of motifs on the shirt and the amount of fabric waste causing inefficient use of fabric raw materials.
With the explanation above, the processing of apparel products in shirts with batik motifs can still
be made efficient to reduce the amount of waste produced, one of which is through the design of
efficient motif designs. For this reason, this research will discuss the efficiency of motif dimensions
for batik shirts, so that the results of this study can reveal the composition and dimensions of motifs
that are effective for production in the batik shirt industry. After this research is completed, it is
expected that there is an efficient design or recommendation of motif dimensions and can be used
as a reference in designing the development of motifs for apparel products, especially men’s shirts
made from batik motifs.
2 METHOD
In the above explanation, it was stated that the condition of the production design of a garment has
potential waste, one of which is in the form of fabric leftover. Not all of these wastes can be utilized
into products of economic value; for that, it is necessary to improve production material efficiency
starting from the initial production process. This study aims to find the dimensions of motives
effective in the production of men’s batik-patterned shirts. In achieving this research, the authors
researched qualitative methods through literature studies to find opportunities for effectiveness in
clothing production and map the composition of the batik pattern in the shirt production process.
3 RESULT AND DISCUSIONS
As previously stated, the apparel industry has a broad scope of the industry, including the fiber and
yarn processing industry, fabric processing, and apparel manufacturing (Zamroni and Ernawati
2015). Businesses in the field of apparel are owned by large-scale businesses and owned by businesses with small and medium scale. The batik shirt business can be mostly in the classification of
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) where the management is very diverse. The search for batik
business constraints is known to be one of the big challenges in developing batik products related
to the production costs and the differentiation of alternative products (Mangifera 2016). It was also
conveyed by Nurainun and Rasyimah (2008), which explains that some things weaken the batik
industry, namely high production costs, diminishing human resources, difficulties in obtaining raw
materials at affordable prices, and the security situation.
Following the explanation above, a strategy is needed for the development of efficient batik
products. In this research, the product is focused on batik shirts, so the production process does
not stop only with batik cloth, but its processing to become ready-made clothing products. In this
case, Fletcher (2008) explains in his book sustainability fashion, to start the production of ready to
wear clothing starting from the time of processing the fiber to be marketed to consumers. This is
related to the apparel production chain relating to broad industrial processes. To focus this research
on achieving the formulation of the batik shirt production process’s effectiveness, an approach is
needed to obtain the effective formula in the production of batik patterned shirts, one of which is
the concept of zero waste fashion.
Zero waste fashion is a method that aims to minimize waste and optimize fabric dimensions.
According to Risannen and Almond (2013), the concept of minimizing waste in the production
process can be done effectively by optimizing fabric dimensions. To optimize the fabric, it is
necessary to design clothing patterns and design materials that are designed from the beginning
effectively. This is far different from the concept of conventional clothing design, which still tends
to emphasize the production process that stands alone in each process. In Risannen’s explanation,
most of the research was conducted on plain or striped cloth. In research, batik cloth has a pattern
and structure of distinctive and unique motifs, so of course, a deep design and analysis process is
needed.
With the above concept, the effectiveness of batik shirt production can be achieved through
the design’s effectiveness at the material design stage, where the fabric is planned to be more
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With the explanation above, the processing of apparel products in shirts with batik motifs can still
be made efficient to reduce the amount of waste produced, one of which is through the design of
efficient motif designs. For this reason, this research will discuss the efficiency of motif dimensions
for batik shirts, so that the results of this study can reveal the composition and dimensions of motifs
that are effective for production in the batik shirt industry. After this research is completed, it is
expected that there is an efficient design or recommendation of motif dimensions and can be used
as a reference in designing the development of motifs for apparel products, especially men’s shirts
made from batik motifs.
2 METHOD
In the above explanation, it was stated that the condition of the production design of a garment has
potential waste, one of which is in the form of fabric leftover. Not all of these wastes can be utilized
into products of economic value; for that, it is necessary to improve production material efficiency
starting from the initial production process. This study aims to find the dimensions of motives
effective in the production of men’s batik-patterned shirts. In achieving this research, the authors
researched qualitative methods through literature studies to find opportunities for effectiveness in
clothing production and map the composition of the batik pattern in the shirt production process.
3 RESULT AND DISCUSIONS
As previously stated, the apparel industry has a broad scope of the industry, including the fiber and
yarn processing industry, fabric processing, and apparel manufacturing (Zamroni and Ernawati
2015). Businesses in the field of apparel are owned by large-scale businesses and owned by businesses with small and medium scale. The batik shirt business can be mostly in the classification of
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) where the management is very diverse. The search for batik
business constraints is known to be one of the big challenges in developing batik products related
to the production costs and the differentiation of alternative products (Mangifera 2016). It was also
conveyed by Nurainun and Rasyimah (2008), which explains that some things weaken the batik
industry, namely high production costs, diminishing human resources, difficulties in obtaining raw
materials at affordable prices, and the security situation.
Following the explanation above, a strategy is needed for the development of efficient batik
products. In this research, the product is focused on batik shirts, so the production process does
not stop only with batik cloth, but its processing to become ready-made clothing products. In this
case, Fletcher (2008) explains in his book sustainability fashion, to start the production of ready to
wear clothing starting from the time of processing the fiber to be marketed to consumers. This is
related to the apparel production chain relating to broad industrial processes. To focus this research
on achieving the formulation of the batik shirt production process’s effectiveness, an approach is
needed to obtain the effective formula in the production of batik patterned shirts, one of which is
the concept of zero waste fashion.
Zero waste fashion is a method that aims to minimize waste and optimize fabric dimensions.
According to Risannen and Almond (2013), the concept of minimizing waste in the production
process can be done effectively by optimizing fabric dimensions. To optimize the fabric, it is
necessary to design clothing patterns and design materials that are designed from the beginning
effectively. This is far different from the concept of conventional clothing design, which still tends
to emphasize the production process that stands alone in each process. In Risannen’s explanation,
most of the research was conducted on plain or striped cloth. In research, batik cloth has a pattern
and structure of distinctive and unique motifs, so of course, a deep design and analysis process is
needed.
With the above concept, the effectiveness of batik shirt production can be achieved through
the design’s effectiveness at the material design stage, where the fabric is planned to be more
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