top data rankings in the US, but in the clothing sector in Malaysia, as found by [21], not overall in Malaysia using this software, it may be because they lack information on the advantages of CAD where it helps speed up the process in clothing making can also be faster in manufacturing operations, less labour-intensive and lower costs in terms of sampling costs and not only speed up the process but also reduce material costs and labour intensity [6] But although software is available in CAD, in some cases pattern-making is done manually [18]. The lack of CAD skills could be part of the problem faced by the industry, and this statement was supported by [23] but in fashion education in Malaysia, not all institutions are using this software because of the expense of obtaining software that the institution may not be capable of, and the manual process is still used in the production of clothing pattern-making, such as by referring notes that they will following the guidelines, flat pattern and draping. guidelines, flat pattern and draping.…”

“…According to [3], the lack of CAD skills could be part of the problem facing the industry. That statement was supported by [23], which stated that it was difficult to hire a capable patternmaker. [20] the research that have been done that use the CAD software which is C++ Programming and gerber software, [4] 3D virtual prototype, 3D parametric & body scan, Optitex 2D/3D and pattern design software (PDS).…”

Comparative Analysis of Foreign Models of Fashion Education

“…The article (Soon, 2014) is devoted to the comparison of fashion college curricula in China and Korea. The article (Tan & Chon, 2016) outlines the process of educating highly skilled creative pattern cutters in Southeast Asia. The focus of paper (DeLong, Casto, Min, & Kyung Lee, 2016) is how American and Korean design students think about sustainable practices and design solutions.…”