Manufacturing

Socks come in a variety of forms, patterns, fabrics, and designs. The choice of fabric determines the type of customers we want to target. Cotton, silk, wool socks provide comfort, and a premium quality feels to the consumer whereas synthetic socks made from nylon or other related materials are better suited for sports as they do not wick moisture. The time of the year, target market, weather conditions, occasion, and tightness of the socks play a major role in making a purchase decision.

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Keeping in mind the recent America-China trade war that has been set in place, it comes as no surprise that importers have started to re-evaluate their choice of having export partners located in China. The ongoing uncertainty about the future of economic relations with China adds an aspect of risk to the business that many importers do not find themselves comfortable with. Given this scenario, the second best option that comes to mind when looking for a country to successfully outsource is Vietnam,  also sometimes known as the ‘other China’ for businesses looking to find a cheap market to outsource to.

The process of making cotton or silk fabric starts from weaving or knitting yarn into the thread to produce the fabric. Traditionally, the yarn was woven with hand on wooden shuttles by moving shuttles horizontally backward and forward. Along with weaving, knitting and crochet are also used for making fabric out of raw material by joining the fibers together. These are time taking processes as they involve more human effort with less output. Nowadays, computerized machines have replaced wooden shuttles and loom to produce fabric efficiently. The fabric is usually produced in three basic steps. This study presents a brief description of how is cotton made into fabric step by step.

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