2. INTRODUCTION:-
Textiles clothing and footwear qualifications and competencies meet the need of workers
performing a broad range of manufacturing and process work across the textile, clothing
and footwear (TCF) industry. These activities include design, development,
manufacturing and merchandising.
This industry covers a range of sectors that can be described within three broad categories.
These are those which process natural and synthetic materials such as early stage wool
processing, cotton ginning, and hide skin and leather. Secondly there are those in
production such as clothing production, textile production, footwear production, leather
goods production and technical textiles. Finally, there are those services sectors such
as dry cleaning operations, laundry operations and footwear repair.
textiles clothing footwear furnishing.
4. TEXTILES USED IN SPORTS FOOTWEAR :-
Three different kinds of fabrics, knitted, woven and non-woven are used for sports
shoes. The fibres used for such fabrics are polyester, polyester-viscose, cotton and
nylon. Sandwiched mesh also known as high-tech three dimensional fabrics Consisting
of micro filaments sandwiched between two layers of meshes is also used as alternative
to foam laminated fabrics. Polyester, polypropylene, nylon and cotton are used for
sport-tech. However, the predominant use is that of polyester since it is cheap. Nylon is
used for the premium range of shoes. Cotton is used predominantly in canvas shoes and
children's shoes.
Market requirements of sport-tech textiles:
Year Sports Shoes Requiremen
t of fabric
(million
meters)
Million
Pairs
Value(Rs.
Crore)
2001-02 570 5100(1020) 105
2003-04 595 5950(1200) 120
2007-08 804 8040(1600) 140
5. SLIPPERS:-As regards slippers, please note that such footwear should
be with open heel and without functional laces, buckles or fasteners.
KOLAPURICHAPPALS: Kolapuri chappals are leather footwear with
outer sole of the leather and upper which consists of leather straps across
the instep and around the big toe.
ARMY BOOTS:- The best quality of "French Terrain" brand of camouflage
shoes in all weaves, i.e. twill, drill, gabardine, canvas, ripstop, oxford, etc; in cotton,
terry cotton, polyester viscose, polyester, nylon, etc; with various finishes like oil
and water repellent, stain resistant, fire retardant, etc;
6. HOW TO BE PROACTIVE IN
FOOTWEAR
A. Type of Textile Material(Nonwoven Fabric including Felt; Flocking and
Chopped Textile Fibers; Woven Fabric Mesh; including “Gauze”; Knit
Fabric including Openwork etc.)
B. Method of Construction(Applied/Glued On; Embedded);
C. Sole soiling material(jute rope on an espadrille);
D. Area in Contact with the Ground.
E. Durability (Empirical; No Formal HTS Criteria … yet).
7. DETERMINE THE METHOD USED TO
TEXTILE MATERIAL ON OUTSOLE:-
A. Applied with adhesive(flocking, most non-woven)
B. Embedded(very hard to do it “right”)
C. Sole soiling material(jute rope on an espadrille);
8. EMBEDDED TEXTILE FABRICS HAVE AN
“EMBEDDED”… BLEED-THROUGH PROBLEM
Molten rubber bleeds through the textile fabric during the molding process,
often covering it completely;
Problem worse with thin and/or “open” fabrics;
Difficult – and often impossible – to measure in the lab
10. FOOTWEAR PRODUCTION:-
Most ‘brand-name’ footwear is produced overseas. Larger footwear makers in
Australia generally import components and assemble them here, concentrating on
developing products that appeal to Australian lifestyles. However there are a few
smaller Australian footwear companies that specialize in making custom shoes or
shoes for niche markets like ballet shoes, golf shoes, riding boots, boots, ice
skating boots and therapeutic and industrial footwear.
In such companies, there are opportunities for Footwear Makers, Machinists,
Finishers, Pattern Makers, Clickers and Table workers. There is also a growing
market for medical grade footwear and orthopedic shoes, and an increasing
demand for skilled footwear repairers.
