MDSE 2650 - Textiles for Apparel
- Forefront of innovation (world's largest industry)
- careers in textile global complex require knowledge of textiles
- evaluation/determination of the similarities and difference among fabrics
- fabrics look alike but perform differently - ANS-Why Knowing Textiles is Important
an umbrella term for anything that can be made from a fiber or fabric
- any flexible material that is composed of (1) thin films of polymers (2) fiber, yarns, or fabrics or
products made of films, yarns, or fabrics - ANS-Textile
(1) Fiber
(2) yarn
(3) structure
(4) finish - ANS-Components of Textile Production
any substance, natural or manufactured, with a high length-to-width ration possessing suitable
characteristics for being precessed into fabric
- natural or manufactured
- many different kinds of performance
- Hair-like - ANS-Fiber
an assemblage of fibers that is twisted or laid together so as to form a continuous strand that
can be made into a textile fabric
- very thin or thick
- have several parts
- smooth, shiny, hairy, soft
- stretchy vs. no stretch - ANS-Yarn
a flexible planar substance constructed from solutions, fibers, yarns, or fabrics, in any combo
- lightweight vs. heavy
- sheer vs. opaque
- matte vs. shiny
- fuzzy vs. smooth
- drapey vs. rigid
- stretchy vs. no stretch - ANS-Fabric
any process that is done to a fiber, yarn, or fabric to change the way it looks, feels, or performs
- modifies appearance
- enhances performance or greige goods - ANS-Finish
, any dyeing or printing process used to add color with dyes or pigments to a textile -
ANS-Coloration
- wooven
- knit: loops over loops - ANS-Types of fabric
any fabric that has not been finished - ANS-greige goods
coloring/finishing of greige goods - ANS-converting
products constructed of textiles and other flexible materials including apparel, interior textile,
and technical textile - ANS-soft goods
clothing & accessories made from flexible materials - ANS-apparel
interior furnishings or home fashion - ANS-interior textiles
materials are widely used in special applications of technical nature and that are generally not
considered apparel or furnishings
- EX: medical, roadbeds, buildings - ANS-technical/industrial textiles
application or function for which a textile is designed or for which it is ultimately used - ANS-end
use
sense and react to environment or stimuli of an electrical, chemical, thermal, mechanical,
magnetic, or other nature
- EX: photo degradable erosion blanket on highways - ANS-smart textiles/fabrics
textiles to which a finish adds a function
- EX: water resistant - ANS-functional textiles
we can't live without textiles - ANS-Quality of Life
The textile complex is the international mix of related industries that provide soft goods for the
world's population
- protection (police vests)
- decoration (curtains)
- modesty (covering)
- status (fur coat, social status)
**globalization: interconnectedness (had to go digital)
**needs advance technology for communication - ANS-The Global Textile Complex
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