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Podcast: Manufactured
Episode: 91. How it’s made: On Garment Finishing with Rita Castro & DionÃsia Portela
Description: On this episode we’re exploring one of the final stages of production in apparel manufacturing with Rita Castro & DionÃsia Portela from Confetil, a Portuguese garment manufacturer that has been supplying brands all over the world since 1960. DionÃsia is Sustainability Manager and Rita is Sales and Commercial Manager for four of Confetil’s customers. They tell us more about the processes that give our clothes the final look and feel that brands aim for, from solid T-shirts to those with graphic patterns or vintage looks, different types of dyes and dyeing processes, and the sustainability of these finishing proces