Chapter 160: Disassembly Xu Heye put down her pen. She really didn’t have any drawing skills…
Xu Heye put down her pen; she truly had no talent for drawing. She left the office and walked around the workshop. Dong Xinghua, accompanied by an older craftsman, stood at a long table, unpacking clothes.
Xu Heye walked over and asked her, "Auntie, how is the unpacking going?"
Dong Xinghua: "It's almost all taken down. Only one piece is left."
"Yeah." Xu Heye stood by and watched the master take apart the last piece of clothing. The table was covered with pieces of clothing.
"Can you tell?"
"Yes." Dong Xinghua nodded and looked at the master. "Master, please tell He Ye about it."
"Okay." The old craftsman patted the fabric scraps off his hands and said to Xu Heye, "Young boss, our factory employees are all good employees. These pirated products did not come from our factory."
Xu Heye nodded and motioned for the master to continue.
The craftsman coughed and cleared his mouth. "Many people think there's no barrier to entry when making clothes, that you can just take a ready-made garment and tear it apart and imitate it. But that's not true at all. When making clothes, details are crucial. If some details aren't addressed, the garment might look fine to the naked eye, but it'll look weird when you wear it."
The craftsman picked up a denim jacket and pointed at the shoulder and sleeve area. "For example, on this style, when we sew the sleeves, we place them on top, ensuring there's ample room at the sleeve ends. This creates a fuller, smoother sleeve. We also sew a fixing line at the bottom of the sleeves to ensure a more stable shape."
"But these pirated products are not like that. In order to save costs, or perhaps the makers of the clothes simply didn't consider this issue, they don't have this fixed line at the bottom of the sleeves."
"And this one, the sewing position is wrong, so the whole garment is stretched, and the upper body looks sloppy and untidy.
For this piece, we chose a two-piece sleeve structure with buttons, which is more complex and requires the craftsmen to be more meticulous when attaching the sleeves. This method makes the clothes comfortable and well-proportioned. But pirated copies are not like that. They only pursue a similar shape and completely ignore these details.
"The fabrics and fillings used are not good either. Our down jackets use real duck down, which is fluffier and lighter, keeping the upper body warm without feeling heavy.
Down will clump after washing, but once it's dried and patted, it will fluff up again. This knockoff piece is not like that. To create the cocoon-like effect, it's filled with hollow cotton, which has a nice name: down cotton.
"It looks as light and warm as down, but in fact, its warmth retention is far inferior to down. It's not that you can't use down cotton to make clothes, but if the craftsmanship of filling this kind of down clothing is not good, the clothes will be disposable."
"This pirated version is made to look like our down jackets, but the down inside the jacket is not fixed at all, and is just fluffy, with large pieces stuffed inside.
This kind of clothes does not need to be washed. If the customer buys it and wears it for a few days, the filling inside will deform and move with his movements.
When the down cotton moves, some places will bulge out due to excess cotton, while others will be empty. Not only does it look ugly and shapeless, but it also completely loses the warmth-keeping effect of the cotton-padded jacket.
"Is there any way to solve this situation?"
"Of course there is." The old master nodded, "It's just one more step."
"Before filling, first use the interlining to fix the down cotton, press several lines along the warp and weft to form small grids to press the cotton piece, and then sew the lining and the outer fabric together."
"This approach can greatly solve the problem of cotton leakage, but the cost of garment making will increase." Whether it is lining or pressing thread, it costs money.
As costs increase, the factory price will rise, and with a high factory price, the retail price will also increase. But customers don't understand. They are both down-filled cotton coats, but others sell them for 80, and you charge 100?
And because of the pressing line, it doesn’t look as fluffy and warm as others.
Garment factories use down cotton as a filling material simply to save money. If customers don’t buy it, even factories that were willing to make good clothes before will no longer be willing to do so.
As bad money drives out good money, what is left on the market now are naturally those fluffy cotton-padded jackets that can only be worn twice.
Xu Heye nodded, it turned out that experts knew a lot.
The old master looked at the pieces of clothing on the table and asked, "Young boss, what should we do with these torn pieces of clothing now?"
Xu Heye thought for a moment and said, "These clothes have completed their purpose. They will be thrown away if they are left here. Master, if you want, you can pick one."
"The remaining seven pieces." Xu Heye looked at Dong Xinghua, "Aunt, you can give them as rewards to our factory employees who do good work and fast work."
These pirated clothes, whether in fabric or filling, did not meet the standards of their factory's clothing. Even if they were sewn, they could not be sold. As for wearing them, she was the boss and could not lead the way in wearing pirated clothes.
It would be better to give it to these employees and let them take it back and modify the craftsmanship so that it won’t affect the wearability.
After a pause, she added, "If you don't have a sewing machine at home, you can also use the machines and needles and thread at the factory. However, it can't take up work time."
"Thank you, young boss." The old craftsman smiled happily. He didn't expect that he could get such a big bargain just by helping the boss to unpack a few pieces of clothes.
Although it is only one piece, even if it is taken apart, it still needs to be sewn together before it can be worn.
But he's a tailor himself. Sewing clothes out of scraps of cloth wouldn't be a piece of cake for him. Don't even mention that these clothes are pirated. What's wrong with being pirated? Don't you have to pay for pirated clothes?
It was great that they could get a cotton coat for free and the boss also allowed them to use the sewing machines in the factory for free after get off work.
Dong Xinghua looked at the old master and said with a smile, "Master, you've worked hard to unpack the clothes. Please choose from these styles first. I'll call others when you've made your selection."
"Okay." The old master smiled even more happily. He chose and chose again, and finally picked the khaki polka-dot puffer jacket that Xu Heye saw first.
Manager Dong is not a stingy person. He will go back to her and plead for her to get some scraps of lining cloth to fix the down cotton inside. After sewing it up, it can still be worn for several years.
After the master craftsman made his selection, Dong Xinghua called a few more masters over.
These people are recognized as smart people in the factory. They do their work quickly and well, and they always get the outstanding employee bonus from the factory.
After Dong Xinghua finished calling everyone, she said to the other employees, "Don't be jealous. As long as you work hard and win the Outstanding Employee Award from our factory, you will also be able to enjoy other benefits in the future."
Although the others were envious, they couldn't find any reason to refute Dong Xinghua's words. It was their fault for not living up to their expectations and not doing as much or as well as these outstanding employees!
If they could do it as quickly and well as they do, one of these eight clothes today would be one of theirs!
Dong Xinghua looked at the fire of ambition in everyone's eyes and nodded with satisfaction.
Sure enough, rewards are the motivation for employees to work hard.
Since the introduction of the Outstanding Employee Award, the factory’s monthly output has increased significantly.
Xu Heye was also very satisfied. These employees could be said to be the veterans of their factory. If possible, she still hoped to lead these people in the factory to make money for a long time. No one betrayed them, which was good.
However, back in the office, thinking about the tag that still had no clue about, Xu Heye felt a headache. Pang Qiao couldn't help her with this, as she couldn't draw.
Maybe we can find an art major and let art students do the design?
Xu Heye was thinking.
Those who study art at least have a sense of aesthetics.
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