Pressing

Pressing

Pressing is the application of heat, moisture, and pressure to shape, mould, or crease fabrics, garments, or garment parts into the forms intended by their designers.

ELEMENTS OF PRESSING

Heat Steam Pressure

In-process pressing or under pressing

It is used to crease, shape, and/or smooth components for more accurate seaming. Term used for partly constructed garments.Sharp edges on garment components increase accuracy in sewing.

Finish pressing or Top- off-pressing

It adds the final shape to seams and garments. Without finish pressing even the most well-executed seams will not have a pleasing appearance.

The time, temperature, pressure, and types of mechanical devices that are used for pressing depend on:

The types of materials used The shape or form that is desired

in the final garment, and The degree of permanency needed

Types of Pressing Equipment

BUCK PRESSES

Iron Pressing

The most common one is the steam electric. The iron is heated by an electric element, controlled by thermostat and supplied with steam.The tailor’s shape which has pointed nose can be used for seam opening on sleeves and trouser legs.

Steam Presses

It consist of static buck and a head of complementary shape which closes onto it, sandwiching the garment to be pressed.

Jacket Lapel press

Jacket Lapel press

Jacket shoulder press

Carousel Press

Carousel Press

Form Pressing

Used primarily for final pressing of the garment. Steam is forced from the inside of the form through the garment while the form expands to fill all the space inside the garment. This gives the garment its final form and shape.Favorable for t-shirts, night dresses, blouses etc.

Steam air bag or Dolly press

Steam Tunnel

Garments are hung on hangers and fed under automatic control through a cabinet on a motorized rail, passed through sections of superheated steam, and dried by air blowing. No pressure is applied.

Steam Tunnel

Steam Tunnel

With garments on hangers, gravity or tension pulls out the wrinkles.

The steam relaxes natural fibers while the heat relaxes man made fibers. Care should be taken for knits as well as acrylic garments since excessive agitation may deform the shape.

Pleating

Rotary machine Blade machine

Non-iron Garments or easy care

Basis of the treatment is resin finish. Heat treated to form permanent chemical bonds

Pre-cure Post-cure Dipping Metered spraying Vapour phase